In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, a visitor has been in touch with us to complain about the promenade roadworks.

She says the new seafront has not been designed for people in wheelchairs, as she found out when she tried to take her father, a D-Day veteran, out for walks.

Also this week:

Pregnant women have been slow to take up vaccinations. We talk to some.

A comparison of our Covid jab figures with elsewhere.

An international charity which helps people in rural Africa affected by climate change issues has been awarded nearly £1.4 million by the government.

A first stage payment of £157,000 has been made by the island’s Hyperbaric Chamber charity to restore a facility that was treating 45 patients a day when it closed in 2018 because of technical issues.

New pictures taken by diving instructor Keith McKay appear to show the extent of life in Ramsey Bay, where a proposed marina is facing harsh criticism from local residents.

Paul Hesketh, an 81-year-old man whose driving licence was six years out of date and who rode a motorbike in a dangerous condition, has been sentenced.

A proposal for more parking in Laxey has been rejected by the Department of Infrastructure.

A group of residents who are opposing Department of Infrastructure proposals to redesign Tromode Road have canvassed the neighbourhood to gauge public opinion.

This year’s Royal Manx Agricultural Show will go ahead on Friday and Saturday. We talk to two people involved with the show have been preparing.

And the Royal Show has received a big boost with the news that Isle of Man Creamery will have a stand there.

Plans for a new restaurant at the Villa Marina.

There could be new houses built about the Queen’s Hotel on Douglas Promenade.

This month Carole Williams is set to retire from her post as autism liaison teacher, after eight years in the role and 45 years in education. She tells one of our reporters what she has learned.

Captain Lee Clarke is undertaking a walking challenge to raise money for charities which support seafarers and the fishing fleet.

Shoplifter Christine Ann Metaxas has been sentenced after stealing from Boots the chemist.

A reader is calling for the deaths of people killed when a ship was wrecked off Langness to be commemorated.

Next month’s general election is going to be hotly contested with 54 people so far declaring their intention to stand in the general election. In our Word on the Street feature, we ask people what they’d like to hear from candidates.

Emerald Airlines is due to take up flights between the Isle of Man and Dublin in 2023 but talks between the airline and Aer Lingus could see the contract start earlier.

The inaugural RNLI All-island Beach Tug of War Trophy event took place on Sunday on Chapel Beach, Port St Mary. We find out what happened.

James Jeremy Rennison, a 51-year-old night porter, has been sentenced after a fight with his neighbour.

Pictures from the Noble’s Park fun day.

The paper from the past is the Mona’s Herald from 1955, when the Queen visited the island.

And there’s more nostalgia from David Cretney, who reminisces about many shops in the island that have now closed.

Our Working Week section includes an interview with Cosmo Currey, a headhunter who speaks lots of languages, including Russian and Japanese.

In our sports section, we learn about FC Isle of Man’s game against Wythenshawe Amateurs.

It’s one of many stories in the 10-page section.

There is also our letters page, the crossword, a television guide and community news.

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