The Manx health service is in the red - again - and will need a cash injection from Tynwald.

The Isle of Man Examiner reports more.

Also on the front page is the story of a family who found a snake in their Christmas wreath.

Inside:

Teaching unions have got together to ballot for industrial action.

Howard Quayle tells us whether the Tories’ general election win in the UK will affect the Isle of Man.

The daily catch limit for king scallops has been increased - in recognition of the lucrative pre-Christmas market for this sea food product.

After the Manx Independent last week revealed a number of problems with the Douglas Promenade refurbishment scheme, the Department of Infrastructure has its say.

Meanwhile, Douglas councillors have a say too. And they’re not fans of the way work is being done.

When Noa Bakehouse decided to reduce their plastic use and wrap their bread in a more environmentally friendly way they had to go back to the 1950s to find a machine that could do it. Julie Blackburn reports.

Resplendent after a cosmetic restoration, the Steam Railway’s original locomotive looks at good as new. We say why it has been refurbished.

Local authorities have been invited to have a survey of their lamp posts carried out to find out if any pose a safety risk and need replacement. What’s happening in Port St Mary as a result.

A plan to build a property at Port Erin’s lower promenade failed to get the support of the local authority at a recent meeting.

Good news from under the sea as plant life thrives.

A group of local ’Italian Job’ enthusiasts have raised more than £6,000 for a children’s charity, and claimed a top spot on the podium, after competing in a fundraising driving rally in their classic Minis.

How shops in Ramsey are trying to entice customers ahead of Christmas.

Christmas at the Home of Rest for Old Horses.

Pictures from the Santa Dash.

Free tickets are available to watch horses, goats and sheep walk through Douglas town centre as part of a special nativity show this Thursday.

Political stories include a row over the living wage, plans for an oral health strategy for children, what can be done to encourage us to walk and cycle to work and the prospect of electronic voting.

The court stories in the paper include:

Police found a man trying to insert a Kinder Surprise capsule containing heroin, cocaine and cannabis up his bottom.

A man has been in court after flipping his car. A passenger was thrown from the car in the accident.

A heroin addict has been jailed for smuggling £200,000-worth of cocaine into the island.

A ’naive and immature’ teenager who agreed to look after a bag of ketamine for a dealer has been to court.

A teenage apprentice plumber from Peel has been jailed for trafficking drugs.

A lorry driver who crashed into a car has been prosecuted for careless driving.

A man who stole his father’s bank card and used it to withdraw £200 in cash has been sentenced.

A fisherman who rowed with his girlfriend in a pub and threw the remains of a pint of Guinness at her has been fined punished.

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