IN this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, Tynwald will be asked at its October sitting to approve a huge increase to the cap on the prices consumers can be charged for gas.

The front page lead is possibly the last chapter in the long saga involving father-and-son businessmen Jonathan and Jamie Irving and their claim against lawyer Jerry Carter and former Attorney General Stephen Harding.

Inside the paper:

Booster Covid-19 vaccine jabs are now available for adults aged 70 and over as well as clinically vulnerable individuals.

How changes in the UK’s red list of countries is affecting us.

Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation has installed 16 more defibrillators around the island so far this year.

Celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Milner Tower overlooking Port Erin.

A page of Department of Infrastructure news, including a report on a project finished on time and on budget.

A project to reveal new stories about the island’s maritime past has been launched.

In our Word on the Street feature we ask people when they last wrote a letter.

Our first nominee for Isle of Man Newspapers’ Community Police Officer of the Year award is PC Louise Kennaugh.

In politics, Alistair Ramsay asks how we’ll judge the new House of Keys.And, as nominations for the post of chief minister are made, an MHK says that women must be appointed to the Council of Ministers.

Pressure is mounting on the newly-elected MHKs to help local businesses survive the winter months.

An island-based mental health charity has stressed the need for ’greater’ mental wellbeing education.

There are plans for 20 new properties aimed at first-time buyers in Douglas.

The opportunity to sponsor a plank to help fund the restoration of Queen’s Pier in Ramsey has proven one hundreds could not resist.

Still in Ramsey, a group opposed to the marina plans isn’t impressed by the changes announced by the developers.

Last month saw the second warmest September in the island on record.

Two specialist nurses have joined a doctor’s surgery as partners in a first for the Isle of Man.

Two pages of photos from the inauguration of the new lieutenant governor.

Our Food and Farming pages include a special on the new government agricultural subsidy, the Agri-Environment Scheme (AES).

Young people have written ’blogs’ about the natural environment in a competition organised by the Manx Wildlife Trust and the UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man. Part of the prize was to be featured in the Isle of Man Examiner. See their work in a two-page special.

Sustainability is a buzz word in the boardrooms of every responsible business, but turning words into actions is often easier said than done. We talk to one company that shows what it is up to.

In Working Week, a report on the gala dinner at the Nunnery.

In his column, David Cretney reminisces about the gigs he’s attended.

Sarah Webster achieved the consideration standard for next year’s Commonwealth Games with a superb run in Sunday’s London Marathon.

Our sports pages also have extensive coverage of the weekend rally.

There are 10 action-packed sports pages in total.

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

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