This week’s Isle of Man Examiner leads with comments from the Treasury Minister about the likelihood of borders reopening.

He is very cautious.

Also this week:

Protection plans for Laxey, 12 months after the devastating floods.

Yet more delays to the Douglas Promenade scheme.

As further Covid-19 restrictions are put in place in large parts of the UK, we talk to Manx students who’ve been affected.

Lots of photos from our "community kindness" concert, in which the Chief Minister appeared with Dot Tilbury on a tandem.

A Scottish motorcycle dealer has got into trouble for using "TT" in its name.

Home Affairs Minister Graham Cregeen says he is yet to be convinced of the need for a new headquarters for the police, fire service

Queen Elizabeth II High School’s head teacher Sue Moore says this year’s A-level results day was her worst day in her 35 years of teaching.

Council leader David Christian says the Department of Infrastructure thwarted the town hall’s plans to give free parking in car parks.

Rebekka Lowther, who assaulted two police officer by kicking them in the groin, has been sentenced.

Punishment guidelines on dishing out extra days in jail for unruly inmates are not unlawful, an appeal court has ruled.

Two pages on the hard-hitting Beamans report into the relationship between the island’s education department and teachers.

A planning application for a new public park in the south of the island is due to be submitted next week.

As people in Onchan and part of Douglas plan to go to the polls, we ask people how much interest they take in local authorities.

It has been a hard harvest. We talk to farmers about it.

Pig hunts in Maughold.

Long-serving magistrate Jill Quirk has retired from the bench after 10 years of service.

We go back to 1953 for our old front page feature. This week it’s the Isle of Man Weekly Times.

Our business news includes four pages on our topical talks. Some high profile business people and Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan discuss the aftermath of the pandemic.

In sport, the big news is the postponement of next year’s Island Games.

There are eight action-packed sports pages this week.

Plus property prices, your letters, business news, our popular crossword and plenty of community news.

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