In this week’s Isle of Man Examiner, some news that is potentially bad for most of us.

We look at why it is so hard to attract doctors to the island.

Also this week:

A free supplement looking at employment opportunities for young people.

As the dust settles on this year’s Budget for the year ahead the Treasury Minister has revealed how he feared the island might have lost out over the vital FERSA agreement with the UK.

We have four more pages on the Budget in our business section.

Details of an alleged fight involving weapons at the weekend in Douglas have been heard in court.

How you can vote for 100-year-old war hero Hector Duff in a competition.

Why can’t we get electric buses to replace our combustion engine varieties?

A man has appeared in court in connection with an incident in which police were obstructed while making an arrest.

The Villa Gaiety complex and the National Sports Centre are both badly over budget.

Punishment guidelines on dishing out extra days in jail for inmates who break prison rules have been declared unlawful.

The company that stocks the island’s reservoirs has chosen not to renew its lease of the government-owned fish farm at Cornaa.

What’s life like as a practice nurse? We find out in a page about the profession.

Tributes to Bill Malarkey, the MHK who died last week.

Ramsey Commissioners are against a plan to paint a giant Three Legs of Man.

A Laxey cafe co-owner is encouraging the public to spread kindness online following the death of her friend, television presenter Caroline Flack.

Education Minister Graham Cregeen says he has not been directly involved in pay negotiations with the teaching unions who are in dispute with his department.

The island is under no obligation to follow the UK’s planned points-based immigration system - but does that mean the island could be a back door into Britain?

Doreen Moule, of Rushen Heritage Trust, takes a look at the Falcon’s Nest hotel in Port Erin and says how the village’s sole-remaining large hotel still plays a vital role in the community.

Still in Port Erin, the village commissioners have rejected a call to allow their ratepayers to have the final say on a boundary dispute.

A proposal to convert office space in Ridgeway Street, Douglas, into flats has been submitted to government planners.

A row over whether mobility scooters should be allowed on buses has reached Tynwald.

An Onchan woman who assaulted a former friend in a long-running feud has been fined.

Alexis Storm Gelling, of Nursery Avenue, Onchan, who assaulted a former friend in a long-running feud, has been sentenced.

Ramsey’s dog byelaws have been discussed following a request from a ratepayer who asked the commissioners to consider introducing a requirement that dogs be kept on a leash at all times in public places.

Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer has admitted he would not have bought the much-maligned diesel locomotive.

A plan to convert Port St Mary railway station into a toy museum and a tea room has won the approval of the planning committee. But what you think? We asked members of the public for our Word on the Street feature.

A new cafe at Ramsey Courthouse will give new job opportunities, it’s hoped.

The Salvation Army is moving out of Douglas town centre permanently.

A two-page special photo celebration of community tree planting at Ballanette in Baldrine.

There are 10 pages of business news, all sports action in our Final Whistle section, your letters, the social diary, planning notices and lots of community news.

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