This week’s Manx Independent is in the shops and available as a digital edition now.

Inside this week’s paper:

The Infrastructure Minister this week said funding for the remaining length of horse tram tracks won’t be sought for the ’next year or two’.

The Health Minister says why it is not compulsory for health and social care workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

He also tells us about plans to cut hospital waiting lists.

The Manx Highway Code will be updated ’as soon as possible’, according to the minister for infrastructure.

The island’s chief minister has written to the Queen to congratulate her on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

Shaun Yates, who grew cannabis at his home in Glen Maye for medical reasons, has been sentenced.

Members of the House of Keys will be able to choose if they wish to sit in on prayers at the start of each sitting from now on.

A significant employment tribunal involving a senior health official will reach its long-awaited conclusion tomorrow.

Reporter Siobhan Fletcher finds out more about the group protecting our bat population in our series about small Manx charities.

The island’s largest car dealership is making a donation to the childen’s hospice for every car it sells.

Homestay tax incentives will not be extended to events other than the TT.

A report outlining ways to decarbonise heating systems in the island’s homes and buildings has been published. We find our more.

Teenage waitress Deniz Maria Yenituran, who twice bit a police officer and kicked another, has been sentenced.

The Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the ’little time’ businesses have to plan for the rise in the island’s minimum wage in April.

Take-up of the government’s energy efficiency scheme has been low, according to the environment minister.

The Children’s Centre has a new dedicated quiet room thanks to fundraisers.

In the new-look Island Life section, we look forward to stand-up comedian Rob Beckett’s return to the island.

Pop Idol Will Young is coming too.

Murals are being displayed in Castletown.

Enzi Kinble, previously known as Samuel Anthony Walker, aged 22, of Fairfield Terrace, Douglas, has been sentenced to four weeks’ custody for breaching Covid-19 restrictions.

It is hoped that a new poetry venture will encourage more children to pick up a pen and start writing.

After a long and unavoidable lay off, the popular The One Act Play Festival is returning to the island’s stages.

The Manx Bard’s latest offering.

A photo special featuring a Las Vegas-style fundraising night.

FC Isle of Man face a potentially pivotal weekend in their quest for promotion with two games in less than 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

The story is on the back page.

There are 10 action-packed pages of sport in total.

There is also plenty of community news, a page of your letters, the latest from the Manx Bard, our puzzles pages, the gig guide and a seven-day television guide.

The Manx Independent is in the shops now.

But you don’t have to go to a shop to buy a copy.

You can also read it online if you buy the digital edition. It should be uploaded by 7.30am.

To find out how to buy it, go to the ’Digital Editions’ section of the website on the grey line near the top of this site or watch the video below.

www.iomtoday.co.im/subscribe.cfm