In this week’s Manx Independent, we show photos taken by a drone of the works on Douglas Promenade and find out what’s left to do.

We have more photos inside.

Also this week:

Charities will be facing monthly bank charges in May following a pushing back of the changes from last year.

The Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture is changing its policies after controversy surrounding the proposed felling of elms near St Mark’s.

The Council of Ministers is to try again to persuade MHKs to back the blueprint for the Cannan administration.

Alysha Katherine Elizabeth Kelly, who thrust a glass in man’s face at 1886 bar and injured one of his teeth, has been sentenced.

Douglas Council and Peel Commissioners have set their new rates.

Onchan Commissioners’ clerk and chief executive Linda Radcliffe has left her job. She was suspended in June last year amid ’allegations of bullying’.

Castletown’s former Baillie Scott designed police station will become a hub for a number of local bars, hotels and restaurants underplans revealed this week.

Enterprise Minister Alex Allinson says the Homestay scheme will be relaunched following low uptake from homeowners in the island.

Douglas Council plans to re-designate six disabled parking spaces for electric vehicles as dual use.

John Vincent Joseph McCrossan, who had a 12 gauge shotgun under his bed, has been sentenced.

The Department of Enterprise has provided an initial response and acknowledged that there were ’failings’ in providing details of any Covid support grant given to former Chief Minister Howard Quayle.

A Scottish car mechanic visited the island’s lifeboat stations at the weekend as part of a fundraising effort to see every one in the UK and Ireland over the next year.

In his fitness column Danny Kane recommends two books.

The photos of the prom on pages 1, 4 and 5 gave us an idea for our Down Memory Lane feature in which we look at photos of the area from the past.

The enterprise minister has said the Homestay scheme will be relaunched following low uptake from homeowners in the island.

Students and staff at University College Isle of Man’s main Greenfield Road campus were among those to take advantage of pop-up Covid vaccination clinics around the island this week.

This year’s Reih Bleeaney Vannanan - the Isle of Man’s most prestigious cultural award - has been awarded to Nigel Crowe. He’s on the first page of the Island Life.

The search is on for the next Manx Youth Bard.

The island’s relationship history of internment during the Second World War will be examined in a new book. We find out more.

The Isle of Man Arts Council is looking for an arts graduate to join the team as an intern.

Liverpudlian comedian Paul Smith will finally take to the Gaiety Theatre stage next week, on Saturday, February 5, for both a matinee and evening show.

Day For Night - A Season in Douglas; an exhibition by international artist and teacher Martin Hearne who grew up in the island is now open.

In sport we talk to FC Isle of Man star Sean Doyle after he helped the Ravens continue their superb start to 2022 and maintain their push for promotion.

There are 10 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.

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