In this week’s Manx Independent, a row has blown up at a local authority over a dog bite.

The chairman of the commissioners has lost a vote of no confidence.

It’s the lead story in today’s paper.

Inside:

The new lieutenant governor is sworn in.

The NSC’s swimming flumes are set to be finished - two-and-a-half years after the original completion date. And the pool will have to shut again first.

Mark Anthony Priestnal, who threw logs at the harbour master’s office window in Peel, has been dealt with in court.

A visually impaired wheelchair user has criticised the tactile paving slabs by crossings on Douglas Promenade.

Talking of the prom, remember that it was supposed to be finished at the end of September? Guess what!

After a lot of reports about the number of HGV drivers available in the UK, we find out what the situation is like here.

Rachel Marie Christian has been sentenced for her disorderly behaviour on licensed premises in Ramsey.

In Peel, students and teachers have celebrated the Queen Elizabeth II High School prize day. See photos and read what the headteacher said.

Billionaire Trevor Hemmings has officially opened a new playground at the children’s hospice, Rebecca House.

The island’s Roman Catholic primary school has been officially reopened after a £4.5m transformation.

A bar room brawl involving pool cues at the Manor pub in Willaston has ended with three Douglas men in court.

A viewing platform with upgraded wheelchair access will be installed in Bradda Glen in Port Erin.

To mark Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, Macmillan Cancer Support is hoping to debunk some myths.

After the general election, we report what Health Minister David Ashford thinks about the vulnerability of government ministers at the polls.

And we find out about the external observers’ criticism of the election.

There’s also a big photo showing all the new members.

In addition, we report on Juan Watterson being re-elected as Speaker of the House of Keys.

Featuring not only some of the most famous songs of any musicals, but also one of most iconic and recognisable characters to lead a show, the all-local production of Annie hits the Gaiety stage next weekend. Find out more in our Island Life section.

The smallest theatre company in the Isle of Man is ready to show off its latest, distinctly Manx-themed take on a classic fairy tale.

Help is being offered to several local students who are currently immersed in their educational careers by the charity Arts Aid.

The recent publication of the first ’red list for birds’, detailing the island’s endangered or threatened species, has inspired a new exhibition at the Manx Museum.

The Isle of Man Film Festival is all set to bring the silver screen back to life ’after a short intermission’ because of the pandemic.

A gigantic community art project in England has included the work of island-based artist Amy Bourbon.

The artistic results of a year and a half, quite like no other, have been collected and published in a new book and exhibition, Ellyn. We have two pages of coverage.

Almost two years since it was the final pre-Covid closed-roads rally in the island, the event heralds a return to action this Friday and Saturday.

The story is on the back page, along with the Circuit of Mann, a low-key enduro event that Grant Thomson, Jordan Corkill and Juan Knight dominated.

There are 10 action-packed pages of sport.

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

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