The Manx Independent today reports on a petition to end changes to roads around Glencrutchery Road in Douglas.

Thousands want the decision to be reversed.

A report that points to failures at a primary school has been seized on by an education reformer.

The finances of Douglas Council have been hit hard by the lockdown.

It would not be appropriate to introduce Sarah’s Law - child sex offender disclosure scheme - to the island, MLCs have been told.

A farmer tells our Food and Farming pages that he’s fed up of a delay in being granted permission to grow hemp.

A feature on the island’s role in slavery.

Teachers and the Department of Education are at loggerheads again over an industrial dispute.

A charity set up to help people and businesses who have suffered because of coronavirus has so far raised £640,000 and has paid out only £109,000.

A plan to spend more than £900,000 on a Port Erin park.

A heartfelt thanks has been paid to stitchers who relentlessly made scrubs for the island’s emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lot of photos of the recent Purple Helmets performance, include people who were watching it in our Face in the Crowd feature.

We find out more about lots of wild flowers in the Isle of Man.

A Liverpool Football Club fan who was arrested after celebrating his team winning the Premier League has admitted a charge of being drunk and incapable.

The largest loaghtan sheep flock in the world.

Nine tubes will form the first line of defence against future flooding in the Laxey River.

Reservoir levels are up. But what does that mean for the hosepipe ban?

Manx Gas’s new boss.

An Onchan race walker has raised more than £2,000 for charity after she cycled the Parish Walk route in memory of a friend.

Renowned portrait artist Beth Louella has breathed new life in to an ancient Manx ballad. We find out more in Island Life, the entertainment and leisure section of the paper.

The line-up for the Yn Chruinnaght annual festival of music and culture has been announced and we have the details.

Isle of Man Football Association remains hopeful that the 2020-21 season will get underway on August 15, subject to English FA approval. See our sports section for more.

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