This week’s Manx Independent might inspire you to take a course in first aid.

We tell how one woman saved her granddaughter’s life after learning techniques in life support.

Also this week:

The end of the Imperial Hotel in Douglas. A hotelier tells us what it’s been like to live next door to the vermin-infested building for so long.

A campaign against development on green land near the Jubilee Oak has started.

The Steam Packet is deciding what it would like its new boats to feature.

A woman has been punished in court after naming two alleged rape victims on Facebook.

Transport watchdogs say the new bus station will not be good enough if plans go ahead.

Daphne Caine MHK has learned she’ll have to wait to get more information that could point to how well schools are doing.

Port St Mary Commissioners are in the news (again). This time it is an unusual meeting featuring candidates in the forthcoming by-election.

We meet a group of rugby players who shed their hair to raise money for a good cause.

A two-stone cabbage.

A cushion design business, established in the island, is the latest company to receive investment from the Isle of Man Government’s controversial Enterprise Development Scheme.

Building has begun on a 45-home development in Peel.

Among the many features in our 16-page Island Life entertainment and leisure supplement, there’s an exhibition featuring Norman Wisdom and we look forward to a celebration of Manx folklore in Ramsey.

Our sports coverage includes the latest on the Festival of Motorcycling plus a look forward to the rest of the weekend’s sport.

Dozens of readers have sent in photos of their pets for our "coolest pet" competition. You have the chance to vote for your favourite in this week’s paper.

Plus there’s a chance to win a weekend pass to the Food and Drink Festival.

The Manx Independent also includes your letters, a page of pictures from the past, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

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