In this week’s Manx Independent, the latest on the tragedy in which a man died in Douglas.

Plus:

Mystery of body found on beach.

The Liverpool ferry terminal that’s going to be paid for by Manx taxpayers gets the planning go-ahead.

The head of a collapsed Manx investment group has been banned from being a company director.

Manx National Heritage denies it is pocketing funds from a £1m bequest from a former Colby resident.

Neighbours in Derbyhaven say why they oppose plans to develop the Castletown Golf Links hotel.

A farmer has lost his battle to close a right of way in Dalby.

Thousands of lorry journeys are expected in Peel as silt is moved from the harbour.

A lemur at the Wildlife Park has had twins. See the photo.

It’s the end of an era for the pick your own fruit farm at the top of Whitebridge, Onchan. (That story has the best headline of the week, btw.)

The island’s population remains ’extremely vulnerable’ with the number of over-65s spiralling and few signs of much-needed growth in the working age demographic.

A passenger who helped apply the brake on the runaway Snaefell tram insists the real heroes of the day were the driver and the guard as he relives the ordeal when he talks to one of our reporters.

Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer has said the island will embrace a clean energy bus fleet, but only when the right model is available for our needs.

Castle Rushen High School student Niamh Watterson has donated 12 inches of her magnificent hair to The Little Princess Trust and raised £105 in sponsorship for the charity.

What was said about home schooling in Tynwald this week.

Why you could be fined if you let your dog off the lead in the Ayres nature park.

A group of dignitaries from the island boarded the vessel that has been sitting majestically in Manx waters in recent days.

A woman who cares for her fiance who lives with Parkinson’s disease has praised the impact a new bed has had on their lives.

A woman from Castletown who left two restaurants without paying for food and drink has been fined £1,400.

Two pages of farming and food news.

Paul Merton is on the front page of our Island Life leisure and entertainment section.

Among the features inside is a big feature about the Shennaghys Jiu festival.

Plus 12 pages of sport (including good news for Laxey AFC), the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a page of pictures from the past, a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

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