The public inquiry into the eastern area plan has begun.
And there’s lot to say, as readers of this week’s Manx Independent will read.
Also this week:
More on Flybe’s decision to axe its base in the island.
We’ve asked members of Tynwald for their views about the decision to allow ITV to film a documentary series at the prison.
A police officer was spat at as he tried to make an arrest.
Staff sent home from the House and Home shop at Tynwald Mills are seeking legal advice about what to do next. We talk to some anonymously.
Work has begun on clearing gravel and vegetation from the banks of the River Glass in Douglas.
Shaun David Bignall, of Empire Terrace, Douglas, has been jailed after a fight in Port Erin.
Still in court, James Tarron Keggin, has been sentenced after causing £1,300-worth of damage to his girlfriend’s father’s car.
And Steven Francis David Burns, of Station Park, Colby has been sentenced for grabbing his ex-partner by the throat and punching her.
The island’s suicide rate is not only an issue for the island’s mental health professionals, according to the interim director of health.
It has been described as the island’s Mary Rose. The schooner Peggy is undergoing restoration. We learn more.
We meet teenagers from the island who’ve been to kayak in the Arctic Circle.
We also meet Bob Leith from Laxey, who flew on a Spitfire on his 84th birthday.
A page of photos from Peel’s fire station open day.
We look forward to the weekend and the Food and Drink Show.
Our Food and Farming pages look at more issues around Brexit and at the very fashionable craze for foraging.
Tributes have paid to Pat Heath, who devoted much of her life to the island community.
We also hear about a retired police officer who’s just celebrated his 100th birthday.
Now here’s a sentence you’ve never read before: A family of crocheted reindeer won best in show at Michael Horticultral Show. We have a page of photos from the event.
More than 100 talented school children lived the dream when they danced and sang songs from the musicals with a host of stars of television and the West End.
In business news, we report on a big American deal for the Stars Group, which is based in Onchan.
Golfer Tom Gandy’s success is featured on the back page and we have more from the End to End cycle race in our sports pages.
There’s also your letters, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a page of puzzles, a page of pictures from the past and a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.
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