The trial of one of the leading lights behind a plan for a big marina in Ramsey began this week.

Robin Bromley-Martin denies driving on a closed road during the Festival of Motoring.

The court report is in today’s Manx Independent.

Also this week:

A police officer is accused of theft.

Tributes to Fraser Vaughan, who died on holiday aged just 27.

An educationalist is asking what would we want a baby born today to have gained from our education system 20 years from now.

A £280m plan to cut the island’s carbon emissions.

A taxi driver has ended up in the dock after a row with a rival at the airport.

Belgian authorities are putting the Isle of Man under the microscope over tax.

Work is well under way on the KFC site next to Isle of Man Newspapers’ nerve centre in Douglas.

Local charity Manx Breast Cancer Support Group has reported seeing a rise in young women being diagnosed with the disease.

The festive drink-driving campaign’s figures.

Why people played mini golf and paper plane competitions inside the cathedral.

Why the Times or the BBC could report details of some Manx court stories that media here would not be able to.

A great photo of five generations of the same family. How many grandmothers have living grandmothers?

An alert after 170 instances of dog faeces were found at the area of special scientific interest in the north of the island, endangering rare wildlife.

Two separate court cases featuring men who got into trouble on Black Eye Friday.

Companies can be given government hand-outs to improve the appearance of their premises under a new scheme.

Laurel and Hardy are spotted in Port Erin.

How the government is trying to entice graduates to stay in the Isle of Man.

Our Island Life entertainment and leisure section, a musical based on a book featuring Manx cats is to be performed at the weekend.

There is also a picture special from an Oie’ll Verree celebration.

The pullout includes a gig guide, Pullyman’s column and the wildlife column.

The Manx Independent includes 12 action-packed sports pages.

They include good news from our athletes at a championship in England and Eric Clague’s football quiz.

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

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