In this week’s Manx Independent, we report on the experiences of a carer who was taken to hospital.

His plight highlights a number of issues for the cared-for.

We also ask Manx Care about the situation.

Also this week:

An offender who was involved in organised crime hid thousands of pounds in his underwear.

Katie Ann Glover, who punched her ex-boyfriend’s partner, fracturing her nose, has been sentenced in a court.

Treasury Minister David Ashford has urged gas users not be ’fearful of using their heating’ during the winter months.

The planning application to redevelop the site of the Castletown Golf Links Hotel will be considered later this month.

The charity Alzheimer’s Society has released new figures which call into question the quality of home care being provided to people living with dementia on the island.

The Isle of Man has featured in a double page spread in New Zealand’s Waikato Times newspaper, where the two jurisdictions’ approaches to the pandemic are contrasted.

Kieran Kevin Kermeen, a 24-year-old fisherman from Ramsey, this week told a court he was ’10 out of 10’ drunk when he got into trouble with the police.

The road between Castle Mona Avenue and Esplanade Lane South junctions in Douglas will close as the final surface on Central Promenade is laid.

Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman, who visited the island earlier this week, says the Isle of Man is an ideal place for people to walk or cycle rather than drive.

Onchan resident Melanie Patterson has raised close to £3,000 for the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool.

Ramsey shop assistant Natalie Smith has admitted helping herself to £1,426 while working at JAC Stores.

An online map which shows the location of defibrillators across the island is now live.

The Isle of Man has featured in a double-page spread in New Zealand’s Waikato Times newspaper, where the two islands’ approaches to the pandemic are contrasted.

The Cancer Services Users Forum is re-launching its bi-monthly ’Meet the Consultant’ evening next week.

Castletown Commissioners have elected a new chairperson after its last one left following a row about a dog bite.

A zumba event has raised £1,130 for Manx Breast Cancer Support Group.

The Post Office has released a set of stamps to commemorate Manx-born singer/songwriter Barry Gibb, the last surviving member of the Bee Gees.

Davy Knowles, the Port St Mary boy who took the US Blues world by storm, has just released ’What Happens Next’ , his fifth album and, as the title suggests, marks a bit of a shift in his approach to his music.

He’s on the first page of Island Life, our section dedicated to leisure and pleasure.

Also Manx trad-folk pop fusion group Mec Lir s are leading the way in a prestigious international music awards category.

After years of being the queen of the UK’s electro-swing scene, a Peel-born solo artist Alanna Lye has released her debut album.

The Manx Wildlife Trust is continuing to spread the word about the positives that are happening in the wildlife world in its column.

The annual Big Bree Weekend saw more than 20 children, aged between 10 and 18 years old, spend two days immersed in a range of activities that celebrated and taught Manx music, dance, language, folklore and culture. We have a picture special.

Local resident Harry Payne and passenger Mark Wilkes produced a sensational win at World Sidecar Championship level.

The story is on the back page and there are 10 pages of sport in total.

There is also plenty of community news, a page of your letters, our puzzles pages, the gig guide and a seven-day television guide.

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