The Manx Independent this week leads on a problem for Dandara, which means that some would-be housebuyers are disappointed.

Also on the front page, a court case involving a former employee of Barclays Bank who set up a fake account.

The gap between the two doses of the Oxford vaccine is to be extended to up to 10 weeks. This means more people will be vaccinated with one dose at an earlier stage than originally planned.

Three historic buildings are being considered for inclusion in a list of the island’s registered buildings, including the Cosy Nook cafe.

The Chief Minister did not share information other members of the cabinet a damning conflict of interest report concerning two government Ministers.

The government is considering banning cars from all of Marine Drive, making the road exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists.

A man appeared in court via video link from the prison facing a murder charge.

The next boss of the island finance industry’s watchdog body could earn a salary of between £200,000 and £300,000 if the pattern of recent years continues.

Patrick Henry Smith, aged 59, who was over the limit and drove away from the scene of an accident has been warned he could go to jail.

A father whose son took his own life tells us that he’s determined to do all he can to help others.

Kirsty Pierce, from Peel, has just become a published, professional translator with the release of a new Portuguese novella in English.

The family of rugby player Chris Fryer, who died suddenly, have raised thousands of pounds to go towards two new defibrillators.

A pregnant woman has admitted vandalising a rival’s car and threatening behaviour towards her.

Rare Manx coins have sold for £9,640 at an online auction.

Jason Moorhouse MHK has raised concerns about the hazard of a damaged walkway at the end of Douglas promenade.

A Douglas GP surgery is moving from its current premises to a larger site.

Nineteen-year-old singer, dancer and actor Alexandra Slater is to hold ’The Greatest Variety Show Three - Time to Say Goodbye’ at the Gaiety Theatre.

After narrowly missing out on the lifting of lock down restrictions last month, the organiser of an annual charity day of music is looking forward to a successful ’Guitarathon’ event this weekend.

After more than 20 years of performing in front of thousands of fans, one of the island’s largest groups - Pigs on the Wing - have called time on their long career.

A book which tells the story of Gef the talking mongoose, also known as the ’Dalby Spook’, and investigates much of the history and the many stories surrounding the bizarre tale has been released as a second edition.

Comedian Jack Dee is hoping to make to the island later this year.

Hundreds of children were spellbound and entertained by the antics of Michelle Jamieson and Chloe Shimmin, from the two-man theatre group Hello Little People, as they performed their latest show ’Freaky Folklore’. We have a special feature inside our leisure and pleasure section Island Life.

Corinthians clinched the Women’s Floodlit Cup after beating Peel 3-0 in the final at the Bowl on Sunday. The story is told on the back page.

There are seven action-packed pages of sport altogether.

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

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