The Manx Independent has this week uncovered problems at a Douglas primary school after an external inspection.

We talk to education bosses about what’s going on.

The front page lead story is about the proposed cuts to the island’s Post Office.

A union leader from the UK is coming to the island to fight them.

Reporter John Turner has talked to a pilot from Colby who had to undertake an emergency landing after his jet filled with fumes.

We meet a seven-year-old girl from Douglas whose family are trying to raise £10,000 to help fund therapy abroad for her tumour.

A retired builder has applied for planning permission to erect a huge Three Legs emblem on North Barrule.

There has been a rise in the number of reports of spiked drinks in the Isle of Man, police have revealed.

The Isle of Man is effectively a one-party state, a public meeting heard this week.

We see how far plans have got to build a new £30m high school in the south of the island.

There’s a campaign against the proposed new KFC on Peel Road, Douglas. We talk to one neighbour of the site about his concerns.

We learn more about the potentially deadly sepsis as a campaign to publicise its dangers takes place.

Hospice is desperate for more volunteers.

Campaigners are asking for help from people in the Isle of Man for refugees from Syria.

The latest on the refurbishment of Ramsey’s Queen’s Pier.

A report from the Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting.

Young sports stars have made a tower from jelly babies and spaghetti. We find out why.

Why you will now be entitled to a free eye test once every two years rather than annually.

We find out how professional cyclist Tom Mazzone is doing after he broke his collar bone.

In Island Life, we report on a musical about the TT races that’s about to have its debut in London’s West End.

An entire weekend devoted to the traditional music scene will take place this weekend at various locations around Douglas. We have the details.

We also preview LitFest.

In the centre pages, a look back at the Last Night of the Proms.

The lead sports story concerns Amelia Sharpe and Peter Kennaugh, who will fly the flag for the Isle of Man at the UCI World Road Race Championships in Austria this week.

There are 12 pages of sport altogether, plus the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a seven-day television guide, readers’ photographs, your letters, a page of pictures from the past and lots of community news.

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