This week’s Manx Independent champions the cause of tenants in council flats.

It was the final straw for one of them after a ceiling fell in on him.

We report more.

Also this week:

Two pages looking ahead to this weekend’s Armistice commemorations.

We investigate claims of long waiting lists at the hospital and talk to the mother of one boy who’s awaiting a tonsil operation.

A look forward to the Poker Stars rally.

Confusion in the House of Keys this week over the Brexit Bill.

A man has been jailed after raping a four-year-old boy.

The latest on the investigation into a fishing boat that caught light in Peel harbour.

What happened at the auction to sell Jurby Junk’s stock.

The court case involving the collapsed Louis Group investment fund comes to an end.

A woman from the Isle of Man who was pictured with Sir Paul McCartney at her graduation.

Why Brexit-backing millionaire Arron Banks is in the news again. This time it’s over an alleged data breach.

A man who assaulted a police officer is jailed.

It was a day of cheer at Hospice Isle of Man as special guest Alfie Boe unveiled a wallaby-themed sculpture trail.

How ten-year-old Lula Brown has raised an astonishing £19,000 for a water charity and how she’s going to raise more.

The boss of the Marks & Spencer bank is going to take over HSBC in the Isle of Man.

Why Peel’s Leece Museum and Ward Library could be on the move.

In the Island Life section, there’s a feature about images created by the well-known island writer Janet Lees.

In the centre pages, we learn about lanterns of all shapes and sizes being created during a weekend-long workshop at the Henry Bloom Noble school.

Plus there are your letters, a page of pictures from the past, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a look forward to the weekend’s sport and lots of community news.

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