This week’s Manx Independent outlines the issues that still face the Steam Packet after it can no longer dock at the Pier Head in Liverpool.

That’s the lead story on page one.

Also this week:

A photo of the incident that closed a petrol station yesterday.

How the RAF has helped a 100-year-old celebrate his birthday.

The number of times the Mountain Road has been shut by the police in the last two years.

A policeman has been back in court as a defendant.

The latest on the cafe on Douglas Head that’s been operating without planning permission.

Pothole of the Week is back!

A local authority has confirmed it is thinking about banning dogs from a beach.

A look forward to the entertainmment at this weekend’s food and drink festival.

Several weeks after a bus careered down a road in Onchan and damaged two houses, how are investigations into it going?

Reporter Jess Ward joins in with rugby as the women’s sport gets more popular.

What’s happening at the Harrod’s of the west, as the tip is called.

Three pages looking back at the film festival.

Plus:

Island Life looks at entertainment and leisure in our 16-page supplement.

A look forward to the weekend’s sport.

The Isle of Man’s what’s on guide.

Your seven-day television guide.

Letters.

Readers’ photographs.

And lots of community news.

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