For this week’s Manx Independent, we’ve followed up the Paradise Papers story from the year before last, when the Isle of Man was condemned for its VAT refunds for corporate jets.

The island was subsequently cleared of wrongdoing.

We’ve found out how much has been refunded in the last year.

Also this week:

A partially-sighted man who had to flee a fire in his Peel home tells us about his ordeal.

Another set of roadworks are behind schedule.

The amount of money taxpayers are giving to the Wildlife Park, which is making big losses.

A page on the latest news from the teachers’ dispute with the Department of Education.

Another page on the developments in post office closures.

The cost of policing Princess Anne’s visit in October.

Ramsey Group Practice says that 425 prescriptions went uncollected from May to October last year.

Wall hangings that celebrate UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man have gone on show in a special display.

A trainee butcher from Port St Mary, who failed to provide a sample of breath at police headquarters after crashing his car, has been in court.

Residents in one southern authority are facing a 7.5% increase in rates due to a £30,000 rise in contributions to the Southern Civic Amenity site. We report the latest rates rises throughout the island.

A court defendant who said he had bought cannabis for his ill wife has been sentenced.

Why you might have to retune your television set.

Two police officers who supported a family through an illness and bereavement are the first to be nominated in Isle of Man Newspapers’ Community Police Officer of the Year award.

Policy and Reform Minister Chris Thomas tells us the government is tackling child poverty - and its actions are showing signs of success.

Peel’s new lifeboat.

Why a Coronation Street star is to tread the boards at the Gaiety Theatre.

Estate agent Cowley Groves has been presented with the Royal British Legion’s Civic Award by vice-chairman Major Charles Wilson.

A new type of bat has been found in the island.

Our food and farming pages include the queues for tickets for the Young Farmers’ concerts.

The 16-page Island Life entertainment and leisure section has a special feature about the Manx Festival Chorus.

We also look forward to performances in the Isle of Man and a picture special on a competition at the Hodgson Loom Gallery at the Laxey Woollen Mills.

The Manx Independent also 12 pages of sport, your letters, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a page of puzzles, a page of pictures from the past, readers’ photos, a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

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