This week’s Manx Independent lead story is about a self-styled paedophile hunter who has ended up in court himself.

We report why.

Also this week:

A man who was attacked in the street simply for being gay.

An MHK is asking the police for an apology for the way they dealt with gay people decades ago.

Yesterday's incident at Bemahague school in which a knife was involved.

In the week of a lot of travel disruption, the Steam Packet tells us what the master takes into account before he decides whether or not to sail.

A surprising number of teachers have been signed off work with stress.

A letter from headteachers to parents explaining how their children might be affected by teachers’ industrial action.

The Domestic Abuse Bill, currently making its way through the Legislative Council, is not what was promised, a lawyer told MLCs this week. One of our reporters tells us more.

Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in the island say they are being kept waiting for an inhibitor drug already approved for use in the UK by NICE. Reporter Julie Blackburn talks to one of them.

Changes for Chester Street car park in Douglas.

People in the island have been tested for Covid-19 (coronavirus).

The railways’ dodgy diesel loco has been fully operational for just 219 days since it arrived at the end of 2013.

A homeless charity reveals that it has provided bed spaces to scores of people, including an 88-year-old woman.

A nurse has launched a petition to get better support for dyslexic students in school.

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers visiting the island in March will take part in beach cleaning sessions.

An inquiry into Hartford Homes’ plan to build 48 houses at Knock Rushen in Castletown will take place soon.

The island’s are facing a cut to the amount taxpayers fork out for their pensions.

A painting of Ramsey featured on BBC2’s Flog It! this week.

Care home assistant Toby Wood provided false details after he crashed his car into a parked vehicle, causing £3,000 worth of damage, a court heard.

A teenager admits carrying a knuckleduster.

Tips on how to stay safe online.

In our Food and Farming pages, Close Leece Farm’s tasting event offered us no fewer than 21 examples of dry cured meat at its finest. We have a full report.

We also report on yet another attack by dogs on livestock and picture an injured sheep.

In our Island Life section, we look forward to The Sound of Music at the Gaiety Theatre.

We took lots of photos when the Isle of Man Youth Arts Centre Theatre Group staged its version of the play ’Dungeness’. See our feature inside.

Eighteen per cent of businesses surveyed in the Isle of Man say they have deferred or reconsidered investment decisions because of Brexit over the past six months. Our business coverage includes more.

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.

In our 12-page sports section, we look forward to the Sports Awards.

The Manx Independent also has 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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