In this week’s Manx Independent, we lead on a story about the teenage victim of a driver who had never passed his test.

We talk to him and his mother about what happened.

Also this week:

A convicted murderer has bad news in a court judgment.

The Department of Health is still in the red and wants more money.

The Tynwald debate about the Steam Packet services agreement.

A skeet inside the old Isle of Man Bank in Onchan, which is being transformed into a restaurant. One of our reporters and cameraman John Maddrell have had a look.

Isle of Man Newspapers has been tenacious our campaign to get the accident report into the runaway Snaefell tram made public. We’ve won and now it has been. We look in detail at it.

Why Douglas Council’s leader has criticised town hall staff.

Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot got some severe criticism himself this week. We tell you more.

Tynwald’s debate about the future of public sector pensions.

We meet the head of the audiology department at Noble’s Hospital.

A charity that aims to end the stigma around mental illness.

There’s a review of school meals. We print a typical week’s menu for children.

Businessman Trevor Hemmings fears a gaming company may start looking elsewhere in other countries because of a government ’stumbling block’ in Ramsey.

In our 16-page Island Life section, we look forward to Dara O’Briain’s gig and there’s plenty of entertainment and leisure news, plus a look back at the light festival in Ramsey.

The main story on the back page is about the launch of TT 2019.

This week’s paper also includes a FREE supplement about business opportunities in the Isle of Man, saying why it’s a good place to work.

Plus there’s the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, a seven-day television guide, your letters, news from this week’s sitting of the House of Keys, and lots of community news.

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