There will be fewer parking spaces when the Douglas Promenade scheme is finished.

Today’s Manx Independent has gauged views about that.

Also this week:

What should be done about the feral goats that roam between Laxey and the Dhoon? There’s a great picture on page 1 and another inside the paper.

The government has given hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Chamber of Commerce.

Minister Laurence Skelly says he won’t resign after the Vision 9 affair.

The idea of people paying directly for NHS treatment in the Isle of Man is being contemplated as a review takes place.

Rules for public sector housing are changing. If you’re well off you should pay more rent.

The search is on for new MLCs.

In court, a teenager who brandished a corkscrew outside a nightclub has been punished.

As it’s debated by Douglas Council, are the town’s recycling boxes good enough?

The government is forking out for five new boilers for the steam railway but it won’t say how much taxpayers’ money is being used.

Tributes to a 106-year-old who’s passed away.

Castletown’s rates are to rise.

Some residents oppose plans for the old Castletown Golf Links Hotel.

The Island Life section looks at hot new Manx talent, then there is business news, a look forward to the weekend’s sport, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, your seven-day television guide, your letters and lots of community news.