Scots politicians are furious about changes introduced to manage Manx fishing waters.

The Manx Independent today reports why.

That story is on the front page.

Also this week:

Two years after his death, more information about Albert Gubay’s role in the Mount Murray affair has come to light.

Island politicians are off to the Seychelles to represent us. It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it.

A page on this week’s Illiam Dhone nationalist gathering.

A stalwart of the Manx farming community, ’Robbie’ Robinson, has died aged 97. We have a tribute to him.

Television presenter Adam Henson is to be the star guest at this year’s Isle of Man Food and Drink Festival.

Julie Blackburn meets Sandy McMullen, who tells us why she cares so much for greyhounds.

An appeal has been lodged against planners’ approval for a children’s play area in Lonan.

Illegal use of motorbikes in the island’s forests endangers the public and the environment and perpetrators will be prosecuted, the authorities say.

Businesses have been fined a total of £2,430 for income tax and National Insurance related offences. We report who they are.

Manx Explorer Scouts tell us about their expedition to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

We look back at this week’s bad weather and crunch the numbers after all last year’s meteorological information was gathered.

There are two pages of pictures from the New Year’s Day dips.

The Ballacottier mixed junior choir has been invited to perform and compete at the International Eisteddfod, held at Llangollen, Wales.#

We also have part two of the year in pictures. How many of the events depicted do you remember? It’s a souvenir special.

Plus letters, a look forward to the weekend’s sport, the Island Life leisure and entertainment section, the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, your seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

The Manx Independent is in the shops now.