This week’s Isle of Man Examiner reports on the areas that could be earmarked for development and thousands of new houses.

The story and maps are on the front page and page four.

Also this week:

Anger over the decision to ’sack’ the taxi company that transfers patients from airports in the North West of England to hospitals

Roadworks seem to be taking place all over the island. We have the latest and we ask members of the public about what they think

Citywing managing director David Buck tells the Examiner of his ’huge frustration’ 12 days after Storm Doris led to flights being disrupted

Farmers have been speaking of the financial and emotional impact of a dog attack on their premium breeding stock

Chief Minister Howard Quayle defends the use of the higher RPI measure of inflation to set a 6.4 per cent increase in water rates

Manx financial firms tell us why they’re worried about the proposed central register of company ownership

A 34-year-old man who drank rum while carrying teenagers in his car has admitted drink-driving

We have a great photo of guns handed in during the police’s latest weapons amnesty

Paul Speller profiles Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer

MHKs have voted to change the basis for the way their colleagues in the Legislative Council are elected

We list the latest businesses and individuals to be fined for income tax and national insurance related offences

An unlicensed and uninsured driver from Andreas who took a friend’s Renault 5 without permission smashed it into a camper van

The Sefton Hotel’s Garden Room hosted the culmination of Isle of Man Volunteers’ Week on Saturday. We have a report on it

The treatment of an 87-year-old woman at Noble’s Hospital has compelled her shocked family to file an official complaint with the hospital

A former Peel commissioner who lost control of his vehicle and smashed head-on into an approaching car, seriously injuring the driver, has been given a suspended prison sentence

A man from Douglas who threatened his former girlfriend repeatedly has been fined by magistrates

It’s been a bumper year for Ramsey Dog Club with no fewer than 10 of their members preparing to go to Crufts this year

Pictures of children involved in World Book Day

Our 10-page business news section leads with a story about Carla Quick, who began her enterprise after suffering a chronic illness

There’s also Terry Cringle’s nostalgia pages, two pages of letters, our fantastic sports section Final Whistle, community news and the social diary.

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