The lead story in today’s Isle of Man Examiner was written by the reporter who yesterday heard the opening of the inquests into the deaths of a couple and two of their friends from Laxey.

We also report a tribute from the President of Tynwald, who knew them all.

Also this week:

There’s a chance Marine Drive could re-open if plans for Port Soderick come to fruition

Some residents in Onchan aren’t pleased to hear that a restaurant is to open in the former Isle of Man Bank

A man who punched his own mother in Peel in licensed premises appears in court

A court judgment about the winding-up of a Manx fund might well displease the Financial Services Authority

The Isle of Man needs a holiday park, a study has concluded

Tycoon Roy Tilleard has lost a battle to de-register Castletown’s Lorne House

The total cost of funding pay rises in the public sector is more than £4m, so where will the government find that?

Twelve thousand people went to the Southern Agricultural Show at the weekend. Of course, we were there too and feature it inside

A man who drove while under the influence of cannabis has been to court

The contestants of Miss Isle of Man will soon find out who has won

After our feature about the Castle Mona Hotel a few weeks ago, we have a two-page feature about the Castle Mona estate

Plus 10 pages of business news, the Final Whistle sports pullout, your letters, the social diary, the property sales column, Mark Owen’s look at life and Terry Cringle’s two pages of nostalgia.

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