A lot of schools have empty desks in their classroom, according to figures reported in this week’s Isle of Man Examiner.

Our investigation has discovered that one primary school has only one pupil registered to start in its reception class in September.

Also this week:

A company that the Examiner exposed for targeting up to 30 Manx businesses and a government department in what trading standards officers described as a digital ad ’scam’ has gone into liquidation.

A Douglas man has been jailed for four years and two months after supplying ecstasy to a 16-year-old girl currently in care.

A gay clergyman has been rejected for the position of the island’s new bishop and church authorities say his sexuality had nothing to do with the decision.

Groundworks for a new £14.5m multi-franchise car showroom are well under way - but the developer has submitted a brand new planning application. We have the details.

Feral cats are going to be neutered to reduce the number of them roaming the Manx countryside.

A plan for wind turbines on the headland overlooking Port Erin bay has been refused by planners. We report why.

Tesco has withdrawn an application to set up an express store in the Strand Shopping Centre.

A driver who smashed into a parked car in Onchan said it happened because he sneezed, a court has been told.

Sue Preskey, managing director of island private bankers Duncan Lawrie, has spoken for the first time about the business being wound down with 39 full time members of staff losing their jobs.

Last autumn Paul Speller began a series of one-to-one interviews with MHKs. He pauses to reflect on what we have learned.

A new set of Manx coins has been launched including a £5 coin, which will go into general circulation, unlike previous metal fivers.

There’s been a mixed response to the new-look patient transfer taxi service in Liverpool.

Work to breathe new life into a tired-looking shopping street in Douglas. We report where and when.

Young athletes of the future have been battling it out at Noble’s Park as primary schools from around the island met for their cross country championships. We have a picture special.

One of our photographers was also out and about at the beer festival. He took shots of a lot of the people there.

We talk to Douglas-born Professor David Beard after he was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons.

Julie Blackburn profiles Ian Huntly, the man who is possibly the TT’s longest-running devotee.

A man from Peel who refused to accept his relationship had ended bombarded his ex-girlfriend with texts, letters and calls to try and get back together again. It got so bad he ended up in court, where our reporter heard all the details.

Our buildings at risk series concentrates on Castletown’s police station and its history.

Business editor Duncan Foulkes visits Port Erin’s new wine bar.

Plus the weekend’s sport in our Final Whistle supplement, a page of cheque presentations for worthy causes, your letters, the social diary and 10 pages of business news.

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