The Isle of Man Examiner reports the latest on the situation at the Castle Mona Hotel on the front page this week.

The landmark building has been shut to the public for more than 10 years now.

Also this week:

An internal government inquiry has been launched into how a story about a government minister’s attempt to oust her department’s chief executive was leaked to Isle of Man Newspapers.

The police investigation into an assault on a 70-year-old man in Peel.

A Castletown man who hid cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis in his socks has been to court.

Howard Quayle says that how his administration handles Brexit will be the way it’s judged by generations to come.

He is also the subject of Paul Speller’s series of interviews with MHKs. He says he’s not a career politician.

Some pre-schools are no more than a childminding service, Education and Children Minister Graham Cregeen admits.

He also defends the involvement of religious organisations in the delivery of sex education in schools.

Why today’s Keys questions may feel like groundhog day for Health Minister Kate Beecroft.

A Douglas man who ran from police when they tried to search him for drugs has been put on probation.

A Tynwald scrutiny committee has heard further serious concerns about the process that led to Vision Nine being awarded the TT promoter contract. Our repoter has the latest news.

The Manx Music Festival, ’The Guild’ reached its climax on Saturday night with the award of the Cleveland Medal. We have two pages about it.

Reporter John Turner joined the circus, which was performing just outside Douglas, to see what it was like.

Pictures from the walk to the Tower of Refuge.

The Youth Service has changed many young lives for the better and Ken Callister, who last week retired after more than two decades working with the service, recalls some memorable moments.

The Isle of Man has doubled its support for an appeal launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to address the humanitarian crisis in east Africa.

An sell-out evening to promote Manx produce has been held at Smeale Farm in Andreas.

The Equality Act will not be the ’silver bullet’ to end gender pay disparities, Policy and Reform Minister Chris Thomas says.

A Castletown woman has been sentenced after she claimed more than £4,000 in benefits while she was working.

The 20th running of the Lisa Lowe Walk brought to mind for many of us the bravery of the very special woman it was named after. Julie Blackburn writes a page-long feature.

Plus:

Your Final Whistle sports pullout

Community News, including the latest from Peel Heritage Trust

The social diary

Your letters

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Ten pages of business news

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