This week’s Isle of Man Examiner reveals the verdict from the chairman of the Road Transport Licensing Committee about the safety of a number of vehicles in the island.

It’s the lead story in the paper today.Also this week:We have seen an engineer’s report on the state of the Castle Mona Hotel, the landmark building that’s been shut to the public for 11 years. We also reproduce some photos from the interior.

A full court report on a Douglas man who was discovered with 100,000 indecent images of children on his computer.

More help for first-time buyers is promised.

John McGuinness is out of the TT this year.

A preview of this week’s Tynwald.

A full report on the defence given by the man accused of 10 rapes.

A Castletown mother of three has been sentenced after hitting bouncers at the Palace Casino.

A dispute over the ownership of a caravan stolen in the UK has been settled in the Manx courts after it was advertised on manx.net.

We talk to a Douglas resident about the struggle to find mobility scooter-friendly routes through the capital.

The three candidates for the vacant position in the Legislative Council.

Nicola Chambers tells us how she is recovering from a stroke, which she suffered at the age of 38.

Peggy Hayton returned to the Isle of Man from Canada at the age of 90, 60 years since she was last here. Now she’s 93 and she’s been again and told us what she thinks about our island.

We also talk to a woman who’s worked on the counter for the police for 29 years and is about to retire.

In our 10-page business news section we meet a 24-year-old entrepreneur who’s developed an ice cream company.

Our sports team looks at Cyclefest and reports all the big events over the weekend in our Final Whistle special.

Terry Cringle has two pages of nostalgia plus his column

Your opinions

Community news

The social diary

and the television guide

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