Two top politicians - one retired and one current - are in the firing line on the front page of this week’s Manx Independent.

An investigation into the way they behaved during a planning application process has criticised them.

There is a lot of coverage of the pandemic lockdown in the paper too.

When will lockdown actually end?

The reasons this lockdown feels different from the last one.

When care home residents should get their jabs.

Shielding for vulnerable people.

A political leader says we’ll have to accept we’ll never eradicate the virus.

We have compiled a list of people and organisations that are offering help to others.

Ramsey Commissioners have been hit as a number of staff have been forced into isolation.

How DIY stores are adapting.

Campaigners are trying to change ’neglected’ Poulsom Park in Castletown.

A new website is the latest ploy in the Department of Infrastructure’s battle against flooding.

A big orienteering event.

A Manx Covid film that’s now won awards.

How lockdown has proved to be an unexpected boost for the Manx language.

Schoolchildren will still be able to take part in a Manx music and dance competition despite the current spate of social restrictions. See the Island Life section to find out more.

The search for the next young poet of the Isle of Man will begin this week,with organisers determined not to let the current lockdown get in their way.

David Knight is likely to get a top-30 finish in his maiden attempt at the Dakar Rally. The story is on the back page.

Next to it, we learn the latest about a Manx-born footballer Kieran Tierney who has been going from strength to strength for Premier League giants Arsenal in recent weeks.

There is also plenty of community news, as well your letters, a page of photos from the past, our puzzles page and a seven-day television guide.

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