A well-known chef and former Keys candidate appeared in court this week on cannabis charges.
One of our reporters heard what happened and reports the story in this week’s Manx Independent.
Also this week we report from Tynwald on the end of Toilet Tax mark 1 and the start of Toilet Tax mark 2.
The paper includes more details about a large number of charges that the government is set to introduce, ranging from ending free parking at the airport to ending free school bus journeys.
The Jacksons concert at the Villa Marina lost money, so cost the taxpayer. We have more on that.
The paper also looks at passports. They’re going to printed off the island soon and that means we won’t be able to get one as quickly now.
Remember the Queen’s Pier controversy? We reveal a new attempt to bring it back to life.
After last week’s suggestion that promoting caravan holidays could be good for the island’s tourism industry, we look at the costs and ask if that would really be the case.
Elsewhere in the paper, a Steam Packet captain looks back on his long career as he prepares for retirement.
In our Island Life section we look forward to Shrek the Musical and look at the successful MusicLab project.
With 12 pages of action-packed sport, the island’s What’s On guide, your seven-day television guide and a lively letters page, the Manx Independent is a great read this week.
It’s in the shops now.