Coronavirus is hitting flights to and from the Isle of Man.

And we're not just talking about Flybe.

Today’s Manx Independent reports more.

Also this week:

Developing the Summerland site is on the agenda for a new development agency.

The conman we featured on page one last week has now been sentenced.

We speak to one of his victims.

The defence for the police officer accused of theft has been heard by a jury. We report more.

People allegedly involved in a fracas in the Marathon Road area of Douglas have appealed in court.

Unions representing the island’s teachers hope the new minister, Dr Alex Allinson, can help bring an end to the long-running dispute over pay and conditions.

There are no specific assessments on the economic value of post offices, MHKs heard. It sheds new light on the continuing issue of local shops’ closures.

Europe’s biggest touring wrestling show is set to provide the Manx public with plenty of live action over Easter.

Laxey residents have criticised Manx Utilities’ plans for a treatment works at the village’s harbour as backwards thinking. One of our reporters attended a public meeting about the issue this week. Read his full report in the paper.

Why it’s impossible for Manx residents to join an insurance scheme against flooding.

The government should do more to help young adults leaving care to get jobs, including employing them itself, the House of Keys heard this week.

After 22 years of touring the island teaching children about the world of information technology, Alex Townsend, aka Computer Bus Man, has hung up his mouse. We have two pages of pictures to mark the occasion.

Sister and brother Corrie Thom and JJ Cooper are to compete in the London Marathon this year. We meet them.

Port Erin Commissioners will reveal plans for the future of Cosy Nook cafe soon.

A Peel man who was caught using a mobile phone under a changing cubicle at the Western Swimming Pool has been sentenced by a court.

Two more nominees in our community police officer of the year contest.

Reduced grants and donations resulted in Manx Birdlife reporting a small loss of £9,000 last year. We have looked at the accounts.

Manx delegates to the the National Farmers’ Union national conference report back on what they learned in our Food and Farming pages.

There is also news of a new subsidy for farmers.

We talk to Leo Sayer about his performances in the Isle of Man. He tells us how much he enjoyed playing at the Palace Lido.

He features on the front page of our entertainments and leisure section, Island Life.

Dad’s Army is coming to Peel.

A Manx theatre group collected six awards at an event in the UK.

A look forward to the Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering festival.

The Manx Wildlife Trust tells us what we should look out for as we look forward to spring.

The lead story on the back page is about Douglas teenager Adam Long, who scored his first goal of a month-long loan spell at Notts County this week.

The Manx Independent also has your letters, What’s On, a page of puzzles, a page of pictures from the past, readers’ photos, a seven-day television guide and lots of community news.

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