This week’s Manx Independent leads on statistics about our population.

Are we in danger of dying out?

Also on page one, a convicted killer has been spared another jail sentence after an assault on police.

Inside:

Pat Gill celebrates her 100th birthday.

The trial of a man accused of beating his wife’s lover to death in a ‘brutal and sustained’ attack.

Offender Ciaran McElhinney sent indecent messages to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl, but was actually a police officer.

A paddle-boarder covered 36 miles across the sea from the Isle of Man to Cumbria, travelling at about five miles an hour.

Pat Gill celebrates her 100th birthday.

Tynwald has backed the establishment of a review into the Dr Ranson affair. It was given almost full support by members, with only one against.

The infrastructure minister says his department cannot shield bus users from operational costs any more.

MHK Michelle Haywood is concerned about how rates of Covid-19 infection will be monitored henceforth after the issue was raised in Tynwald.

The Coroner of Inquests has recommended a review of policies for 999 call operators after a man took his own life.

A public meeting on a new development in Westmoreland Road saw the majority of the people attending voting against the move.

Pippa Lewis, a former local commissioner and the woman who established Abbotswood Nursing Home, has died aged 79.

It could cost up to £2 million, – plus £100,000 for operating costs – to add fluoride to drinking water in the island.

A political party has voiced its concerns about a consultation into whether most small change should be scrapped.

The Manx Wildlife Trust says it wants informed discussions about feral wallabies in the island.

The Department of Infrastructure has appointed global engineering and transport consultants SYSTRA to undertake a review of the island’s heritage railways.

In our regular feature, authors from different walks of Manx life offer a personal perspective on the Isle of Man as a biosphere. This month, Susie Heckles writes.

Trevor Clark’s monthly column on energy efficiency.

Preparations are already ‘well underway’ for this year’s Gaiety Christmas pantomime.

A launch party is to take place at Quids Inn, Douglas, for musician Mike Jelski’s first solo album.

Two photographers shared the honours in the Western Photographic Society’s 2022/23 annual competition. We see some of their work.

Steve Colley and Kirsty Duke headlined the local performances on the Manx National Rally last Friday and Saturday, finishing fourth overall.

That’s the big story on the back page.

There are 11 action-packed pages of sport in total.

There is also plenty of community news, our puzzles pages, our letters page, the gig guide and a seven-day television guide.

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