Douglas councillor calls for community fund to support local events

A Douglas councillor will ask colleagues to back a community petition process to set up an event fund for the capital's residents.

When it sits this afternoon, Douglas Council will consider a motion from Natalie Byron-Teare to set up a fund to help community initiatives, events and projects.

A special community petition process would be set up to let residents, community groups and local businesses to bring their ideas forward.

Douglas Council is due to sit from 2.30pm at City Hall on Ridgeway Street.