Plans for one central housing authority have been dismissed by a working party which says a ‘local approach’ is needed.
The Western Housing Group – which consists of five housing authorities – says it’s against the Department of Social Care’s plans.The department is looking at replacing the Island’s 17 local authorities, which oversee around 2,500 social housing properties, with one body.
Chairman of the new group David Talbot says people’s personal preferences should be taken into account:
Vintage TT trophies on sale for £5,000
Vintage TT trophies are being sold on Ebay for £5,000 each.
TT merchandise company still owes government over £100k
A failed TT merchandise company still owes the government a total of £124,273.
Manx Care's annual assessment shows £15.6m deficit
The Department of Health and Social Care's published its assessment of how Manx Care performed this year.
House of Keys to sit this morning
The House of Keys is due to sit this morning with 22 questions on the order paper.
Nominate a healthcare worker who's made a difference
Is there a healthcare worker or team who's made a real difference to you?
Police launch winter car checks campaign
The police are launching their annual campaign of winter car checks.
Six new buses to replace 14 year old ones
Bus Vannin's set to introduce six new double-decker buses, as it retires ones which are up to 14 years old.
Record number of seal pups recorded
A record number of seal pups have been recorded on the Calf of Man.
