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Kirk Michael environment protection proposals rejected

Alf Cannan MHK

An MHK's desperate call for action to address the eroding coastline in Kirk Michael has fallen on deaf ears.

In last week's Tynwald sitting area representative Alf Cannan asked for coastal protection measures to be implemented.
 
However his motion didn't carry - instead a review into the Island's entire coastline will be carried out next year.
 
A report had previously stated 0.7 metres erodes from the North West coast annually - Mr Cannan says the true figure is far greater:
 

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