The original L.S Lowry painting, ‘The Street With Many Steps,’ has sold for £350,000 on Island today.
Chrystals Auctions expected the painting by the world-famous artist to go for £500,000 - £700,000, as it went to auction at the Nunnery in Douglas this afternoon.
The piece was previously bought in 1980 by a woman from Laxey for £21,500, which equates to over £94,000 today.
It was put up for auction by the son of the auctioneer who sold it in 1980, following the death of the previous owner.
New laws for young workers come into force today
New government regulations strengthening protections for children in part-time work have come into force today, Wednesday, April 1.
Manx Care extends mental health service to more surgeries
Manx Care's announced it's expanding a new mental health service to nine more GP practices.
Bus Vannin confirms normal services to run over Easter
Bus Vannin says services will be running as normal during the Easter weekend.
Steam Packet's new Northern Irish route launches today
The Steam Packet's officially launched its new Northern Irish route.
Creamery reassures milk buyers over price rise
Isle of Man Creamery has moved to reassure customers over the price of its milk.
April fool - did you get caught this morning?!
The Isle of Man's seen its fair share of online pranks this morning.
Tea room shuts its doors for good
A tea room in the west of the Island has announced it's closed down.
Milk up more than 5p a pint from today
The price of milk has risen by almost twice the rate of inflation today.
