Nearly £12million in funding has been secured to build a new care home on the Island.
This week, members of Tynwald unanimously approved a motion from Health and Social Care Minister, David Ashford MHK, for £11.7million to construct the new Summerhill View home.
The future 60-bed facility is set to be the long-term replacement for the Reayrt ny Baie complex and is expected to take around two years to complete.
Just over £750,000 had already been approved to cover design fees and enabling works.
Bus Vannin fares and routes to change from May 7
A new bus timetable from next week brings with it increases to ticket prices.
90mph winds would turn-off wind turbines, says MUA Chair
The chair of the Manx Utilities Authority says turbines planned for an Island wind farm would only be turned off in winds beyond hurricane force.
New defib machine installed in Central Douglas
A new lifesaving machine has been installed in Central Douglas.
Restraining order for man accused of harassing woman
A man accused of harassing a woman over an eight-month period has been handed a restraining order.
Education department reveals school fire alarm details
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture says one in six fire service callouts to schools were because pupils had set off fire alarms.
Mobile mast replacement planned
A mobile phone comp any says it wants to replace a mast in the north of the Island.
Gas main work to close Summerhill
Isle of Man Energy says it'll need to shut a busy road in Douglas for three weeks this summer.
DOI wants to extend life of Peel silt lagoon
The Department of Infrastructure has applied for permission to extend the life of a lagoon used for silt from Peel Harbour.
