Douglas Council has elected a new mayor for the next year.
Councillor Carol Malarkey is set to take over from David Ashford who has served in the role for the last 12 months.
Mrs Malarkey has previously served as deputy mayoress and will take up the post from May the 8th.
She gave us a run down of what the new job entails and why it’s of special importance to her:
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Free workshop to help parents with teenagers
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Overtopping weather warning from Met Office
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Three Manx Care staff investigated over dishonest recruitment claims
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Whichever way you hit it, it still stands!
Douglas Council says a traffic light pole which was hit by a car won't be fixed until the end of this week.
