No conclusions drawn on future of WWII radar bunkers

Saturday, 28 November 2015 00:00

No decisions have been made on the future of World War Two radar station bunkers at the Point of Ayre.

That's the Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister who was responding to concerns in the House of Keys earlier this week that they should be registered.

Politicians wanted to know how they're being protected from gravel extraction which is allowed to take place in the quarry.

Richard Ronan says he's aware they could have "international significance" but a number of points have to be taken into consideration:

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