The principal at the Isle of Man College has been appointed as chief executive at the Department of Education and Children.
Professor Ronald Bar will take over from Stuart Dobson who is retiring at the end of August.
The professor will be responsible for the Island’s 38 schools plus the department’s workforce of over 2,000.
Mr Dobson had been in the post since January 2011.
Facebook groups rush to help during bus strike
Facebook groups have been leaping into action this morning as the Island's bus strike enters its third day.
Road between Port Erin and Port St Mary shut
A road in the south of the Island has been closed for emergency drainage works this week.
Get in touch if you've got solar panel land, says MU
Manx Utilities says it's looking for sites to house solar energy projects in future.
Stay away from big buoy, says coastguard
The coastguard is warning the public to stay away from a large navigational beacon which has washed ashore.
Busy southern route to shut this week
A busy road in St Marks will close for two days this week.
Loganair celebrates passenger milestone
Airline Loganair is celebrating a landmark - after carrying 250,000 passengers between the Isle of Man and Liverpool.
Plans to process waste asphalt for roundabout
The Department of Infrastructure says it wants to process waste asphalt at a former quarry in Ballasalla for use at the Balthane roundabout.
No school bus service as first week of driver strike begins
There won't be any school buses this morning because of staff shortages, in the first week of a strike by drivers over pay and conditions.
