Commissioner says Strategic Plan meeting was an opportunity to learn

Arbory and Rushen authority invite Cabinet Office to discuss document

An Arbory and Rushen commissioner says a public meeting held this week about the government's Strategic Plan was an opportunity to understand what could happen to the two parishes in the future. 

Jane Glover says she believes residents gained more knowledge as a result of it. 

The meeting was organised by the commissioners - two officers from the Cabinet Office's planning department also attended.

Mrs Glover says more government departments should consider holding public meetings: