John Skinner become capital's municipal leader
The Island's capital has a new mayor.
Councillor John Skinner was installed in a special meeting of Douglas Borough Council yesterday afternoon.
The former fire officer will replace outgoing mayor Sara Hackman.
He was elected unopposed in Murrays Ward during last month's local authority elections.
The Mayor says he'd like to see the council making more effort to engage with young people:
Drug and alcohol charity sees drop off in donations
Motiv8 cites closures of local gaming businesses
Douglas Council rules out rent-to-buy scheme
The suggestion was made following an announcement the authority would sell some of its housing stock
Public Health warns D&V is circulating on the Island
It's issued advice for those experiencing symptoms
Improvements being made as part of ongoing RDCH work
A pest control issue is currently being