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BBC News
02-05-2025
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Manx government contributing £48k to keep northern tip open
The Department of Infrastructure will contribute £48,590 to the running costs of a tip in the north of the Isle of Northern Civic Amenity Board, made up of local authorities in the area, handed back the contract to operate the site after Bride Commissioners withdrew it £67,000 contribution a year March the Department of Infrastructure said it would take over administration for the coming year, with all local authorities contributing response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed the department has also contributed funds to cover the costs of the facility for 2025-26. Contributing local authorities are Ramsey, Ballaugh, Lezayre, Garff, Andreas, Jurby, and Bride. 'Best interest' In email correspondence released as part of the FOI request, the department's deputy chief officer Jeff Robinson told boards of commissioners he said the funds were "to keep the site open until a sustainable solution is found through the course of this year".But he warned in March that each local authorities would need to agree to pay a new annual contribution in order for the facility to remain open, including Bride Commissioners, which has now agreed to contribute £11,900. The newly calculated figures have seen each local authority pay slightly less, with the overall cost totalling £426,269, including the department's represents a drop of £57,731 on the running cost of £484,000 last year. Ramsey Town Commissioners, which has been contracted by the department to operate the site, has the largest contribution of £255,948, which is down from the previous £261,365. In his correspondence Mr Robinson told local authorities that while it may not be how some of the local authorities wanted the situation to be resolved, "keeping the site open whilst future funding options are considered was the right thing to do" which was "in the best interest of residents". Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
18-03-2025
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Isle of Man government steps in to keep northern tip open
An amenity site serving residents in the north of the Isle of Man will continue to operate after a government department stepped in to keep it going beyond Northern Civic Amenity Site (NCAS), on Bride Road, had faced a £67,000 funding gap after Bride Commissioners withdrew from the facility last NCAS board, made up of representatives of the northern local authorities, had said the site would close from 1 April after it handed by the contract to run Department of Infrastructure (DOI) has now set to take over the administration of the site for the next year, with funding from all authorities, including Bride. Details of how the site will run, including its opening hours, have not yet been March 2024, Bride Commissioners stopped using or contributing to the facility, which led to the NCAS board terminating its lease and reducing its opening hours amid staff and cost pressures. 'Positive talks' Ramsey Commissioners has operated the site on behalf of its fellow northern authorities Ballaugh, Lezayre, Garff, Andreas, Jurby, and Bride since the DOI is now set to take control of the tip, it said it the Ramsey authority would continue to operate it on its Minister Michelle Haywood said she was "confident" the agreement would see the site continue to operate for the next 12 months following "positive talks" between the department and NCAS."Department officers have led negotiations to enable the cooperation of all the northern local authorities, which will continue to fund running costs," she of Ramsey Commissioners Robert Cowell said it was a "fantastic result" for residents in the north."I am extremely grateful to the entire northern community for seeing the value of this asset in the north and continuing to fund the site," he added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
