Isle of Man £800,000 school dining bid approved
A bid for £800,000 to build a new dining room at a school in the west of the Isle of Man has been approved.
Education minister Tim Crookhall appealed to Tynwald this month for a new facility at Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel.
The current kitchen and dining room at the 35-year-old school was designed to cater for about 500 students but there were now almost 900.
A spokesman said the work will accommodate a growing number of pupils.
Tynwald has already approved £77,900 for the project- at the June sitting of Tynwald, Mr Crookall will ask for a further £756,800 to complete the work.