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Private linkspan good for Island: candidate

Tuesday, 12 May 2015 16:27

A new deepwater linkspan would attract cruise liners to the Island and encourage competition in sea freight services.

That's according to a LibVan candidate in next week's South Douglas by-election.

Speaking on Manx Radio's Mandate programme, Registered Mental Nurse and charity manager Keith Fitton says the idea for a privately funded linkspan has been a long term aim of the party:

The other candidates standing in the South Douglas by-election next week are Kurt Buchholz, Amy Burns and Bill Malarkey.

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