Electricity prices on the Isle of Man will rise by 1.5%, while water and sewage goes up by 2.9%.

Axnfell plantation will be the site for a treatment works for Laxey and Lonan, Manx Utilities says.

The 70p rise for both adults and younger workers on the Isle of Man is set to apply from 1 July.

Below average rainfall and a rise in water usage led to the Isle of Man’s hosepipe ban, MU says.