A requisition meeting has been called to discuss the future of Ramsey Cottage Hospital on May 23, at Bunscooil Rhumsaa, starting at 7pm.

Chairman of Ramsey Town Commissioners, Andrew Cowie, said in a statement: ’In response to a written request signed by registered voters in the constituency of Ramsey, together with signatures from residents in the north of the island, a public requisition meeting will be held in Ree Gorree Hall in Bunscooil Rhumsaa, at Lezayre Road, Ramsey, on Tuesday, May 23, starting at 7pm.

’The purpose of the meeting, to which the minister, members and chief executive of the Department of Health and Social Care, have been invited, is to enable residents in the town of Ramsey and the north of the island to ascertain the views of the Department in relation to the future of the Ramsey Cottage Hospital.’