Manx Utilities has yet to agree the cost of the weir repairs which were taking place in the Laxey river before flooding devastated the village earlier this month.

The work, which included a salmon run, was expected to cost more than £80,000, but was badly damaged during the extreme weather on October 1. Prior to this, contractors had knocked a hole in the wall, adjacent to the Laxey Woollen Mills, to allow a digger access to the river.

When flooding hit the village, water from the river gushed out of this temporary entrance on to Glen Road.

A Manx Utilities spokesman says a final cost has yet to be agreed for the work, but the board is no longer expecting to pay the full amount.

The issue was raised in the House of Keys last week by Garff MHK Daphne Caine, who questioned Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot on the work.

Mr Boot said a specialist company had designed the repairs to the collapsing weir face and the run for migratory salmon and trout.

The Minister said repairs had been due to start mid-July, but poor weather delayed the start time until mid-August, with an expected completion date of October 4.

On October 1, Laxey was struck with over 100mm of rainfall in two hours, causing severe flooding.