A Cumbrian MP as well as a well known Border TV presenter Fiona Armstrong have this afternoon asked the Council of Ministers for their support in keeping a borders newsroom going.
The merger of Border with Tyne Tees is seen as a threat to local coverage.
Manx viewers are being asked to send in postcards to OFCom, the communications watchdog, to keep the coverage going.
Carlisle MP Eric Martlew:
Freight services uninterrupted says Steam Packet
Ben-My-Chree currently 'carrying all freight requirements'
Plans for four-storey apartment and commercial building approved
Permissions granted for development on Marina Road in Douglas
End of an era as 'New Generation' prepares to close its doors
Haberdashery shop has been in Port Erin for 30 years
Salt manufacturer eyes restaurant move
The Isle of Man Salt Company submitted plans for The Boathouse in Port St Mary
