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An innovative Douglas youth project is celebrating a successful first year.
Cafe Laare in Lord Street is a government funded facility for the over 13s, which the Department of Education and Children says has lead the way for future youth projects.
Assistant youth worker Lee McIver told Elizabeth Cubbon it was providing a valuable service (play audio file):
The first anniversary of Cafe Laare will be marked with a public open day at the end of this month (Saturday, January 29).
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