?23,706 has been raised by the outgoing Mayor of Douglas.

Debbie Pitts raised the amount as part of her mayoral charity appeal.

Her nominated charities – Rebecca House and Dot’s Dream Foundation – received ?10,000 each.

Other organisations that benefited were: the Manx Diabetic Group, St George’s Church, Naseem’s Manx Brain Tumour Charity, Manx Decaf, the Manx Deaf Society, Ellan Vannin Care Home, Sunnydale Care Home, Relay For Life Isle of Man Survivors and Cancer Research UK.

New Mayor Jon Joughin will be installed into position tomorrow.