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Businessman says Peel Road works are losing him money

Tue, 21 Jan 2014

A motoring business on Peel Road in Douglas says it has seen a major downturn in trade since the start of the roadworks.

First Class Motors says it wasn't properly consulted before the start of the work currently taking place.

Proprietor Rikki Murphy says despite having appeals for compensation refused by government he is hoping to stay afloat until the project has finished at the end of March.

Rikki says the business is currently hemorrhaging money at a rapid rate as a consequence:

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