Shoppers praised for supporting the high street

Tue, 15 Dec 2020

The leader of Douglas Council has praised shoppers for doing their business in the high street rather than online.

David Christian says people have responded to a plea from the authority to help out retailers who have been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Traders in the capital are said to be ‘pleasantly surprised’ by the number of customers they’ve had through the doors in the build-up to Christmas.

Mr Christian spoke to Local Democracy Reporter Chris Cave:
 

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