A local food producer is criticising plans to bring a continental market over to the Island in the run-up to Christmas.
Peter Birch, who runs the Ballasalla-based Original Manx Fudge Factory, says such operations are to the detriment of Manx businesses:
But Chris Pycroft of the Douglas Development Partnership - which brings the markets over - argues they actually help businesses nearby:
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