RETAILERS in Ramsey are urging people to do their Christmas shopping locally this year.

The Ramsey Chamber of Commerce has commissioned a four page A4 booklet of special offer vouchers to be spent in the town in the run up to Christmas.

Chris Blatcher, the chairman of the chamber, said: "A major global trend in the last year or so has been the use of vouchers or coupons - driving customers in store through special offers.

"The chamber has made the decision to focus its annual Christmas advertising campaign around this concept - hence the production of the booklet."

The booklet also contains information about Christmas events in the town including the Ramsey Santa Trail which has a prize fund of £1,200.

15,000 copies of the voucher booklet will be distributed Island wide in the Examiner newspaper from Monday. Copies can also be picked up from participating stores in the town.

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