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'Be patient with pub staff' customers urged ahead of long weekend

Some hospitality businesses short-staffed

Pub owners on the Isle of Man say they're excited to welcome locals and tourists to their establishments during the long weekend.

They say the covid-19 pandemic, and rise in cost of living, had seen a drop in business.

Since the start of the TT, however, they've noticed it begin to pick up. 

Andy Saunders is the owner of Quid's Inn and the chairman of the Licensed Victuallers Association.

He's made a plea to customers to be patient at some pubs as staff levels could be low:

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