Front-line services must take priority over so-called vanity projects.
The view of Douglas North by-election candidate David Ashford.
Speaking live on Mandate, Mr Ashford told John Moss he thinks the current plans for Douglas promenade fall into this category:
The other candidates in Thursday's Douglas North by-election are Lib Van's Maire Booth and Ralph Peake who, like Mr Ashford, is standing as an independent.
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