TEN customers of local energy company Manweb have each won an early Christmas present - £500 worth of vouchers in a prize draw.

The names of the customers were drawn at random after they answered a letter asking if they wished to receive further information about the services offered by Manweb and its parent company ScottishPower.

These services include gas, which will be available in this region from Spring 1998. Already thousands of people have signed up to receive gas from Manweb.

The winners, who come from across the North West and North Wales, will be able to use their vouchers at ScottishPower's Electricity Plus superstores in the region.

Manweb managing director David Clarke said: "We had tremendous response from customers who were keen to hear about other services that we offer, such as gas.

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