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14/02/2014
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Unite Vows To Fight For Print Firm Jobs
The Unite union has said that is will make "strenuous efforts" to save 90 jobs at a printing company in Denbighshire
According to the union print factory Dobson & Crowther in Llangollen, are due to begin a redundancy consultation on Monday.
The unions adds that this follows a voluntary 7.3% pay cut taken by staff to help the company as it suffered financial difficulties.
Work is also due to begin on a new replacement factory for the company as part of a land swap deal it reached with supermarket chain Sainsburys.
Untie said the news of job cuts was devastating for the workforce and their families.
'Horrible' Ives Actor Ken Jones Dies Aged 83
Liverpool-born actor Ken Jones has died aged 83.
Best known for his role as 'Horrible' Ives in the TV comedy Porridge, Mr Jones died at a nursing home in Prescott, Merseyside, on Thursday. He had previously been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
He also appeared in The Liver Birds, Casualty and Peak Practice.
Bogland Fire Burns Out, Investigation Underway
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire on bogland close to High Street in Borth, near Aberystwyth.
Fire crews were called at 05:20 on Friday and allowed the blaze, which covered about a hectare (2.5 acres), to burn itself out by early afternoon.
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The Unite union has said that is will make "strenuous efforts" to save 90 jobs at a printing company in Denbighshire
According to the union print factory Dobson & Crowther in Llangollen, are due to begin a redundancy consultation on Monday.
The unions adds that this follows a voluntary 7.3% pay cut taken by staff to help the company as it suffered financial difficulties.
Work is also due to begin on a new replacement factory for the company as part of a land swap deal it reached with supermarket chain Sainsburys.
Untie said the news of job cuts was devastating for the workforce and their families.
'Horrible' Ives Actor Ken Jones Dies Aged 83
Liverpool-born actor Ken Jones has died aged 83.
Best known for his role as 'Horrible' Ives in the TV comedy Porridge, Mr Jones died at a nursing home in Prescott, Merseyside, on Thursday. He had previously been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
He also appeared in The Liver Birds, Casualty and Peak Practice.
Bogland Fire Burns Out, Investigation Underway
An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire on bogland close to High Street in Borth, near Aberystwyth.
Fire crews were called at 05:20 on Friday and allowed the blaze, which covered about a hectare (2.5 acres), to burn itself out by early afternoon.
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