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13/03/2015
Staff At North Wales Bus Company Find Company Ceases Overnight
Employees of Western Greyhound in Cornwall have arrived at work this morning to find the company has ceased trading.
According to a report by the BBC, around 40 staff arrived for work on Friday morning and found the depot closed. It is understood they then received letters from the firm, which has operated in Cornwall since 1998, stating that there was a shortfall in cash and the company could not insure their vehicles and was unable to "continue to trade".
Staff believe that they have been made redundant.
First Kernow, a rival operator, has announced that it was accept all Western Greyhound tickets and passes "over the next few weeks".
The has been no official statement from Western Greyhound.
(MH/IT)
According to a report by the BBC, around 40 staff arrived for work on Friday morning and found the depot closed. It is understood they then received letters from the firm, which has operated in Cornwall since 1998, stating that there was a shortfall in cash and the company could not insure their vehicles and was unable to "continue to trade".
Staff believe that they have been made redundant.
First Kernow, a rival operator, has announced that it was accept all Western Greyhound tickets and passes "over the next few weeks".
The has been no official statement from Western Greyhound.
(MH/IT)
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