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June 2003
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|  | | Stoke's Mayor Mike Wolfe outside the Eagle Works Wedgwood factory. See REACTION & COMMENT. |
| | Wedgwood is closing the Eagle and Alexandra factories in Stoke on Trent with 1000 job losses.
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Pottery firm Waterford Wedgwood has announced that more 1,000 jobs are to go with the closure of two of its factories in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. |
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| | One of the top stories affecting Stoke-on-Trent this month is the news that pottery company Wedgwood is closing two local factories with the loss of more than a thousand jobs.
BBC News has a report on the full story behind the closure of the two factories:
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Reaction & Comment
BBC Radio Stoke's Stuart George spoke to Tony O'Reilly, the Chief Executive at Wedgwood, and put the criticisms of the job losses to him:
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BBC Radio Stoke's Tim Wedgwood spoke to Andrew Elsby-Smith, the Finance Director at Wedgwood, and put the criticisms of the job losses to him:
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The news of the job losses has come as little surprise to many, and Radio Stoke's Jim O'Hara was on the spot to see as workers filed in to find out what the future held for them...
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BBC Radio Stoke covered the news as it broke all day - we put together this montage of the news as it developed throughout the day, with comments from all the chief players
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Are you a worker at the Wedgwood factories that will close? Tell us your opinions and feelings on this news?
Mark Fisher, the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, said he was 'horrified and angered' by the news:
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Mike Wolfe, the mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, says the government should set up a special department in the city to encourage regeneration:
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Have Your Say
What do you think of Wedgwood's decision to close the two factories in Stoke-on-Trent? Can Stoke recover from this latest setback? What do you think is the way forward for the city in terms of job opportunities?
Mark Fisher believes Wedgwood haven't made a single effort to try and save these jobs for North Staffordshire.
Has Wedgwood let people down or been forced into this position by economics? Have Your Say
Stoke-on-Trent Mayor Mike Wolfe told us that the news was a big blow for the city. He added he would now be putting pressure on the government 'at the highest level' to relocate a governmental ministry to the area as a way of bringing jobs to the city. What do you think should be done to help to bring jobs to Stoke?
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Aynsley Collectors' Society
I wish to make an appeal for old Aynsley China retail catalogues. The recent fire at the factory 19 November 2008 distroyed all the archive catalogues of the past. We are now trying rebuild the historical archives and need your help. Please get in touch with the factory at Longton or visit www.aynsley.info for contact details.Thank youThe SecretaryAynsley Collectors' Society.
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