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Article: Our last worsted mill faces closure.
- Article from:
- Evening Courier (Halifax, England)
- Article date:
- October 10, 2007
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HALIFAX'S last worsted spinning mill is facing closure with the loss of 24 jobs.
Joseph Horsfall and Sons, of Clarence Mill, Pellon, will shut next year unless a buyer can be found.
Closure would end more than 140 years of manufacturing fine worsted in Halifax.
Directors have circulated details to potential buyers.
The firm is another victim of cheap imports, particularly ...