121 bakery jobs on the line

BREAD-makers Warburton has announced £25 million changes to its Bolton bakery which could lead to 121 redundancies.

The company, which has a factory in Rochdale Road, Shaw, will start redevelopments to two plants later this year. Warburtons will be entering into a 90-day consultation period to help determine the future of these positions and explore alternative opportunities.

Paula de Valle, HR director, said: “We appreciate this will be a difficult time for everybody working at our Bolton site and our focus will be on working closely with our employees and their representatives to discuss the proposal and explore all possible alternatives during the consultation period.”