'Everyone in this community will feel this'

A FAMILY of six face losing their livelihoods after it was announced the Hall's factory, described as a "community employer", is to close.

Esther Stewart said her family's plight would be repeated across the entire small West Lothian town of Broxburn after yesterday's surprise decision.

Employed there for 11 years, Mrs Stewart said: "When we were told, it was a shock. They said there was a 90-day consultation and told us how much money we were losing.

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