AROUND 1700 workers were left devastated after the owner of the Hall's of Broxburn meat processing plant rejected two last-minute bids to save the factory.
AROUND 1700 workers were left devastated after the owner of the Hall's of Broxburn meat processing plant rejected two last-minute bids to save the factory.
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Brian Donnelly
Dutch food group Vion, which owns the factory, said neither of the offers "constitutes a viable and sustainable alternative" to its closure.
The Scottish Government said the decision was disappointing, while politicians, unions and one of the contenders hoping to buy the West Lothian plant condemned the move following months of work to save the business.
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