Jobs lost at County Durham car dealer
Jobs lost at County Durham car dealer
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HMV Silverlink tweets news of its closure
Looks like our time has come to an end ???? the HMV Silverlink store will be closing down, we'll keep you up 2 date with on goings #hmv
From @HMVSilverlink on Twitter:Music lovers mourn the loss of local HMV stores
As HMV announce a further 37 stores are to close many of you have taken to twitter to mourn the loss of local shops:
Sad news about closure of HMV in Middlesbrough. Had a very enjoyable stint working there one Christmas many years ago with some top people
From @IanMcNeal on Twitter:Great, so my local HMV (and the store i used to work at) is closing down =( My thoughts go with the staff @hmvmansfield
From @Emo185 on Twitter:Absolutely gutted to hear HMV Stockport is closing down. Hope my friends there soon find employment elsewhere. The end of an era :(
From @VictorVortex on Twitter:Last month HMV staff live tweeted as they were made redundant. Read the tweets here.
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Three more HMV branches to close in North East
Administrators for HMV have named 37 more stores that they plan to close as part of plans to secure the music retailer's future.
Three more stores across the North East will close:
Newcastle Silverlink
Middlesbrough
Scarborough
37 HMV stores to close 'in the next four to six weeks'
HMV administrators Deloitte have confirmed another 37 stores will close "in the next four to six weeks in parallel with the 66 stores that are already subject to a closure programme."
– Nick Edwards, Joint AdministratorWe are extremely grateful to the staff for their continued strong support and commitment during an understandably difficult period. All other key stakeholders including suppliers and landlords remain supportive and we appreciate their ongoing assistance.
HMV to close another 37 stores
Another 37 HMV stores are being closed in a move affecting 464 staff at the collapsed music retailer, administrator Deloitte announced.
Jobs lost at County Durham car dealer
by Helen Ford
Jobs lost at County Durham car dealer
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Threat to car jobs "horrible", says mechanic
Holiways Mechanic Neil Bell said:
""I just had to quickly make some phone calls and just think about what I have to do for my family and try and get on with it as best as I can. It's horrible, I mean, I've come back to this. What more can you say; it's horrible."
Mr Bell's comments came after an announcement that car dealership Holiways has gone into administration and most of the company's 81 staff are set to be made redundant.
The new and used car dealer - which had sites in Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland - had suffered a drop in trade as a result of reduced consumer spending.
High proportion of job losses expected
The family-run business that became one of the region’s best-known car dealerships, has gone into administration. Holiway's Ford employes over 80 people.
Job losses certain as car dealership goes into administration
Car dealership Holiways has gone into administration and most of the company's 81 staff are set to be made redundant.
The new and used car dealer - which had sites in Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland - had suffered a drop in trade as a result of reduced consumer spending.
And this is despite the company selling its Durham and Hartlepool dealerships in recent weeks.
KPMG have been appointed administrators .
– Mark Firmin, regional head of restructuring at KPMG"It is unsurprising that during a recession, a relatively rural car retailer has struggled. Despite a restructure, which saw Holiways sell two dealerships in recent weeks, the siginificant losses incurred by the business through the summer means it simply couldn't continue to trade."
85 jobs saved as former employees buy bakery
Administrators at Tindale & Stanton have sold the Newcastle bakery as a going concern to a consortium of four former managers, saving 85 jobs. The new company, Star Cottage Bakery Ltd, bought the company on Friday following two weeks in administration.
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