Grim news for Port Talbot. The Tories' strategic shortsightedness will leave us unable to produce steel from iron ore (hope there isn't going to be a major war in our future).
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... bs-at-risk
Also another blow to the Ospreys' revenues
Blast furnaces to shut down in Port Talbot
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Blast furnaces to shut down in Port Talbot
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Re: Blast furnaces to shut down in Port Talbot
Utterly tragic. Many of my family worked at either Llanwern or Orb; this sort of closure just rips the soul out of a town and has a huge impact on supporting businesses.
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Re: Blast furnaces to shut down in Port Talbot
That £500M handout was money well spent then...