WORKERS in Burnley and Pendle were stunned by the news that two factories were to close with 250 jobs lost.
The Burnley and Brierfield factories of clothing maker Elgin Manufacturing Company were closed by their parent firm Courtaulds Textiles.
The shock news came only months after the firm recruited more machinists.
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