ALMOST 800 East Lancashire jobs were axed after in announcements to workers preparing for the holiday weekend.
Lucas Aerospace, Burnley's biggest employer, stunned their 1,300 workforce by announcing the closure of the Hargher Clough and Bancroft Road divisions. Meanwhile Harker Shoes, a footwear company with workers in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, went into liquidation with the loss of 180 jobs,
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