THE new owners of a Colne abattoir pledged that 200 jobs were safe following a £1.8 takeover.
The Bradford-based Woodhead Brothers Meat Company said it was now considering running down its Yorkshire operation and concentrating on the Colne plant.
A spokesman said some staff had already moved to Colne from Bradford after the company took over the abattoir from London-based Borthwick.
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