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| Television production is ending on Thursday at a Plymouth factory with the loss of 270 jobs. | Television production is ending on Thursday at a Plymouth factory with the loss of 270 jobs. |
| The closure of Toshiba's Ernesettle plant, which has been producing TVs since the 1960s, comes as production is moved to Poland. | The closure of Toshiba's Ernesettle plant, which has been producing TVs since the 1960s, comes as production is moved to Poland. |
| The firm blamed a "fiercely-competitive market" for the closure. | The firm blamed a "fiercely-competitive market" for the closure. |
| It marks the end of mass TV manufacturing in the UK, a technology the country invented, and has been described as a "body blow" to Plymouth. | It marks the end of mass TV manufacturing in the UK, a technology the country invented, and has been described as a "body blow" to Plymouth. |
| We could lose another 150 jobs as a direct consequence to suppliers Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council End of the line for British TVs | We could lose another 150 jobs as a direct consequence to suppliers Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council End of the line for British TVs |
| Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council, said the move would have a serious impact on the city. | Tim Jones, chairman of Devon and Cornwall Business Council, said the move would have a serious impact on the city. |
| Mr Jones said: "This is a trophy company for the city, a global company which has become part of the family of manufacturing companies in Plymouth. | Mr Jones said: "This is a trophy company for the city, a global company which has become part of the family of manufacturing companies in Plymouth. |
| "The city was struggling to meet demand for jobs. | "The city was struggling to meet demand for jobs. |
| "For every job that comes up there is a queue of vacancies, so not only do we lose a fantastic company, but all the skills of those employed there," he added. | "For every job that comes up there is a queue of vacancies, so not only do we lose a fantastic company, but all the skills of those employed there," he added. |
| "We could lose another 150 jobs as a direct consequence to suppliers." | "We could lose another 150 jobs as a direct consequence to suppliers." |
| But Mr Jones said that there had been a "far greater level of stability" among companies in the city in the past few weeks. | But Mr Jones said that there had been a "far greater level of stability" among companies in the city in the past few weeks. |
| "We haven't got back to the point of a growing economy, but the magical word confidence is starting to return," he said. | "We haven't got back to the point of a growing economy, but the magical word confidence is starting to return," he said. |
| "Plymouth is a great city with a great future and we need to make sure we are exploiting those areas in which the city has great skills and expertise." | "Plymouth is a great city with a great future and we need to make sure we are exploiting those areas in which the city has great skills and expertise." |