TheGlitheroe Thursday, February 4th, 2010 No. 6,434 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom
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at closure °m S3 by Natalie Cox
SHOCKED staff a t Clitheroe’s Halifax branch have spoken of their “utter sadness and devastation” bn learning of its sudden closure. They were told last Thursday
that the Castle Street agency had been given just one week’s notice by'
; the Halifax to cease its business. - In a letter, printed in full on page two, they told of being “shocked and bewildered” at the unexpected
■ Bangers and cash!
/a CLITHEROE sausage maker hopes his latest creation will go with a bang.
iNlck Gell. who has worked at Cow- :mans Famous Sausage Shop in Castle vStreet for the past nine years, has :
invented the Hospice Silver Sizzler to commemorate the East Lancashire - Hospice’s 25th anniversary. B Full story and another picture on . ' pages.
decision and actually apologised to custorners - many of whom they counted as friends — for the sudden loss of service, even though it was not their fault. ■ Understandably upset a t the news, they opted to close the agency with immediate effect, rather than'spend a week trying to explain to frustrated customers a decision which they could not understand themselves. The busy office in Castle Street
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had been run as an agency by Travis Yates Independent Finan-. cial Planning Ltd for the past four years and dealt with up to 300 transactions a day. Last Thursday the Halifax con
tacted Travis Yates to inform the firm i t was serving one week's notice on .both of its branches in Clitheroe and Haslingden. Mr Sean Yate, financial director
fax was taken over by Lloyds TSB and job security put into question, I have been immensely proud of my staff and the way they have conducted themselves professional ly and with complete integrity at all times. “I find it difficult, especially in a
of Travis Yates IFP Ltd, said: “We had the option of working the ■ week's notice, which would have resulted in the branches closing on February 5th. “However, myself and the staff
were too upset and felt we couldn't remain open, and therefore closed. “At all times and since the Hali
week when we are told th a t as a country we are officially out of recession, that I have to sit down with members of my staff and tell them th a t they are losing their jobs.
; “As agents of the Halifax we can-,
not imagine the inconvenience that our customers have incurred and whilst the Halifax may not appear
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