Our live feed has now finished.
- Factory set to close in second half of 2015
- Dairy Crest says efforts to boost "economic viability" of site have failed
- Consultation with workers and unions has begun
- Union USDAW says staff are "very disappointed"
- It is exploring "alternatives to closure"
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