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The company has confirmed that switch of production but has now said that only 73 jobs will go at Fawdon, with the loss of the Blue Riband being partly mitigated by new work to produce mini eggs for the Milkybar and Smarties brands.

Of the jobs to go, 63 are related to the loss of Blue Riband production and the other 10 are linked to changes to shift patterns elsewhere in the factory.

The company has confirmed that switch of production but has now said that only 73 jobs will goat Fawdon, with the loss of the Blue Riband being partly mitigated by new work to produce mini eggs for the Milkybar and Smarties brands.

And as Colman's Mustard and Blue Riband prepare to shift production abroad with the loss of hundreds more jobs, their makers are accused of playing "fast and loose" with their traditional UK ties.

We are losing 300 jobs in the UK because Nestle are moving the manufacture of Blue Riband biscuits to Poland.

Blue Riband will no longer be made in Britain, ending 81 years of tradition.

A FARMING couple - the first and only married pair to have won the National Eisteddfod Blue Riband - are embarking on a new musical adventure.

A 16-year-old pianist, who is awaiting his A-level music results after taking the exam two years early, has scooped the Eisteddfod's instrumental Blue Riband for 16 to 19-year-olds.

The officially fastest steamers could also make another boast - that they held the "Blue Riband", an unofficial but prestigious accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest speed.

A SPECIALIST banner maker is in line for a series of Ministry of Defence contracts after it supplied a riband which the Queen presented to her personal bodyguard.

The crimson riband presented to the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms featured Queen's royal cypher and crown clasp, hand embroidered in gold bullion and inscribed Nearest Guard 1509 - 2009.

A TOP organic farm in North Wales has received a blue riband prize that confirms its place among the leading producers in the UK.

THE William Hill Blue Riband which started at Hall Green on Friday has been enhanced in quality by an incredible farce at the Scottish Derby.