Jobs are safe after milk factory is bought

More than 150 agricultural jobs have been secured at a Welsh dairy farm after a buyer came forward to save the plant for an undisclosed sum.

The BBC reported that there were fears for the plant after co-operative Dairy Farmers of Britain went into receivership last week and put 2,000 UK jobs at risk.

But the jobs at the creamery were saved when Milk Link, the diary company, bought the plant and promised to secure the 170 roles that exist at the farm.

Neil Kennedy, Milk Link's chief executive, said: "In securing the future of the creamery, we have also ensured that there is a long-term requirement for high-quality milk produced by dairy farmers in north Wales, Lancashire and the Midlands."

He added that the company's milk procurement team has signed up over 200 farmers to work with the firm and in the process created more agricultural opportunities in the area.

Jobs in Wales were given a further boost earlier this week when Sainsbury's created more than 40 roles in the town of Tenby after it opened a new supermarket.