Young’s Seafood confirms closure

Young’s Seafood has confirmed it will close Pinneys seafood factory after failing to find any “viable alternative”.

The company said it would press ahead with proposals to shut down the site in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, putting 450 jobs at risk.

Scottish Government business minister Paul Wheelhouse said the decision was “extremely disappointing” while Scottish Secretary David Mundell branded it “devastating”.

The company is to move salmon processing to Grimsby.