Cider workers fight to save mill

Unite senior shop steward at Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, Stephen Faulkner (second left) leads Unite delegation on West Country job creation to Somerset MPs at House of Commons, today (February 23).

Unite members are fighting to stop the closure of the cider mill at the end of the summer with the loss of 120 jobs, ending a tradition stretching back to 1770.

Pic by Mark Thomas