Babcock to axe 850 jobs in the UK
Around 1,000 jobs are being axed at Babcock International as the defence giant revealed mammoth write-downs of £1.7 billion and plans to sell off a raft of its businesses.
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The village of Aldridge was home to farming before the creation of coal mines and lime kilns. It has close ties with Brownhills, coming under the same parliamentary constituency. Paralympic swimming star Ellie Simmonds has been flying the flag for Aldridge after achieving success at the London and Rio games.