The company said it would close two bakery sites in Greenford, west London, and Birmingham this year.

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Greenford and Birmingham will also see their distribution centres close, along with Plymouth and Mendlesham in Suffolk.

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The company said it would close two bakery sites in Greenford, west London and Birmingham some time next year.

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Employees will be offered the chance of transferring to Greenford Mail Centre or to Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre in nearby Langley, where 1, 200 jobs are being created.

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In November, Premier Foods announced the closure of the bakery as well as a site in Greenford, west London with the loss of a further 400 jobs.

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Lynden Scourfield, of Whitton Avenue West, Greenford, West London, is charged with one count of conspiracy to corrupt, three counts of fraudulent trading and one count of money laundering.

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Mr Scourfield, of Whitton Avenue West, Greenford, west London, and Mr Dobson, of Bayfield Terrace, London, are charged along with John Cartwright, 68, of Knott Lane, Hyde, Greater Manchester.

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