Earlier this year, the company announced the closure of a call centre in Hull with the loss of 240 jobs.

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Healthcare company Seven Seas has confirmed it is closing its factory in Hull with the loss of up to 250 jobs.

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Adebayor is eager to build on Tuesday's win when they play Sunderland on Saturday in the Premier League as they look to recover from their shock 2-1 loss to Hull City last weekend.

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Last year, a shortage of fish caused the wholesale fish auction market in Hull to close, with the loss of 16 jobs.

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The company dismissed the action as a "publicity stunt" and said it had proposed the changes because the Hull factory had been "heavily loss-making for the past two years".

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The company, which had its head office in Hull, collapsed last year with the loss of nearly 7, 000 jobs.

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Brown's priority clearly lies in the Premier League but the manner of the loss will do little to help Hull's confidence with a game away against Liverpool awaiting them this weekend.

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All 236 stores closed before Christmas with the loss of around 7, 000 jobs, including up to 200 at the Hull centre.

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