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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea 13:44 - May 3 with 13436 viewswestside

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 13:52 - May 3 with 6601 viewsmajorraglan

Terrible news, 800 jobs gone, but thousands more will be hit. Hopefully the new regeneration program will be able to do something to offset the job losses. I am stunned to hear this.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 13:54 - May 3 with 6598 viewsWxmJax

This is Virgin media in Llansamlet, not Virgin Atlantic near the train station. Dreadful news for all involved.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 13:55 - May 3 with 6591 viewscmajack

Absolutely terrible news for the workers and their families.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 14:34 - May 3 with 6534 viewsoh_tommy_tommy

Dreadful news

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 14:37 - May 3 with 6525 viewscontroversial_jack

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 14:34 - May 3 by oh_tommy_tommy

Dreadful news


Mt Daughter works there and she has said they are moving the operation to Manilla, probably to avoid paying taxes, yet many blame the EU and immigration for the problems of this country.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:08 - May 3 with 6472 viewsPrivate_Partz

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 14:34 - May 3 by oh_tommy_tommy

Dreadful news


Indeed. Seems we can't even compete for call centre jobs in this area. A declining Public Sector and our University are the only big employers around.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:26 - May 3 with 6426 viewstheloneranger

A lot of the Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile customer services are already set up right across the Philippines

Sad to see Llansamlet closing down, a lot of people were made redundant or relocated from there to England about years 5/6 years ago.

It's been in the pipeline since Liberty Global bought Virgin Media in 2013.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:31 - May 3 with 6418 viewsWingstandwood

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:08 - May 3 by Private_Partz

Indeed. Seems we can't even compete for call centre jobs in this area. A declining Public Sector and our University are the only big employers around.


So true and without the public sector i.e. DVLA, hospitals, dwindling local authority jobs and what's left of the civil service etc, I dread to think what a state this part of the world would be in.

I have never been so pessimistic/worried about the SW Wales/Swansea economy and thats after seeing the decades of continuum/decline and accompanying relentless bad news stories since Thatcher and Co arrived on the scene nigh 40 years ago.

This area/locality is now at absolute rock bottom!

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:40 - May 3 with 6396 viewsoh_tommy_tommy

Billionaire Branson

How much Facking money does the c@nt want

I was looking to switch to virgin media , that won’t be happening now
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:55 - May 3 with 6359 viewstheloneranger

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:40 - May 3 by oh_tommy_tommy

Billionaire Branson

How much Facking money does the c@nt want

I was looking to switch to virgin media , that won’t be happening now
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Tommy, Richard Branson has virtually nothing to do with Virgin Media.

When Ntl and Telewest merged in 2006, they went to Branson and licensed the Virgin brand name. Like many companies with the Virgin brand name he doesn't own them.

Branded revenue from companies that bear the Virgin name has made him a billionaire.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 16:13 - May 3 with 6306 viewsoh_tommy_tommy

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 15:55 - May 3 by theloneranger

Tommy, Richard Branson has virtually nothing to do with Virgin Media.

When Ntl and Telewest merged in 2006, they went to Branson and licensed the Virgin brand name. Like many companies with the Virgin brand name he doesn't own them.

Branded revenue from companies that bear the Virgin name has made him a billionaire.


Oh Ok I’ll look into that .

I’ll not be moving to them none the less

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:21 - May 3 with 6185 viewstrampie

Terrible news yet again for the area, Labour, Conservatives, Lib-Dem neo-liberalism not working.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:32 - May 3 with 6162 viewsacejack3065

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:21 - May 3 by trampie

Terrible news yet again for the area, Labour, Conservatives, Lib-Dem neo-liberalism not working.


why are you trying to score political points when 800 people have just lost their jobs?
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:40 - May 3 with 6136 viewstrampie

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:32 - May 3 by acejack3065

why are you trying to score political points when 800 people have just lost their jobs?


I'm not, I'm not or never have been a member of any political party its an observation on my part that Labour, Conservatives and Lib-Dems are sh*t.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 with 6124 viewssome_bloke

800 low paid, low quality jobs lost in a dump like Swansea. There seems to be an agenda to run Swansea, Llanelli and West Wales in general into the ground.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 with 6120 viewsHighjack

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 by some_bloke

800 low paid, low quality jobs lost in a dump like Swansea. There seems to be an agenda to run Swansea, Llanelli and West Wales in general into the ground.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:46 - May 3 with 6113 viewssome_bloke

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 by Highjack

Welcome back.


Welcome back who?
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:47 - May 3 with 6108 viewspikeypaul

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:32 - May 3 by acejack3065

why are you trying to score political points when 800 people have just lost their jobs?


Don't worry the usual suspects will be along soon blaming BREXIT on the jobs going to the Phillipines.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:48 - May 3 with 6103 viewsJACKMANANDBOY

The lack of investment in SW Wales is a real concern. The WA are culpable.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:05 - May 3 with 6047 viewsjack_lord

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:48 - May 3 by JACKMANANDBOY

The lack of investment in SW Wales is a real concern. The WA are culpable.


Totally agree.

If we didn't have a WA at least that place would have nothing as well. It is just rubbing our noses in it.

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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:13 - May 3 with 6015 viewssome_bloke

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 by Highjack

Welcome back.


Hey maybe, just maybe I happened to have the same opinion as many, many, many other people living in the area? Who'd have thought that eh?
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:15 - May 3 with 6007 viewsmajorraglan

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 by some_bloke

800 low paid, low quality jobs lost in a dump like Swansea. There seems to be an agenda to run Swansea, Llanelli and West Wales in general into the ground.
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I can’t comment on the pay rates, but it’s 800 less pay cheques coming in to the Swansea area which equates to less money for families in this area, less money being spent in shops and local businesses which impacts on their viability, more jobs shed etc etc etc.

My nephew will be one of those losing his job, there’s not a great deal out there and this is a big blow for a young man.
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:16 - May 3 with 6002 viewsjack2jack

That is a hell of a blow for all those employed there. I do hope that there is something that the local authority and those up in Cardiff can do to soften the blow.
The local economy is suffering as it is, without this bombshell being dropped.
I hear that the operation is going to go abroad, well that just says it all, taking this type of business offshore.It would appear that the call centre bubble in the UK is going to burst if it hasn't already.
Good luck to all those affected, in finding employment elsewhere.Terrible news!
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:17 - May 3 with 5998 viewsclloy2

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:44 - May 3 by some_bloke

800 low paid, low quality jobs lost in a dump like Swansea. There seems to be an agenda to run Swansea, Llanelli and West Wales in general into the ground.
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I wouldn't call it an agenda. Its a policy be it Westminster or WAG that's in full swing.
Never mind, Im sure the Swansea tidal barrage will replace many of the lost jobs.!!!
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Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 18:18 - May 3 with 5992 viewsHighjack

Virgin Closing Down in Swansea on 17:48 - May 3 by JACKMANANDBOY

The lack of investment in SW Wales is a real concern. The WA are culpable.


Yep the suggestion on the news is that Manchester was chosen over Swansea because of better transport links.

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