BBCNEWS We Are England June 4, 2024 14:46:00
Millers at that time, they were getting work from harrods and top—quality designer shops and things. its been shut for about 30—odd years now, 35 year now. its a bit sad, really, because it was a big employer of cockermouth at that time. it was 1,800 people when i started at that time in 1970. yeah, sad. but its like anything else — things shut down, dont they? in the early �*80s, we saw a lot of demand and we looked around england and found cumbria, where there was a lot of shoe makers,...
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