Suspected swine flu cases at JCB stop Prince Andrew factory visit

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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PRINCE Andrew has cancelled a visit to JCB amid suspected cases of swine flu at the digger giant.

The Duke of York had been due to open the company's new £40 million Heavy Products factory in Uttoxeter.

However, the company issued a statement confirming the visit has now been cancelled.

A statement from JCB said: "A very small number of suspected swine flu cases have been reported at JCB including two at JCB Heavy Products, Uttoxeter.

"As a result, The Duke of York has postponed a visit to officially open the factory today until further notice."

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    by Coco, The Clown

    Wednesday, July 22 2009, 8:01PM

    “It's always great when people make childish spelling mistakes and grammatical blunders when calling commenters a sad load of planks :)

    Brainless Dead?
    Must be a new zombie film.”

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    by Kb, Staffs

    Wednesday, July 22 2009, 7:04PM

    “Oh dear, what a sad load of planks. Would it make any differnce if Prince Andrew caught swine flu ? perhaps not. Would it make any difference if any of the people commenting caught it ? No not really because you probably would sign off any way.JCB a waste of time? of course, they are the only major employer in a depressed area, more depressed by all of the brainless dead now commen ting. Im sure you will turn the situation around with your positive attitude. JCB made people redundant, did any one else? Of course they should have kept everone employed until they were taken into administration, then everyone would be happy! Is it any wonder we don't attract any serious employers to the area. Rock on Knob heads, I'm sure that you will all turn up at the job centre, assuming you can rember how to get there!”

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    by I love JCB, One of the cheadle plants

    Wednesday, July 22 2009, 6:43PM

    “Raymond I sense a classic case of sour grapes going on with you as I have worked for the company for 10+ years now and have done quite well for myself rising through the ranks and before anybody says it, yes I did suck up to my bosses doing bits of gardening for them etc at home in my own time but it has obviously payed off as I am still in a job on a monthly salary and have also evaded a paycut”

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    by Lucy, Newcastle

    Wednesday, July 22 2009, 2:35PM

    “You'd have thought that the Duke of Pork would have been immune!”

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    by Ray, stoke

    Wednesday, July 22 2009, 12:48PM

    “This could have easily been avoided if they had made the Swines redundant instead of everyone else.”

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