Lindsey Oil Refinery to lose 125 jobs, official receiver says

Almost a third of the workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery are to lose their jobs.

The Insolvency Service said 125 employees would be made redundant at the end of October, with 255 people remaining at the site at North Killingholme in North Lincolnshire.

The refinery was taken over by the official receiver in June after its owner, Prax Group, went into administration.

The Unite union said the government was “responsible for the redundancies going ahead, as it could provide support to ensure the refinery is kept intact and operational”.

Energy Minister Michael Shanks said the official receiver was “assessing potential bids for the future…