LEEDS MP CALLS FOR CITY TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST CLOSURE OF TETLEY'S
November 6, 2008 3:24 PM
Leeds MP Greg Mulholland has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling for the people of Leeds, Leeds City Council and the local media to come together to protest against plans to close the Calsberg Tetley Brewery in Leeds, which has been brewing Tetley on the site for 186 years.
Greg also raised the issue in the House of Commons today with the Speaker of the House in Business Questions, and has written to Calsberg urging them to look again at the plans.
Commenting Greg said:
"The Tetley's Brewery has been brewing beer in Leeds for over 186 years, to hear that it is now going to close its doors after so many years is a huge blow for the city, and for those who work at the brewery.
"I am urging the local community, elected representatives and media to come together to campaign against the closure, and to urge Calsberg to look again at the plans."
ENDS
Notes to editors
1. Mr Mulholland has tabled the Early Day Motion in the House of Commons below:
Closure of the Leeds Calsberg Tetley Brewery
That this House
Is dismayed by the announcement this week by Carlsberg Tetley that they intend to close the Leeds Tetley Brewery with 170 staff facing an uncertain future; notes that Tetley's ales have been brewed in Leeds for 186 years and that it is an iconic Leeds brand; believes that if Tetley's is not brewed in Leeds, using Leeds water, it cannot claim to be a Leeds beer; calls upon the people of Leeds, Leeds City Council, the Yorkshire Evening Post and other local media to campaign against the closure and to persuade Carlsberg Tetley to continue brewing Tetley's ales in Leeds.
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