MAJOR job losses in Bolton in recent years have included more than 1,000 in the clothing and textile industries.
Other job losses among manufacturers include:
160 announced this month at yarn manufacturer Shiloh Spinners
145 at Robert Fletcher Paper Mill at Stoneclough when it shut in June.
67 at Watson Steel, Lostock, announced in February.
40 at Headlam Home Furnishings (Holdings), Great Lever.
215 with the closure of CV Home Furnishings works at Egerton Mill, Farnworth and Fold Mill, Bradley Fold.
69 at Westhoughton kitchen manufacturers, the Bernstein Group.
30 at paper machinery makers Sandusky Walmsley in Crompton Way.
200 at Lorival Plastics, Little Lever.
NEW developments creating hundreds of jobs in the Bolton area in recent years include:
The Reebok Stadium and Middlebrook retail complex.
The Valley Centretainment at the Tonge Valley.
The Big W on the site of the former Burnden Park Stadium.
Bolton Gate Retail Park
Trinity Retail Park
B&Q Warehouse
Mutiplex cinemas at The Valley and Middlebrook
The Moat house Hotel
A new 80 bedroom hotel planned for the former site of Bolton Fire Station.
The De Vere Whites Hotel at Middlebrook.
Bolton Arena at Middlebrook
The David Lloyd fitness centre
The Esporta fitness centre
Computer firms Dabs Direct and Scan Computers
Tesco Extra opens in Mansell Way creating 200 jobs
Sainsburys' planned new store on Trinity Street creating 200 jobs
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