More than 1,000 jobs are going after the cross Channel ferry operator SeaFrance was told to close by a French court (9 January)

Most of the redundancies will hit French workers but it is understood that 127 British workers in Dover have also lost their jobs.

Office workers and check-in staff based in the Kent town are among those affected.

SeaFrance operated three passenger ferries between Dover and Calais until November 2011 after the court threw out private bids to rescue the firm.

The company said any customers with existing bookings will be offered a refund.

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