Support is being offered to workers facing redundancy at a carpet manufacturer.

Following the announcement Axminster Carpets is in talks with staff regarding voluntary redundancies, East Devon District Council has come forward to provide help and advice.

The council’s economic development service held a redundancy information and advice session last week with a range of support services giving information on universal credit and benefits, council tax, options for retraining and skills development, finding alternative work, support for self-employment and more.

Organisations included the district council, Job Centre Plus, Education and Training Skills and Learn Devon.

The business announced last month that it had asked its employees to consider voluntary redundancy in light of 'market uncertainties' due to Brexit.

Axminster ward members, Cllrs Andrew Moulding, Ian Hall and Sarah Jackson, said: “As a council, we’ll do all we can to support the individuals and families affected by these redundancies, but as a community, we want to be proactive in making clear just how skilled this workforce is.

“Axminster has a strong and resilient industrial base with many of our key employers both in and around the town seeking to expand. Access to skilled staff is a common issue for growing businesses, so we call on local heads of enterprise to contact Axminster Carpets to discuss the roles you can offer to highly skilled and experienced local people.”