THERE were more than 150 jobs on offer at a fair organised by Ludlow MP Philip Dunne.

He said that the jobs fair, the third that he has organised in the town, attracted nearly 100 people looking for work.

The MP claimed that the fact that there were more jobs than people looking for work was indicative of the improving employment situation in the area.

There were 26 different jobs and organisations at the event staged in The Harley Centre at Ludlow College.

“The initial feedback from both employers and jobseekers has been really positive, so I hope some of those who attended today will find a stable job as a result,” said Mr Dunne.

“Clearly, as unemployment has halved in the Ludlow constituency, there are fewer jobseekers than at similar events over the past two years.

“At the jobs fair we had more jobs on offer, including 10 jobs at Britpart in Craven Arms, half a dozen jobs coming at Shukers in Ludlow this summer as well, as care home and clerical jobs at Capita in Ludlow.

“This is indicative of the wider jobs market across the Ludlow constituency, as more firms look to expand and take on employees, and the number of those out of work continues to fall as the economy here in Shropshire grows.”