Islabikes: Cycle firm ceases production amid ‘difficult and turbulent time’

The deputy chairman of Ludlow’s chamber of commerce, Ian Evans, told BBC Radio Shropshire the firm had helped put the town on the map. “They didn’t have a retail outlet in the town centre, but it’s the presence of a brand like that,” he said. “Then there’s the loss of jobs, which in the current climate is beyond sad.”