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5 March 1969 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN

A week-old stoppage at the Cardiff plant of the Rover company over a pay dispute will end today. A decision to return was taken at a three-hour meeting by 650 members of the AEF. Talks on the dispute will start on Monday.. Because of the stoppage, 2,250 at the Rover assembly plant at Solihull had to be laid off. Another 300 were laid off at the Pressed Steel Fisher plant at Cowley.

The Rover Company has appointed Jack Rosbrook executive director of industrial relations and Ronald Phillips executive director of production at Solihull.

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Editor and creator AROnline at AROnline

Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...

Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.