UPDATED 12:33: Leicester Circuits lays off 47

Leicester Circuits, based in East Goscote, has gone into administration after a major customer pulled out of a multi-million pound contract. The workforce was told at the beginning of the month that they would not be paid, reports the newspaper. The company had been in trouble ever since a major customer pulled out his contract in October last year, which consequently reduced their turnover. A worker, who did not want to be named, said was said to have received a redundancy letter in the post. He is cited in saying: "I've got another job now," he said. "I don't know about anyone else."