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Welsh town's jeans firm revives jobs and skills

A Welsh factory is manufacturing denim locally again, restoring production jobs and textile skills that had left the region.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on The Tailgate
Published 9:42 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

Photo: uploaded by Juanmak · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Jeans — Photo: uploaded by Juanmak · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:42 AM ET on The Tailgate, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
Topics: Wales, Welsh.
BBN covered this story before: Checked Skirt Is a Winter Essential, Says Princess of Wales (October 9).

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The Guardian‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Guardian reports a Welsh firm is making jeans in its town again, bringing back jobs and the skills that went with them.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLocal factory, local workers, local pants. That's a home-field advantage.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistDenim's fine in drizzle, mind. Wales gets plenty of that. Pairs well.

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