More than 25 jobs have been lost at a Waterfoot packaging company.

Howarth Packaging, in Hugh Business Park, went into administration on August 1 when Bolton-based Tenon Recovery became responsible for overseeing the company.

The company, established in 1971, operated in food, medical, retail, packaging design, production and design.

A spokesperson for the Tenon Recovery, said: "The company went into administration on August 1 and the administrators handling the company are Matthew Bowker and Christopher Benjamin Barrett."