Up to 1,600 jobs are to be lost at 12 Magnox nuclear power sites by September next year, the company has announced.

Eleven of the plants have already shut down and the only one in operation, Wylfa on Anglesey in North Wales, is due to stop generating power at the end of the year.

The plant at Bradwell is currently preparing for its care and maintenance phase.

The company said decommissioning the sites was always going to lead to a reduction in staffing levels.

Following a review of the closure programme, Magnox said it expected between 1,400 and 1,600 job losses up to September 2016, including staff, agency and contract workers.