Eden Project cuts 75 jobs to reduce costs

The Eden Project said the job losses would help ensure the organisation's "long-term economic stability"

Seventy-five people have lost their jobs at the Eden Project as part of cost-cutting measures, managers have said.

The job losses followed a 45-day consultation period and included full and part-time staff taking voluntary redundancy and retiring, a spokesperson for Eden said.

They said the move would help to ensure the organisation's "long-term economic stability".

Eden said the number of people losing their jobs was fewer than "the 80 originally predicted" as some people had taken alternative roles or were retraining.

'Challenging period'

The spokesperson said Eden was "confident" it would now "be able to build, grow and invest, acting as a standard bearer for Cornwall and the tourism industry's future success".

Thanking staff for ensuring the consultation was "conducted fairly and sensitively", they said they wished "everyone leaving us well for the future".

CEO Andy Jasper said the organisation had reported a "healthy surplus" of more than £750,000 in its latest financial statements.

Mr Jasper said the figures reflected the cost control measures Eden had put in place through a "challenging period" for tourism in the region.