british steel has around a500 employees at its scunthorpe and teesside sites with a further 20,000 people working in the supply chain. many of whom have rallied to save the firm. i feelthe many of whom have rallied to save the firm. i feel the steelworks is the firm. i feel the steelworks is the life of the town. basically, it's the heart of the town and if the heart stops beating, services, retail, everything else around it will be affected massively. jingye group says it plans to up the production but also cut costs, so although the news brings hope for those working for british steel, uncertainty overjobs continues. james dunn, bbc news. well, as employees arrived for work this morning they were asked for their reaction to the news. yeah, the majority has been told. we've been told by managers and stuff like that, yeah. everyone's happy, like, because obviously we're still in a job. it's been a big concern, nobody knowing what's going to be happening, if they've got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. how much of a worry has it been? yeah, it has been. you