A dictionary company based in Edinburgh has announced that it will have to close its offices.

Chambers Harrap Publishers said 27 members of staff will be affected by the closure. Chambers titles will be moved to London and will be managed by Hodder Education.

This move comes after 200 years of the dictionary being associated with Scotland. Now, it is planned that the part of the business which publishes bilingual dictionaries will be separated.

The office closure is being blamed on the fact that fewer people are now buying dictionaries and reference books because they are now relying on the internet for this information.