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Bob Jackson used to make Hetchins under license.
When the Southend shop closed, production was moved to Leeds. Eventually, David Miller (who I think was production manager at Jacksons) bought the marque and moved production elsewhere - in this case Preston.
As you have linked, Bob Jackson still offer a frame - the Vulcan - which is basically in the style of a Hetchins.
http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/product/vulcan/
I'm not sure of the story but in some sense aren't Bob Jackson literally the same as Hetchins?