Sir Ken Knight will visit Shropshire next week to carry out a spending review at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service which has already slashed £4.5 million from its £20 million annual budget.
Chief Fire Officer Paul Raymond will tell the...
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1st February, 2013
County firms can learn from the Brazil nightclub blaze, say Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Shropshire business owners should not be complacent about the risk of fires after the death of 233 people in a blaze at the nightclub in South...
30th January, 2013
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a garage fire at 2.54am Tuesday 29th January 2012 at the Lostboys Motorcycle Breakers in Beverley Road, Ketley.
A number of motorbikes were destroyed in the fire.
The fire is being...
29th January, 2013
Chimney fires are on the increase in Shropshire as householders continue to ignore warnings to get their chimney swept.
As temperatures plunge, more home owners turn to open fires and wood burners to stay warm - leading to 28 fires in the...
25th January, 2013
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking rural communities to be vigilant following a barn fire at Sparchley Farm, Culmington, near Ludlow. The cause of the fire has been confirmed as deliberate following the report of the fire at 8.54pm on...
21st January, 2013
The Safer Roads Partnership in Warwickshire and West Mercia is reminding motorists to continue to take extra care on the roads over the next few days as temperatures stay low and many roads remain icy and slippery. The Met Office has issued a...
18th January, 2013
A coroner who recorded a verdict of accidental death on a teenage girl who died in a camping tragedy in Shropshire told members of her family:
“It’s quite clear that you and many, many people were unaware of the risk of carbon monoxide...
18th January, 2013
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 is “Communities together: Build a Bridge” asking you to remember and stand by those who were forced to live through these experiences. We want you to honour those communities which were destroyed in the...
17th January, 2013
With heavy snow forecast over the West Midlands region on Friday, the Safer Roads Partnership in Warwickshire and West Mercia is reminding motorists to take extra care on the roads over the next few days. The Met Office has issued an amber...
17th January, 2013
Fire officers are helping to educate the Shropshire public about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after the tragic death of 14-year-old Hannah Thomas-Jones.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is also supporting a nationwide...
