On 1 October 2006 a new piece of legislation was introduced into the UK to help safeguard all workplace premises from fire. This fire safety law is called the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. It replaces numerous other pieces of legislation and means now you have one set of rules to comply with, regarding fire safety.
To assist businesses meet this new legislation Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is offering all businesses within Shropshire the more
Detectives investigating a series of suspected arson attacks on a Shrewsbury estate have charged a man with arson at one of the properties.
The 18-year-old was arrested this morning (23 December) at an address in Shrewsbury.
He has been interviewed and was this evening charged with arson at a house in Reedham Road, on the Herongate Estate, at about 11pm on Wednesday 1 December.
He will be remanded in custody overnight and is due to appear before Shrewsbury Magistrates' more
Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority wish to reassure the community and staff from the Service that the recent article in the Shrewsbury Chronicle (Thursday, 23 December 2010) entitled ‘Town Fire Station HQ Project is Scrapped’ together with the supporting paragraph, is wholly inaccurate. The remainder of the article relates the cancellation of the national fire control project (which is correct).
It would appear that the two articles have been merged, one fact based, one extremely more
An almost 28 per cent the Government spending cut in the county’s fire and rescue service grant over the next four years is “very worrying” for Shropshire’s future, warned the Chair of the Shropshire and Wrekin fire authority.
Councillor Stuart West said the Government’s newly announced grant reductions were “a great disappointment” and worse than expected.
But he vowed that the fire and rescue service across Shropshire, Telford and the Wrekin would be protected for the next more
Special Constables based in Telford will be on hand from Thursday 16th December until Saturday 18th December to support a fire safety event that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are holding in Telford Shopping Centre.
The event has been organised by the fire service so they can pass on safety tips to local people ahead of the Christmas break to ensure that nothing is allowed to spoil what should be an exciting time for everyone.
To support the event, more
Police in Shropshire today issued a warning to keep off frozen ponds and lakes following an incident in Shrewsbury where a young boy fell through ice.
The incident happened on a pond behind Battlefield Plaza, near the DVLA centre on Saturday afternoon.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service alerted police that one of its crews had come across four boys, aged about 10 or 11 playing on the frozen surface. One was wet to the waist having apparently fallen through the ice.
A more
Shropshire’s fire chief has appealed to all drivers to take care on the roads this Christmas to avoid a potential tragedy.
Tragic deaths at this time of the year were “so poignant,” Paul Raymond told road safety advocates at Shropshire Council’s “don’t drink and drive” campaign launched at Shrewsbury FC.
The county’s Chief Fire Officer, who is responsible for road safety for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, is also president of the Shropshire branch of the Institute of more
Shropshire schoolchildren will join firefighters and staff from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service at its annual Christmas Festival of Carols in Shrewsbury on December 15.
This year the service will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, and attended by youngsters from Meole Brace Primary and Nursery School.
The Service will be led by Brigade Chaplain Rev Peter Barnes and Rev Phil Cansdale, of Holy Trinity Church, Meole Brace.Traditional Carol music will be more
Christmas is coming. Thieves will be looking to businesses to provide them with extra Christmas presents. Please deny them this opportunity at your business.
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Police officers in Telford are investigating following a suspicious fire in Donnington. The incident occurred on Ash Lea Drive on Wednesday 1st December.
At just after 11pm a member of the public called the police to report they'd heard a loud bang outside their property and that when they'd looked out of the window they could see a car on fire.
Police immediately attended the scene along with the fire service and on arrival in the communal parking area they discovered a VW more
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