A Shropshire sportsman is all fired up ready to play rugby for his country - and hoping for a better result than the national side in the Rugby World Cup.
For Ludlow firefighter George Jacks (25) has been picked for the second time to play for the England fire service’s national squad.
A flanker for Ludlow Rugby Club, George will wear the number six shirt when he represents his country against Wales on October 15 at the Saracen’s ground in London with a 20,000 more
More than 300 students will watch a car crash “victim” released from the wreckage of a vehicle by firefighters at a road safety education event in Newport on Thursday.
The stark demonstration in front of students aged 18 to 25 will be staged at Harper Adams University at 6.45pm by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Shrewsbury car dealership Rybrook MINI has donated an old Saab car which will have its windows and roof carefully removed by firefighters using more
Diversity Open Day at Shrewsbury Fire Station
Shrewsbury Fire Station will be the setting on Saturday (Oct 10th) for an open day aimed at celebrating diversity.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service says everyone is welcome to come along to the diversity open day between 10am and 1pm when visitors can enjoy a close up look at hi-tech, frontline fire-fighting appliances and tour the modern fire station.
There will also be a dramatic demonstration of what happens more
During the last week of September each year we conduct free electric blanket testing. This year we held sessions in Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Councillor Jean Jones, Fire Authority member, popped in to give her support at a couple of the sessions. She found it very interesting and didn’t realise how popular electric blankets still are. RMW Electrical of Shrewsbury tested 82 altogether with 16 failing. Alison Teece, from the prevention department said “we do generally expect an more
Word is spreading about a successful scheme helping to transform the lives of Shropshire employees with dyslexia.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, with a higher ratio of dyslexic staff than the 10 per cent population average, is one of a few public sector organisations to run a support programme acclaimed for changing the lives of staff with dyslexia and Meares Irlen syndrome.
Brigade chaplain Rev Murray McBride, who has dyslexia, has since started a self help group more
Hodnet firefighters added a real touch of class when they staged a charity car wash at the fire station on Saturday (26 Sept).
A 1935 Bentley originally owned by Graham Campbell, who broke land and water speed records in the 1920s 30s, was carefully washed by the Hodnet crew.
The beautiful Bentley’s current owner, local man, Peter Hodson, kindly donated £50 – a big boost to the £350 total the car wash raised for the Fire Fighters’ Charity and the Hodnet Scout and Guide Group. more
Lord Digby Jones keenly watched Shropshire firefighters as they professionally freed a driver “trapped” in the wreckage of a car in a road safety demonstration in the county.
He later sat inside the car, which had its roof removed, for photos to help publicise the campaign to raise awareness about road safety for business drivers.
The road safety event was organised by the TTC Group in Telford which educates 320,000 road users each year.
Shropshire Fire and more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are currently providing a series of Business Education Seminars aimed at increasing awareness of the change of legislation that came into force in October 2006 -The Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety) Order.
It is our ambition to offer as much support and guidance as we can to help you reduce the risk of fire affecting your business and employees. We understand that many people may be unaware of the statutory requirements, nevertheless you are legally more
The first “taster” day of 2015 to encourage more people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to join the fire service as on call firefighters has been held in Shropshire.
An Army veteran, ex-student, office worker and engineer turned up at Wellington Fire Station in Telford at the weekend to talk to firefighters, tour the station, watch equipment demonstrations and hear about the recruitment process and career information.
It was all part of a campaign by more
Rock star Brian Ferry helped raise more than £200 for the Firefighters’ Charity at Wellington Fire Station’s open day.
His champagne gift to firefighters who helped save the life of son Merlin in a car crash in Shropshire last year was raffled at the event.
Raffle ticket sales were high during Saturday’s open day which saw a good public turnout watch Wellington firefighters showcase their skills including a demonstration from the brigade’s animal rescue team.
There were more
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