Well known holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott gives a talk at New College.
Ben's story is a remarkable one - covering the Nazi invasion of his native Poland, life as a Jew in the first ghetto in Europe, the murder of both his parents and how he eventually found his way to England.
At the age of 15 in 1948, he arrived in the UK and describes himself as a "walking skeleton" but just 10 years later he represented the UK at the Olympic Games in Melbourne as a weight lifter. He then more
Memorial exhibition in the VIP Suite at the council's Civic Offices, which will be opened by Holocaust survivor Kurt Fleischer.
The Equalities Forum Group is holding an event in the Council Chamber at Shirehall on Friday, 27 January 2012 which will include:
Numbers for this event are limited so more
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Telford and Wrekin Council have issued a joint warning to householders to take extra care with portable heaters after a Telford family narrowly escaped a house fire which ripped through their home.
Mum Rebecca Coffey managed to lower her three children, including a six week old baby, to safety from a bedroom window as her partner Ian escaped out of the kitchen window.
Fire investigators say the severe blaze ripped through the home within more
With a couple of months worth of dark nights and mornings still ahead of us the Safer Roads Partnership are again reminding people when out walking, cycling or running near the roads to think about whether they can be seen by other road users.
As nights and mornings remain dark it is increasingly more difficult for motorists to see other road users. Pedestrians are being encouraged to think about their presence on the roads and wear high visibility clothing and reflective material and more
Shropshire firefighters took to the streets to personally ask the taxpaying public for their views on how their local fire service should look in the future as it faces unprecedented financial cuts.
Retained firefighters – the local fire professionals who also have other full time jobs – who operate out of 22 of the county's 23 fire stations volunteered to ask residents, shoppers and passers-by for their thoughts in the wake of a potential closure of county fire stations due to the more
Police investigating a farm fire near Bridgnorth which caused around £350,000 damage, today issued an appeal for information.
A large Dutch farm and seven items of farm machinery were severely damaged in the blaze at Cranmere Farm, Worfield.
It's believed the fire was deliberately started between 10.45pm on Sunday (Jan 1) and 1.30am the following day.
Police Constable Catherine Rapson, the investigating officer, said today: "It's strongly suspected this is an arson more
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
The Christmas holiday has been a busy time for staff at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Permanently on call at the county’s 23 fire stations, they have dealt with a total of 193 calls since the beginning of December, reported Deputy Chief Fire Officer John Redmond.
Fire crews were involved in a number of severe incidents including:
Arriva has been helping Shropshire firefighters get over important fire safety messages over Christmas and the New Year – on board buses in both the Shrewsbury and Oswestry areas.
The bus company has put up one of the brigade’s warning posters urging people to “stand by their pan” when cooking in the kitchen. More than 60 per cent of house fires start in the kitchen – many when people leave the room with pans on the hob.
Rabinder Dhami, team leader of the community fire more
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