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Hanley Community Fire Station will be officially opened by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Sir James Hawley KCVO this Friday. As part of the officially opening ceremony, the four men who came to the aid of neighbours during a house fir

Hanley Community Fire Station will be officially opened by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Sir James Hawley KCVO this Friday. As ...

Video: Police vs Fire tug-o’-war at Crosspool Summer Fayre

Teams from the local fire brigade and police force were at Saturday’s Summer Fayre, talking to residents about the work they do and allowing ...

Crosspool Tavern charity car boot sale on Saturday

A charity car boot sale will take place in the Crosspool Tavern car park on Saturday from 8-11.30am. You can book a pitch for £6 by calling 0114 3...

Download the Summer 2011 Crosspool Clarion now

The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion is going to press and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households. The latest issue i...

Schoolboy impales leg through spike on railings

A 13-year-old boy had to be taken to hospital after getting his leg skewered through a spike on railings at his school. It is thought that the seco...

Pix: Eco Flat Fire

Pic Katielee Arrowsmith/Deadline News FIREFIGHTERS had to cut apart a metal gate that stopped them getting in to tackle a blaze at massive block of...

Student trapped by falling kitchen cabinet

By Julie Diamond EIGHT firefighters and an axe were needed to rescue a student who was trapped by a falling kitchen cabinet. Kirsty Ireland was was...

FBU Threaten Legal Action Against IWC

If it comes to threats of legal action, you can tell that things aren't going smoothly

Cabinet Members Vote On Loos and Libraries Tonight

Cabinet members will vote tonight on proposed changes for toilets and libraries

Have your say: Future of the Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland

The Scottish Government is seeking views on the future of the Fire and Rescue Service in Scotland, and would like to hear from you.   The...

Summary of Shanklin Town Council Public Meeting

Round up of what was discussed and agreed at Shanklin public meeting last week

Shanklin Fire Station Decision Approved

Shanklin fire station to stay open under new plans

Police Appeal For Witesses After Serious Crash Near Shalfleet

Four seriously injured in road traffic accident

Shanklin Town Council Precept Meeting

Shanklin residents urged to have their say on precept changes

Crosspool explosion and fire: background information and pictures

We’ve been finding out a bit more information about Thursday’s explosion and fire in the flat above the chemist in the Crosspool shoppi...

Explosion and fire in Crosspool precinct

This morning an explosion triggered a fire in the flat above the chemist in Crosspool shops on Sandygate Road. The fire brigade were called and suc...

Adamsdown fire station decision deferred

A decision on the future of a fire station in Adamsdown, Cardiff, has been delayed as councillors want to inspect the site. The current fire statio...

Staffordshire Fire Service asking dog walkers to keep dogs on leads by canals during the winter freeze

Man Enters Freezing Canal Despite Warnings A man in his 30s risked his life... ...

News: Wannabe policeman pulled over drivers

A wannabe policeman fitted blue flashing lights to his Ford Focus and pulled drivers over on West Midlands roads after failing to get a job in the...

News: WM Fire Service fear cuts will put people’s lives in danger

Firemen fear that people will die if proposed cuts to the fire service in the West Midlands go ahead. West Midland Fire Service is currently facing...

Man asleep while pan of food catches fire in flat

A DOZY diner had a lucky escape when he was saved by his neighbour’s fire alarm in the flat upstairs after he fell asleep while cooking a snack. ...

Over-confident generation dismisses risk of home fire

While tradition teaches that the older we are, the wiser we become, a younger generation are outstripping their elders when it comes to fire safety...

News: WM Fire Service facing £30m cut in funding

Up to £30 million could be slashed from West Midlands Fire Service’s annual budget. The authority currently gets £70 million of its £120 milli...

News: Another delay hits WM fire control centre project

A project in which a £10 million “white elephant” fire base was built for the West Midlands has now delivered 999 kit which is itself a fire...

News: Cuts won’t put lives at risk says WM fire chiefs

Fire chiefs have pledged that looming budget cuts next year will not lead to delays in answering 999 calls...

Millions wasted on fire engines which are too heavy for WM roads

Millions of pounds have been wasted in the West Midlands on expensive fire engines that are too heavy for UK roads and a state-of-the-art control...

Three led to safety after Droylsden fire this morning

Three people have been treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after firemen were called to a house in Droylsden this morning. Firefighters wer...

WM engines withdrawn over shortage of firemen

Fire engines in the West Midlands are being withdrawn from duty as there is no-one to man them amid a recruitment freeze, it has emerged...

200ft hill fall sparks rescue operation

By Oliver Farrimond EMERGENCY Services battled for four hours on Saturday to rescue a man who fell 200ft down a steep embankment. A rescue force, w...

Major response to Edinburgh airport over Ryanair alert

By Michael MacLeod A FULL scale emergency was declared at Edinburgh Airport tonight after a Ryanair flight reported problems on approach for landin...

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