Wandsworth Reminds Parks Users Over BBQ's
9th May 2008Wandsworth council has reminded Londoners that they may face prosecution if they break byelaws and light fires or barbecues in the borough's parks and commons.
With weather forecasters predicting hotter weather ahead parks officials and police will be stepping up their patrols.
The council's head of security and events Jack Ad… full story
Mayor and Fire Commissioner Visit Brigade's Local Intervention Course
6th May 2008Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Commissioner of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority Ron Dobson and the Mayor's newly-appointed advisor on young people, Ray Lewis, visited Dagenham Fire Station earlier today to meet young people participating in the London Fire Brigade’s Local Intervention Fire Education courses.
The LIFE prog… full story
Fire Brigade Wins Green Award
4th May 2008The London Fire Brigade has been awarded a prestigious award at the Heating and Ventilation News Awards 2008 for the sustainable way it is heating and powering the capital's fire stations.
The award was made last Thursday (May 1) at a ceremony held in the Grosvenor House Hotel last night.
The brigade's green programme has led … full story
Olympic Site Clocks Up 2m 'Accident Free' Working Hour
17th April 2008
Bosses at The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are celebrating reaching two million working hours without a reportable accident occurring.
According to the ODA, since since July over 2,000 workers have been engaged in clearing the site of the the ‘Big 5’ venues – the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre, the IBC/MPC, the Velopark and t… full story
Fire Brigade To Work With Newham's Eastern European Residents
17th April 2008The London Fire Brigade is to work closely with Newham's Eastern European residents as part of their ongoing commitment to build links with communities across the capital.
The 'Fire Community Safety Officers project' involves 13 community engagement specialists targeting some of London's many diverse communities with information on how t… full story
Livingstone's Road Deaths Election Pledge
14th March 2008Ken Livingstone has been setting out the policies he would pursue in a third term to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on London's roads.
Speaking after meeting local residents in Kings Cross Mr Livingstone sought to portray himself as the experienced candidate and to trade off a record he says has "led to ove… full story
