A High Court bid to stop the closure of 10 fire stations and axing of 14 fire engines has failed. The cuts form part of London Safety Plan 5 which also includes measures to reclaim money from building owners responsible for false alarms and from neighbouring areas where the Brigade attends instead of a local […]
Fire authority votes to cut fire stations and engines
The capital’s fire authority has voted to implement controversial plans to axe 10 fire stations and 14 fire engines. London Safety Plan 5 also includes proposals to reclaim money from building owners responsible for false alarms and from neighbouring areas where the Brigade attends instead of a local fire crew. The Plan was drawn up […]
Lawyers tell fire authority – no grounds for a legal challenge to cuts
On Thursday members of London’s fire authority will meet to discuss – for probably the last time – the formal adoption of London Safety Plan 5, which includes proposals to cut 10 fire stations and 14 fire engines. After Boris ordered them to go ahead and implement the Plan, authority members opposed to the cuts […]
Defiant Boris vows to press ahead with fire cuts
Boris Johnson has refused to back down over plans to axe 10 fire stations and 14 fire engines despite calls to allow the capital’s fire authority more time to explore alternative money saving options. The closures form part of a new London Safety Plan drawn up in the wake of cuts to both City Hall […]
AMs to quiz Boris over fire cuts, police museums and climate scepticism
Boris Johnson will appear before the London Assembly on Wednesday for September’s Mayor’s Question Time session. The meeting will be the first time the Mayor has appeared before Assembly Members since July. In addition to reporting on actions taken and initiatives launched since they last met, Mr Johnson will be questioned on a range of […]
