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For the second year running Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority has agreed a budget which will see its portion of Council tax frozen. For a Band D property, the council tax remains at £61.38, equivalent to £1.18 per week. The cost of providing fire and rescue services across Hampshire is £70.5 million this year,...
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A car transporter and a small hatch back car were in collision yesterday morning at the Bishopstoke Road/Chickenhall lane roundabout causing traffic hold ups. The accident occurred at about 10.25 am as the transporter, loaded with flat bed Transit vans, pulled left out of Chickenhall Lane headed towards Eastleigh and collided together with the hatchback which...
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Hampshire Fire and Rescue were called to a small fire which had started within premises on Ruskin Road, Eastleigh at approximately 5.30 pm tonight. Neighbours spotted smoke in an upstairs bedroom and alerted the emergency services. The house is believed to be a care home for people recovering from mental health problems. The fire...
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Chris Huhne MP showed his support for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service’s commitment to the environment at a recent visit to the Service’s Headquarters in Eastleigh on 13 January 2012. At a meeting with Chief Officer John Bonney, Chris Huhne MP was presented with the Service’s polices and plans that outline its commitment to...
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Two groups of students from Eastleigh College have been fighting fires and rescuing passengers from smoke filled aeroplanes at Southampton Airport, as part of a training exercise with the airport’s resident fire crew last week. Many of the Level 3 BTEC Travel & Tourism students will go on the train as Cabin Crew, and this...
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Untrained bystanders should give the kiss a miss during CPR and concentrate on giving just chest compressions to the tune of Stayin’ Alive, according to one of the UK’s largest medical charities. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has become the first organisation in the UK to actively promote Hands-only CPR. Backed by the Resuscitation...
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An Eastleigh Firefighter has been awarded a ‘top gong’ in the New Years Honours List. Peter Crook has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal in the New Year’s Honours list, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international search and rescue during his 32 year career with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The...
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Shoppers in old Bishopstoke had a narrow escape around 11.30 this morning when strong winds felled a large sycamore tree. Fortunately the tree was growing on the other side of the river at Riverside and only the topmost 15 to 20 feet of its crown fell across the road and pavement, narrowly missing shoppers...
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When the party gets going, it’s all too easy to get carried away and not notice when a friend may be in trouble. Did you know that one in seven young people have been in an emergency situation as a result of a friend drinking too much alcohol, with half of these having to...
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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service have told how over 100 firefighters successfully fought a ferocious a fire at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Although they succeeded in preventing the blaze from spreading there are fears that the £800,000 MRI scanner at the Winchester and Eastleigh Health Care Trust’s flagship hospital has been destroyed. Crews...
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