by Admin | Feb 14, 2023 | News
Plans for new tall residential buildings in London will need to incorporate a second staircase in order to be signed off, the mayor of London has announced according to InsideHousing. An update on the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) planning pages said that planned...
by Admin | May 26, 2020 | News, Source Fire News
Balcony fire safety is at the heart of pleas being made by the capital’s fire safety teams following the devastating fire in a block of flats in South East London last week. Firefighters are pleading with Londoners not to cause a balcony blaze which could...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2017 | News, Prosecutions
Patients and staff were put at risk at a Norwich doctors’ surgery judged unsafe by inspectors, according to a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) put Wensum Valley Medical Practice, which is spread across three city sites, into special measures following the...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a fire in a block of flats in Bedford according to ITV.com. Firefighters were called to the 12-storey Beckett Court building on Thursday evening at shortly after 8pm and smoke was seen coming from...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A total of 228 high-rise buildings are fitted with cladding are considered to be ‘at risk’ and do not meet fire safety standards, official tests ordered by the Government in the wake of the Grenfell fire have concluded according to ITV.com. The latest...
