Pub landlord pleads guilty to fire safety breaches

A landlord has pleaded guilty to six charges relating to breaches of Fire Safety legislation after providing sleeping accommodation for up to 16 people above a Boughton pub. 56-year-old Carmel Heathcote, the licensee at The Harrow Inn on Tuxford Road, was committed to...

Test It Tuesday is here

#TestitTuesday is the day UK Fire and Rescue Services remind businesses and home-owners to do a weekly test of their smoke alarms. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has launched a new campaign to encourage people to test their smoke alarms as part of a weekly...

Fire Doors and Fire Escape Regulations

A large part of the importance of fire safety regulations relate to the ability to adequately escape from a premises in order to protect and save lives. So as well as complying with general fire building regulations, fire risk assessments state that fire exits must be...