Merseyside’s fire and rescue authority chairman today accused Wirral councillors of “playing politics with people’s lives” by blocking plans for a new fire station to serve West Wirral. The fire authority unanimously agreed to resubmit their plans for a fire station at Saughall Massie to Wirral council, and
Merseyside’s chief fire officer is aiming to appeal to the government over Wirral council’s shock decision to refuse a new community fire station to serve West Kirby and Hoylake. In a two-pronged challenge, fire chief Dan Stephens also wants to revise and resubmit to the council the
Council planning officials have recommended the go ahead for a controversial new fire station in Saughall Massie. The proposed fire station sits on the edge of Wirral’s Green Belt, and has met with vociferous protests from the local community. West Kirby fire station is being phased out this year
Merseyside’s chief fire officer Dan Stephens has delivered a stark new warning of the risk to life for people in Hoylake, Meols and West Kirby if the controversial new Saughall Massie fire station plan is rejected next month. The proposed fire station sits on the edge of Wirral’s
THIS is the first artist’s impression of the controversial new fire station which is planned to provide emergency cover for the West Kirby and Hoylake area. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (MFRA) has applied for planning application for the new Saughall Massie community fire station, which is intended to
West Kirby fire station will be phased out of operational use by the end of 2016 - leaving in its wake a potential emergency cover crisis. A bitter row has broken out about a proposal to merge it with Upton fire station on a new site half way between - and the
