Police were called to E’lupo’s Italian restaurant at 1.20AM on Friday 13th September after it was targeted by burglars. Thieves made off with the restaurants till alongside staff wages, leaving before the police arrived. Restaurant owner, David Lister praised the police’s terrific response and insisted it was business as usual for the popular restaurant. An […]
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Hundreds of Hospital Beds Closed After Prohibition Orders
170 beds have been closed at two large teaching hospitals in England after fire services issued prohibition orders over fire safety concerns. Hospitals in Sheffield and Oxford were affected with wards being closed off after receiving the safety notices. Four wards in Sheffield, containing 120 beds have been closed since November 2018. A further two […]
Midlands Gang Found Guilty of Theft
Three men are waiting to be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after a jury found them guilty of conspiring to rob the Hyperama wholesale warehouse, West Bromwich in April 2018. The warehouse was targeted at closing time by masked robbers, armed with a gas-powered air pistol and a baseball bat. During the theft staff were […]
Two Thirds of Schools Found to Have Poor Fire Protection
Inspections carried out at 1,000 schools and universities over the past two years showed 67% of schools across England have poor fire protection, with only 5% being recorded as having excellent protection. The inspections were carried out by Zurich Municipal, who insures around half of all schools and universities across the UK. Inspectors looked for […]
Preschool Evacuated After Fire
Four fire engines were sent to Little Blossoms preschool in Skaters Way, Peterborough on Wednesday 4th September 2019. The fire started in the kitchen before spreading to other parts of the building. A full evacuation of the building took place before the fire service arrived. The fire was extinguished however, the building suffered smoke damage. […]
HMO Landlord Hit With £2k Fine After Failing Fire Safety Duties
A landlord has been fined £2,000 following fire safety breaches at a HMO in Birmingham during August 2019 Officers originally visited the HMO in November 2018. Finding no interlinked fire alarm, fire doors or fire blankets and a lack of fire separation in the building. The property is the first to be punished under new […]
False Fire Alarm Activations at a Five Year High
Fire and rescue services responded to 238,000 false alarm call outs across England in 2018/2019 making it the highest recording in 5 years. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service also record a five year high for false alarm call outs attended. In the 12 months leading to April 2019, Home Office figures showed the […]
Vehicles Worth £70k Stolen From Midlands Dealership
n August 2019, Oswestry Used Car Centre on Maesbury Road Industrial Estate was broken into. Thieves smashed their way into the offices, taking equipment and keys to three cars on the forecourt. These included a top of the range BMW M5, worth £30,000. Alongside the BMW, a Land Rover autobiography, jump start pack and a […]
Arson Probe After Midlands Factory Fire
On Sunday 18th August 2019, a fire broke out at a former commercial unit on Saltwells Road, Dudley that affected 20% of the building. The incident occurred at 4.10 AM, with crews from Dudley, Brierley Hill, Haden Cross and Tipton attending the scene within 5 minutes. The fire ripped through the roof of the factory […]
Four-Story Block of Flats Destroyed
A fire broke out within a block of flats in south-west London on Monday 9th September, causing a number of families to lose their homes. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines attended the incident in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park after crews were called at 1.30AM. Fire alarms were activated in the communal areas. While […]
