Public asked to help identify £10m cuts

By Michael Upton
Published 10th Nov 2011, 09:22 BST
Updated 2nd Jan 2017, 15:21 BST
A SERIES of public meetings are being arranged about plans to axe 140 fire service jobs and shut several stations due to a £10 million Government funding cuts.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority is calling for alternative suggestions about how to make savings and is inviting the public to four meetings in Sheffield, with more planned for Edlington and Royston.

The Fire Brigades’ Union has criticised the plans, which would see 68 full-time and 32 part-time posts cut and Darnall, Mansfield Road, and Mosborough fire stations closing.

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A 14-week consultation is being carried out and will end on February 6 next year.

The Sheffield meetings, all at 7pm, are on:

  • Tuesday, November 22 at Church on the Corner, Buchanan Road
  • Tuesday, November 29 at St Catherine’s Church, Hastilar Road South.
  • Wednesday, November 30 at Mosborough Methodist Church.
  •  Wednesday, December 14 at Sheffield Transport Club.

Details of the Edlington meeting will be released later.

 

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