Nottinghamshire households are facing another rise in their tax bill after the county's fire service authority approved an increase to "protect frontline services." Plans to take fire engines away from the London Road and Stockhill fire stations have been officially dropped, alongside plans that would have removed the night-shift from West Bridgford.
But people will have to make an extra "small contribution" to Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue to protect such services, with the £5 council tax rise meaning a bill of nearly £60 for Band A properties. The Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue element of council tax comes on top of that charged by Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Nottinghamshire County Council and the district councils.
For those living in Nottingham, their council tax bill comprises of payments to the city council, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue and the Police and Crime Commissioner. The fire service's council tax rise was unanimously approved at a meeting of the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority on Friday (February 24).
