A Nottinghamshire MP says there are "serious questions" to answer over plans to take night time cover away from one of the county's fire stations. Plans were first revealed in September for the night shift to be withdrawn from the West Bridgford fire station as part of a package of measures to save £2 million a year at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The service says it has seen budget reductions of nearly £10 million since 2010 and that financial planning in February predicted a budget deficit of around £2.1 million for the next financial year, which starts in April 2023. Alongside the West Bridgford plans, the service therefore also proposed to remove a fire engine from the London Road and Stockhill stations.
But Conservative Rushcliffe MP Ruth Edwards has now spoken out in the House of Commons against the West Bridgford plans. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (December 19), Ruth Edwards said the decision-making of the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority was "letting down constituents and the brave firefighters who serve them."
