A FIRE broke out at Wilkie Leisure Group Amusement Arcade on Marine Promenade in New Brighton this morning.
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service was called out to the fire in the two storey building, which also contains small retail outlets, at 2.40am.
It started in the storeroom, which spread through the ceiling to three further ground floor rooms and the first floor club.
The storeroom was severely damaged by fire, while a bin storage area was damaged by fire, smoke …

The landlords of two commercial properties in Manchester have been fined for breaching fire safety regulations.
Suhail Sawar and his father Tariq Sawar both pleaded guilty at Manchester City magistrates’ court to several fire safety offences relating to two multi-occupancy units they rented out for commercial use in Derby Road.
Suhail was fined £17,500 – plus £3,365 costs – after admitting seven offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including failing to provide an appropriate fire alarm and …

A fire at a caravan holiday park near Hastings, East Sussex, has led to the deaths of a man and a woman in their 40s.
Firefighters from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze at Combe Haven caravan park 10.10pm on Saturday (August 13th), but the pair were pronounced dead at the location.
A spokesperson for the caravan park, which was located in the town of St Leonards has said that the deceased had owned the …

Officers at Bromborough Neighbourhood Policing Team are opening the doors of the police station to the public on Sunday, August 21.
An annual event, which last year attracted more than 2000 spectators, the open day will give residents the chance to receive an insight into the technology used by officers in Bromborough and to see police vehicles, bikes, horses, dogs as well as to have a tour of the prison cells.
Youngsters will also be able to have their faces …

Residents have had to be rescued from a care home in Croydon, after a fire broke out in the sleeping accommodation in the south London borough.
The blaze, which was not related to last week’s disruption in the region, hit the establishment on Leafy Way at around 1am this morning (August 16th), reports BBC News.
Around 40 firefighters from London Fire Brigade were called to the blaze and rescued 16 people from the burning building. Ten of these residents were …

Whilst we cannot provide an answer to protect businesses from reckless rioters we can offer some tips to reduce the risk of arson.
 Thoroughly secure all entry points to the premises, including windows and the roof, but make sure this does not compromise peoples’ ability to use escape routes
 make sure you regularly remove all combustible rubbish
 do not place rubbish skips adjacent to the building and secure waste bins in a compound separated …

We won’t be beaten…
RESIDENTS and businesses in Birkenhead were left counting the cost after last week’s violence across the UK spread to Wirral.
Despite appeals for calm by council leaders, police had to seal off the town centre last Tuesday night after 100 youths gathered in Park Road South.
The crowd filtered away when police arrived but trouble flared again at 12.30am with reports of vandalism and vehicles being set alight.
Windows at McDonald’s in Charing Cross were smashed …

After five years, is the Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order working?
The Fire Safety Order or FSO is working
better than the system it superseded.
Businesses are more aware of fire safety in
the workplace which is a good thing. There
should be less chance of a fire occurring in
the first place and while there is still a lot of
confusion, mixed messages and confrontation
out there this is always the case when
government introduces new policy.
One area …

Nearly 400 guests attended the inspirational event on Friday 24th June 2011 at the Crowne Plaza, Liverpool Waterfront. Finalists were drawn from all over Merseyside, inspirational role models, remarkable achievements and humanitarian acts were all part of the winners and finalists stories.
The overall Merseyside Woman of the Year 2011 as voted for by the readers of the daily post was Lisa Collins of Daisy & Jakes Nurseries. The 44-year-old mum-of-two, who runs the Daisy&Jake Nurseries, was presented …

For the next three weeks, the public, businesses, Inspectors and enforcement officers are being asked to share their experience and ideas on fire safety regulations that they use on a daily basis. Industries are being given the opportunity to highlight where bad practice and conflicting advice hinders efficient business practice as part of the Red Tape Challenge.
The Challenge is a Government initiative to reduce red tape in regulation and industry professionals are being asked to consider which regulations are …