Month: July 2016

Fire in Lancaster city centre

A fire broke out on the roof of a Lancaster city centre restaurant. The small blaze started in an extraction unit building on the roof of Bar 1725 on Market Street on Thursday afternoon. Three fire engines raced to the three storey building at around 2.25pm and a crowd gathered…

Landlord narrowly avoids jail over fire safety breaches

Man receives 39 week suspended sentence A landlord from Preston, Lancashire, has narrowly avoided jail after putting his tenants lives at risk in a ‘death trap’ flat without adequate fire safety provisions. Mr Andrew Kennedy was handed a 39-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, and also ordered to carry…

Three landlords in the dock over safety breaches

£11,000 in fines handed out Three landlords in Oxford have been convicted for a range of housing and safety offences, after inspections carried out earlier this year by environmental officer from Oxford City Council discovered the failings. Mr Abdul Saleem Chaudhry was prosecuted after officers found three restaurant staff living…

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