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Statement on Cuba Street development
We have provided our comments to Tower Hamlets Planning Committee
13/01/2022 5:45 PMTower HamletsSafety warnings -
BUPA ordered to pay record amount for fire safety failings after death of care home resident
A care home business run by private health and care provider BUPA has been ordered to pay a record £1.04m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one of its care homes.
06/01/2022 9:00 AMLewishamSafety warnings -
Fire brigade appeals to all Londoners to do a pre-Christmas fire safety check
Fifteen people have tragically died in fires in London in a month
21/12/2021 8:30 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Landlord found guilty of fire safety breaches in flats above Islington takeaway
A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to escape a fire - via a restaurant with a metal shutter that was closed at night.
13/12/2021 8:30 AMIslingtonSafety warnings -
London Fire Brigade backs TfL ban on dangerous private e-scooters on London’s transport network
London Fire Brigade has given its backing to a TfL ban of private e-scooters on London’s transport network, which comes after one caught fire on a packed tube train.
09/12/2021 11:00 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Property management company fined for fire safety failings
A property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large number of people to risk of death or serious injury from fire”.
22/11/2021 3:00 PMIslingtonSafety warnings -
London firefighters issue warning ahead of post-lockdown Bonfire season
Firefighters are preparing for a busy post-lockdown Bonfire season after the number of fires almost doubled during the week between Halloween and Bonfire Night last year
27/10/2021 9:30 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade urges London’s historic landmarks to complete fire emergency salvage plans
Thousands of historic items in London are at risk of being lost forever if venues do not have the correct salvage plans in place, the Brigade has warned.
08/10/2021 11:02 AMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Brigade issues heating warning as temperatures drop and people still work from home
Autumn has well and truly arrived and Londoners have started to have that debate about whether it’s cold enough to switch the heating on – so it’s worth checking out London Fire Brigade’s latest advice.
04/10/2021 12:00 PMLondon-wideSafety warnings -
Building owner pleads guilty to series of fire safety failings which could have had “potentially catastrophic results”
A building owner has to pay more than £30,000 after pleading guilty to a series of serious fire safety failings which inspectors found could have had “potentially catastrophic results”.
30/09/2021 8:00 AMWestminsterSafety warnings