Find a Tenant for Fire Control Centre or Face Cuts, Fire Brigades Are Told

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Westcountry fire services are being forced to fill a "white elephant" 999 call centre or risk losing precious Government funding.

In December, ministers pulled the plug on plans for a single 999 control centre covering the South West after costs spiralled out of control. But the six regional brigades - including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset fire services - have been instructed to find a tenant for the centre in Taunton.

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Find a Tenant for Fire Control Centre or Face Cuts, Fire Brigades Are Told

Standing virtually empty, the aborted regional hub is costing taxpayers Pounds 5,000 a day. But if a new occupier ca...

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