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• Healey announces further flood funding for Barnsley

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced almost £400,000 funding for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to help reimburse some of the costs after last summer's floods...

  • Added: 22 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Healey publishes update on flood-hit households

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today published an update of progress being made getting people affected by last summer's floods back in their homes.

  • Added: 20 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Radical change to boost equality and diversity in Fire Service

  Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda has announced radical new measures today to change the face of the fire Service over the next ten years and ensure it fully reflects the communities it serves.

  • Added: 20 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Dorset firefighters win 2012 funding boost

  Dorset Fire and Rescue Services are set to receive £300,000 as they gear up for the London 2012 Olympics, Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda announced today.

  • Added: 12 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Cash boost for disabled firefighters' group to go national

  A group supporting disabled firefighters will receive a £10,000 grant from the government to establish itself country-wide, Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda announced today.

  • Added: 8 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Fire and Rescue Service Operational Statistics For England, 2006-07

  Communities and Local Government published today the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) Operational Statistics bulletin, which covers operational statistics for the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007.

  • Added: 6 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Healey announces £31m restoration fund for flood-hit communities

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today said that all the extra money the UK is receiving from the European Union (EU) to help with flood recovery will be passed on to communities affected by last summer's floods.

  • Added: 6 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Fire Statistics Monitor: Covering period up to 31 March 2007

  The latest fire statistics for the UK covering the 12-month period up to 31 March 2007 continue to show a fall in the total number of primary fires - down 5 per cent and now at their lowest total since 1983...

  • Added: 2 May 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Healey announces further flood funding for three local councils

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced a further £365,000 in Bellwin funding to three of the councils affected by last summer's floods. Gloucestershire County Council, East Lindsey District Council and Cheltenham Borough Council will...

  • Added: 9 April 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• 'Thunderbird' training for firefighters funded by Goverment

  Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda has announced a further £3.2million grant to England's Fire and Rescue Authorities as part of the Government's on going commitment to support the roll-out of the specialist New Dimension equipment.

  • Added: 9 April 2008
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• £40m PFI boost for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service

  Communities and Local Government has confirmed a £40m PFI credit boost for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service to build four new fire stations today.

  • Added: 4 April 2008
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• Fire minister boosts diversity with national graduate programme

  Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda has announced £3million to drive forward increased diversity in the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) including new plans for a national graduate entry scheme.

  • Added: 2 April 2008
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• Healey announces further flood funding for Gloucestershire and Lichfield

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced almost £1.5million funding for Gloucestershire County Council and Lichfield District Council to help them get back on their feet following last summer's floods.

  • Added: 26 March 2008
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• Fire minister hands over new fire control centre for north east

  A major project to help improve the fire and rescue service's ability to respond to the public during major emergencies in the north-east took another step forward today when Fire Minister Parmjit Dhanda handed over...

  • Added: 17 March 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Healey welcomes Fire and Rescue Chief Adviser's report on floods

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today welcomed an important review into the fire service's response to last summer's floods.

  • Added: 17 March 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience

• Magnificent response to floods but more needs to be done says Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser

  The most senior fire and rescue service expert in the country, Sir Ken Knight, is publishing his report today on the service's operational response to the floods of summer 2007.

  • Added: 17 March 2008
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• Healey announces a further £1million council flood funding

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced almost £1million funding for four local authorities to help them get back on their feet following last summer's floods.

  • Added: 13 March 2008
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• Council flood funding payments exceed £15million

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey announced on 25 February 2008 over £2.5million funding for six authorities across the country, to help them get back on their feet following last summer's floods.

  • Added: 25 February 2008
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• Healey announces further funding for flood-affected communities

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today confirmed over £300,000 of funding to four authorities across the country, to help get communities back to normal following last summer's floods.

  • Added: 19 February 2008
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• Hull to benefit from major European regeneration drive

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey MP, and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Danuta Hübner visited Hull today to see how the city will put to good use its share of £394m of European Regional Development Funding...

  • Added: 15 February 2008
  • Site: Fire and resilience