An unusual campaign to call time on drunks risking their lives by jumping into the River Severn this summer is being launched at pubs across the district of Bridgnorth.
Beer mats bearing the hard-hitting message "Don't Drink and Drown" are being sent out to pubs across the area in a bid to make drinkers think twice before they jump into the river or other stretches of open water in a bid to cool down during the hot weather.
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The importance of fire safety in the home was the subject of an entertaining and informative talk to Lydbury North Youth Club by south Shropshire firefighter Tony Barnes.
The Leading Firefighter at Bishop's Castle told youngsters how smoke alarms should be fitted into every home and that they should be regularly checked to ensure they were working properly. TV's should be switched off at night and not left on standby. Smoking at home was also a cause of many home fires, he said.
moreThe team of ten firefighters who are cycling from Lands' End to John O'Groats stopped off in Shrewsbury overnight before heading North to Preston this morning.
The 90 mile journey will be made harder by the hot weather and there is a possibility that the team may have to cross the Mersey by ferry after being informed they are not allowed to cycle through the Mersey Tunnel.
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The Red Cross is the latest county organisation to join Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service in its successful campaign to reduce house fires.
The county fire service has been recruiting organisations which send out visitors to people's homes and training them to carry out simple fire risk assessments to help identify vulnerable householders.
The Red Cross members now join other home visitors such as community nurses, social welfare teams, and council officers' who are all more
A team of ten firefighters departed from Shrewsbury Fire Station on Friday for Lands' End where they began their gruelling cycle to John O'Groats.
The team made good time arriving in Lands' End at 5.30pm Friday evening where they completed the first instalment of their journey to Redruth, Cornwall.
Saturday saw the team successfully complete the journey from Redruth to Okehampton and yesterday evening saw the team reach Weston-Super-Mare.
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A team from Newport High School has won the 2006 Be Cool Be Safe fire safety quiz organised by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
The all girl team beat seven other Shropshire schools to the title at the grand final held at Telford fire station on Tuesday, April 25th. They were the overall winners from a total of 34 county schools which originally took part in regional heats held across the county in March.
Thousands of year 7 pupils from Shropshire have taken part in learning more
A Charity Auction Night held by a team of local Firefighters has successfully raised a staggering £2,200 for the Macmillan Cancer Relief, Hope House and Fire Services National Benevolent Fund charities.
The firefighters' held the event to aid fundraising efforts for their forthcoming charity bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in May.
The evening took place at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury and attracted in excess of 100 guests who bid for a variety of lots including flying more
There's been a worrying rise in the number of people who die in fires in Shropshire. The county's deputy fire chief says the increase goes against the national trend.
BBC Shropshire's Local TV crew have recently filmed a feature about Shropshire's rise in fire deaths in 2006.
The clip can be viewed by following the link below.
Video: 'Shropshire's Fire Death Increase' (1 minute 55 seconds)
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BBC Shropshire's Local TV crew have recently filmed Retained Firefighters from Clun after the diary of retained firefighter Trevor Williams has changed the future of the service in Shropshire.
BBC Shropshire TV's Jamie Coulson has been to Clun to meet Trevor Williams.
Video: 'Behind the scenes at Clun fire station' (2 minutes 21 seconds)
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Video: 'Clun retained firefighter diary' (1 minute 35 seconds)
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Bright sparks from eight Shropshire schools will battle it out in this year's county fire safety quiz final at Telford Central fire station tomorrow starting at 10am.
A total of 34 county schools have already taken part in regional heats across the county with the winning teams going head to head in the final.
The teams taking part are from schools in Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford and Newport.
They are: Oswestry School, Newport High School, The Grange School, more
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