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Greater Manchester Fire Service cuts still ‘unsafe’ says firefighters union

By Guest Writer | 8 February 2020Friends of The Meteor

As GM Mayor Burnham defers some cuts to fire service, the FBU condemns ‘unsafe’, ‘depleted service’. Guest article from the Salford Star. Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has deferred some cuts to the fire service through adding an additional £6.25 increase to the Mayoral Precept within the Council Tax. But a letter to firefighters from […]

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