Warning that could save lives in high rises after The Cube and Grenfell Tower fires
The Cube fire in November 2019 (Image: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service) Firefighters have knocked doors in Bolton with a powerful warning for residents after The Cube block blaze and the Grenfell Tower tragedy. When Grenfell Tower burned in June 2017, residents were told to stay in their […]Click here to view original web…
Warning that could save lives in high rises after The Cube and Grenfell Tower fires
Firefighters have knocked doors in Bolton with a powerful warning for residents after The Cube block blaze and the Grenfell Tower tragedy. When Grenfell Tower burned in June 2017, residents were told to stay in their flats. Six years on from the fire, which killed 72 people, lessons are […] Click here to view original…
Firefighters warning after The Cube and Grenfell Tower fires
The Cube fire in November 2019 (Image: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service) Firefighters have knocked doors in Bolton with a powerful warning for residents after The Cube block blaze and the Grenfell Tower tragedy. When Grenfell Tower burned in June 2017, residents were told to stay in their […] Click here to view original…
‘We were promised we wouldn’t pay have to pay’: the homeowners caught in the cladding nightmare
In February last year, Michael Gove committed to new laws to “protect leaseholders from exorbitant costs” needed to fix the fire-risk cladding scandal. But a year and a half later, some flat owners feel far from protected. Those who live in flats cursed with dangerous cladding may have been […] Click here to view original…
Nottinghamshire has 23 buildings at ‘high-risk’ after Grenfell, says Fire Service
© westbridgfordwire.com Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it is unable to publicly name 23 buildings it has identified as ‘high risk’. The service identified the buildings on its patch following the Grenfell disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017. A Freedom of Information Act request was sent to […] Click here to view original…
The Mancunian Way: Hollywood or Hollinwood
Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here . Hello, It might be the first day of September, but summer isn’t over […] Click here to view original…
Ipswich: Meeting over tower block beset with safety issues
Cladding and structural safety issues have been found at the tower block in Ipswich By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk A meeting is to be held to help leaseholders living in the tallest building in Suffolk that has been beset by structural and fire safety issues. The Mill, on […] Click here to view original…
Ipswich: Meeting over tower block beset with safety issues
Cladding and structural safety issues have been found at the tower block in Ipswich By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk A meeting is to be held to help leaseholders living in the tallest building in Suffolk that has been beset by structural and fire safety issues. The Mill, on […] Click here to view original…
Ipswich: Meeting over tower block beset with safety issues
Cladding and structural safety issues have been found at the tower block in Ipswich By Mariam Issimdar BBC News, Suffolk A meeting is to be held to help leaseholders living in the tallest building in Suffolk that has been beset by structural and fire safety issues. The Mill, on […] Click here to view original…
The warning that could save lives in Greater Manchester’s high-rises
When Grenfell Tower burned, residents were told to stay in their flats. Six years on from the fire which killed 72 people, lessons are still being learnt. In the months that followed the fatal inferno, flammable cladding of the kind that covered the London tower block was found on […] Click here to view original…
The warning that could save lives in Greater Manchester’s high-rises
Spectrum Apartments in Blackfriars Road, Salford When Grenfell Tower burned, residents were told to stay in their flats. Six years on from the fire which killed 72 people, lessons are still being learnt. In the months that followed the fatal inferno, flammable cladding of the kind that covered the […] Click here to view original…
‘Our mortgage soared to £2,000’: The families trapped on sky-high loans in cladded homes they can’t sell
Analysts expect August’s rate raise will not be the last of 2023 as the Bank of England continues to act to bring down inflation Jamie Donaghey with his wife and two children. Since December 2021, the Donagheys have seen their mortgage rate increase from 2.69% to 7.19% (Photo: Supplied) […] Click here to view original…