Bristol to replace cladding on 38 towers amid fire risk concerns
Cabinet member for housing Tom Renhard announced last week that towers across Bristol would be reclad to reduce the risk of fires spreading. The city has been hit by two high-rise fires in the last two months. On 24 September, one man died and several other people were injured […]Click here to view original web…
Calls for EWS1 to be Incorporated into Standard Fire Risk Assessment Process
Calls have been voiced for EWS1 forms, which concern the fire safety of external wall cladding used on high rise buildings across the nation, to be incorporated into the standard Fire Risk Assessment process, rather than remain a standalone examination. In doing so, it could help ease the clogged […] Click here to view original…
Shock as Gin & Olive staff left jobless after landlord takes back building
Staff members outside Gin & Olive in Southampton (Image: Maya George, Newsquest) FURIOUS restaurant staff have been left in limbo after turning up for work at a city centre gin bar only to find the doors locked and an eviction notice on display. Bar and kitchen staff at Gin […] Click here to view original…
Gin & Olive staff in Southampton left without jobs
Staff members outside Gin & Olive in Southampton (Image: Maya George, Newsquest) FURIOUS restaurant staff have been left in limbo after turning up for work at a city centre gin bar only to find the doors locked and an eviction notice on display. Bar and kitchen staff at Gin […] Click here to view original…
Bristol tower blocks: More than half have flammable polystyrene cladding
Aerial view of Bristol including the tower blocks in Barton Hill More than half of council tower blocks in Bristol have flammable polystyrene cladding which will be removed after a fire last month. Removing the cladding could take a decade and fire safety experts are warning hundreds of tower […] Click here to view original…
I’m a Grenfell survivor – 5 years on I still have panic attacks when I hear sirens
Even now, I remember the night of the fire like it was yesterday (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) The last five and a half years have been full of anger and tears for me. I’m a disabled survivor of the Grenfell fire and I still feel extremely let down by […] Click here to view original…
Half of Bristol council blocks have flammable cladding
More than half of council tower blocks in Bristol have flammable polystyrene cladding which will be removed after a fire last month. Removing the cladding could take a decade and fire safety experts are warning hundreds of tower blocks across the country might be affected. Residents living in nearly […] Click here to view original…
Bristol tower blocks: More than half have flammable polystyrene cladding
More than half of council tower blocks in Bristol have flammable polystyrene cladding which will be removed after a fire last month. Removing the cladding could take a decade and fire safety experts are warning hundreds of tower blocks across the country might be affected. Residents living in nearly […] Click here to view original…
An arson attack. A pig’s head dumped outside. Eccleston House residents are traumatised, and their concerns have been met with silence.
The Cable investigates how flammable cladding fuelled a fire at the tower block, the impact it’s had on the community, and why the council’s communication is making matters worse. * Following this investigation, Bristol City Council has confirmed Eccleston House was fitted with an EPS cladding system that contributed […] Click here to view original…
Unsafe cladding removed from Guy’s Hospital five years after it was discovered
Guy’s Hospital Unsafe cladding has been removed from the Guy’s Hospital cancer centre five years after it failed fire safety tests in 2017. The tests were carried out following the Grenfell Fire in June 2017, which killed 72 people. Removal works were supposed to begin in autumn that year […] Click here to view original…
Work to remove cladding at Basingstoke high rise yet to get underway due to funding
RESIDENTS living in a block of flats in Basingstoke are still waiting for work to be carried out to remove potentially dangerous combustible cladding. As previously reported, the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has around 250 flats, contains the flammable material ‘expanded polystyrene’ and features no fire breaks. […] Click here to view original…
Crown Heights: Work yet to get underway to remove cladding
Photo by Sarah Gaunt (Image: Sarah Gaunt) RESIDENTS living in a block of flats in Basingstoke are still waiting for work to be carried out to remove potentially dangerous combustible cladding. As previously reported, the external cladding at Crown Heights, which has around 250 flats, contains the flammable material […] Click here to view original…