Closure of Belsize fire station announced by London Fire Brigade
Belsize Fire Station in Lancaster Grove is facing closure
Emma Youle
Friday, January 11, 2013
3:08 PM
Belsize fire station is one of 12 across the capital proposed for closure under plans by London Fire Brigade to save £28.2million over the next two years.
The commissioner of the London Fire Brigade published proposals today (Friday, January 11) outlining the savings plan, which includes the closure of Belsize fire station in Lancaster Grove, Belsize Park.
The other stations set for closure are Bow, Clapham, Clerkenwell, Downham, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, New Cross, Silvertown, Southwark, Westminster and Woolwich.
If approved, following a consultation, the proposed changes would be implemented from this autumn.
They will result in the loss of 520 front line firefighter jobs if agreed.
London Fire Brigade say the plans have been designed to modernise London’s network of fire stations so that fire engines are located where they are most needed, rather than being situated based on historical factors.
The brigade says central London still has more fire stations than outer London “partly because it used to be far more densely populated before people moved out to the suburbs”.
The announcement comes two days after the Mayor of London’s office confirmed that Hampstead and West Hampstead police stations are set for closure as part of a Metropolitan Police cost cutting drive.
Most Read News
Elderly woman shocked by lewd act on Golders Hill Park bench
An elderly woman was left shocked by a teenage couple engaging in a lewd act in the middle of a park often used by toddlers and their parents.
- London Overground security staff take industrial action, staging protest in Swiss Cottage
- Father wins battle with Camden Council over faded loading bay signs near Royal Free Hospital
- Barnet Council choose Capita for second major One Barnet outsourcing contract
- Andrew Rosenfeld’s Highgate mansion plan rejected because “out of place”
Local advertisers
More news
- Barnet Council choose Capita for second major One Barnet outsourcing contract
- More tax will go uncollected, warns council chief
- Pub landlord brews special fundraising beer for Lauderdale House project
- New Abacus Belsize free school to push Mandarin and outdoor learning – and Poet Laureate’s son is first teacher
- Council home improvements in Highgate delayed by “legal error”
- London Overground security staff take industrial action, staging protest in Swiss Cottage
- Elderly woman shocked by lewd act on Golders Hill Park bench
- Hampstead teens visit Africa for water charity
- ‘Who’s Who, My Highgate’ Ian Dungavell
- Andrew Rosenfeld’s Highgate mansion plan rejected because “out of place”
- Charity walk in memory of “much loved” Highgate woman, Torie Benson
- Hampstead community group hands thousands to good causes after festival in South End Green
- Belsize Community Library and Belsize Park Post Office celebrate their first birthdays
- Celebration marks life of secret agent Krystyna Skarbek who inspired Bond girls
- Royal Free Hospital staff scaled Mount Everest for ground-breaking research
- Man charged with 13 offences across Camden, Barnet and Haringey
- New Jewish singles group for pensioners tells members ‘70 is the new 50’
- Council u-turn on 20mph limit on Haringey roads
-
Use our Wedding site to help you plan your big day! - At WeddingSite we know how much you have to organise for your wedding day, that's why we have designed a set of FREE, simple-to-use tools to make the planning process easy & hassle-free. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a date using our online dating and friend finder - You can meet new friends, find romance or simply meet up online with people sharing similar interests and hobbies. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a local business using our online directory search - Need a plumber? Or a florist? Or anything else? Search our business directory to find Hampstead businesses in just a few seconds. FIND OUT MORE
-
Family notices from the Ham&High, with readers' tributes - In memoriam, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, best wishes & special days. FIND OUT MORE
Celebrity / Showbiz See all
Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus
Avengers Assemble actor Thom Hiddleston and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss are to star in a West End production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.
0 comments