Casualty treated by paramedics following kitchen fire
FIREFIGHTERS cared for a casualty until paramedics arrived following a kitchen fire at Orford, Warrington.
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MP welcomes £2 fare extension and calls on Council to order new bus fleet
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Road closures and air ambulance called following serious collision at Appleton
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Man charged with drugs offences after being stopped by Police on M62
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Approving Six:56 logistics centre would drive coach and horses through Local Planning process says MP
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Reported COVID-19 infections continue to fall as hospital death toll passes 900
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Firefighters tackle scooter and mattress fires
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PCSO teams up with volunteer litter pickers to make a clean “knife sweep”
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