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Firefighters said Bermuda was temporarily left without fire coverage yesterday after one fire station was closed and firefighters from the two remaining stations responded to a blaze.
Three fire trucks and eight firefighters quickly extinguished the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages in the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and caused slower emergency response times and temporary station closures.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service Association said that 35 firefight...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters put out a blaze at a Hamilton Parish chicken coop this morning after receiving reports of a brush fire.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call about the fire in the Crawl Hill area at 9.38am.
The spok...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A yacht docking area in the East End will be improved if an application for renovation work is backed by planners.
A planning application said fencing would be put up on Ordnance Island and Market Wharf in St George to separate the dock from public a...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new agricultural produce storage centre to replace a century-old building has been proposed.
A planning application said that the proposed structure would be built next to the existing centre on Schools Drive, Devonshire, near CedarBridge Academy....
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to restore a wall around a historic gunpowder magazine in the East End park has started.
The St George’s Foundation announced last year that work would take place to protect the structure at Ferry Point Park, which has become increasingly vulner...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The historic headquarters of the Bermuda National Trust was tented to deal with a termite infestation.
Karen Border, the BNT executive director, said the tent, put on by Bermuda Pest Control, over Waterville in Paget was expected to be completely rem...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An office building on Burnaby Street could have its top floors turned into a luxury apartment, according to a recent planning application.
The application proposes a change of use for the top three floors of 26 Burnaby Street – the Green Shutters bui...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work on a wall repair and trenching are expected to continue to affect road users this month, the Government said.
The Ministry of Public Works said Harbour Road, near Lover’s Lane, would be one-way during rush hours because of repairs to a wall.
Har...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda welcomed its first baby of 2022 on Sunday afternoon.
While the Bermuda Hospitals Board said there was not a New Year’s Day baby this year, a girl was born at the hospital shortly after 4pm on Sunday.
A BHB spokeswoman said baby Zara weighed 8...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes