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Fire service warn over series of fires BY KELLY WICKHAM kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk FIRE AND police officers are working together following a spate of fires in Chichester city centre. On Saturday night, firefighters were called out to a number of fires, including one in a shoe shop, believed to have been started deliberately. THe fire service is warning such incidents can lead to larger, potentially life-threatening blazes and they also take vital resources away from other incidents. THe incidents were as follows: • A fire was started at an old property on a building site in Lavant Road at 6.45pm • Another fire broke out in a skip behind the Hole in the Wall pub in St Martin's Street at 9.26pm • A bin was set on fire outside the La Havana Bar in Little London at 9.39pm • A pile of rubbish was then deliberately set on fire outside the rear door of Hotter Shoes in North Street, at 10.15pm, which spread to the shop and caused extensive damage Pete Sadler, Chichester Fire Station manager, said: "We are concerned by the number of suspected arson incidents we have experienced in Chichester and urge those responsible to stop. "Fires started deliberately can be particularly dangerous because they generally develop much faster. Fires started in bins can spread to properties
or vehicles nearby and put people’s lives, homes and businesses at risk." THe fire service works closely with the police and always seeks to prosecute people who have started fires deliberately. THey are asking shops’ management teams and members of the public to be vigilant. Measures to reduce the chances of arson occurring include the following: • Keep bins and waste in a secure place and only put them out on the day of collection if possible • Do not place bins next to buildings or vehicles • Members of public should take items to charity shops when the shop is open to reduce the risk during the BY KEL night Crime investigator, Kim Williams, said:kelly.wickha "Fortunately, no-one was injured in these fires, however major damage wasA SPECIAL Saturday caused to the shoe shop. "We would also like to reassure themakers. public we will be working closely with THe annu the fire brigade in an effort to catch thosereturns this responsible for these fires and we will bethings happ with scarecr reinforcing police patrols in the area. "We would like to hear from anyone THe event, who may have witnessed anything12pm to 5 suspicious or has any information aboutand last w the fires, and who may have startedworkshop to scary person them, to contact us." In the event of a fire call West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service on 999. Anyone with information regarding the fires in Chichester can contact Sussex Police online at: sussex.police.uk/contact/af/ contact-us/ or ring 101 quoting 1218 of the 06/04. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
College sees top results for apprenticeships in county CHICHESTER College Group has been crowned number one for student achievement and apprenticeships in Sussex. THe National Achievement Rates Tables (NART) for 2017/18 revealed that the combined achievement rate for classroom-based learning across the group’s family of colleges (Chichester College, Crawley College and Brinsbury College) was 86.1 per cent. It’s a similar story for apprenticeships, with the Chichester College Group again coming out on top – with an achievement rate of 78.9 per cent, higher than other college apprenticeship providers in Sussex. Andrew Green, executive principal for the Chichester College Group, said: “I would like to congratulate all of our fantastic students and apprentices,
who have worked so hard to achieve some really impressive results across each of our campuses at Chichester, Crawley and Brinsbury. “THis announcement is the icing on the cake in a week of fantastic celebration for the group, following our latest merger [with Worthing College] and a truly amazing Ofsted monitoring report for Crawley College which saw significant progress being achieved across the board – an accomplishment that is rarely seen. “To be ‘the best in Sussex’ reflects the commitment and passion of all of our staff across the group, who go above and beyond every day and are so crucial to our students’ success. “Our mission is to change lives through learning, and I truly believe we are seeing the difference we are making to our students every day.”
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