New fire engine for Thornbury

THORNBURY'S firefighters have taken delivery of a brand new Volvo fire appliance. The new Volvo vehicle, which arrived at the end of January, is based at the fire station in Gloucester Road and will soon be joined by a second appliance currently in service in Kingswood.

Announcing the new arrival on the station's Facebook page, the firefighters said: "It has a slightly different set up from our last appliances and has stowage with slightly different equipment but the main difference is a locker for us to put dirty fire kit and breathing apparatus sets after a 'working job' incident, so that we can keep contaminated items away from the crew cab for our crew’s health and well-being."