FIRE FIGHTERS WALK-OUT AGAIN

Crews at Bexhill fire station have stopped work for 48 hours as Royal Navy personnel stand-by in Green Goddesses in case of an emergency.

Firefighters are looking for a wage rise from around 21,500 to 30,000 a year - but they reject the Bain Report proposals which they say amount to cuts.

They are threatening a further 48-hour picket on February 1.

The latest round of strikes comes after a series of walk-outs at the end of last year and a 24-hour down-tools last Tuesday (January 21).