WEST Sussex County Council has been accused of trying to hide the predicted increase in deaths resulting from the budget cuts which were approved last week.At a full council meeting on Friday, councillors voted through plans to shave £1.6 million off the annual fire service budget by axing firefighters and losing fire engines.At Crawley Fire Station alone this will see seven full-time firefighters, the town's entire ten-strong retained crew and a fire engine all lost.Senior retired...
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