Senior firefighters in Staffordshire are being trained on how to manage incidents involving battery energy storage systems as more planning applications for the developments come forward across the county.
Staffordshire’s Chief Fire Officer has been leading work to put more wellbeing support in place for senior leaders following the death of “a dear friend and colleague”.
A lack of communication with residents and an allegation of sharing untrue information on Facebook are among the complaints about county councillors to be investigated during the past year.