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The animal rescue was opened on the historic Wetheriggs Pottery site in 2006 by Terry Bowes, a zookeeping veteran for 45 years. [2] In 2008, because of its work in the attempted re-creation of the Cumberland Pig, its work with rare poultry breeds, and work with native newts, it became the Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre. [3]
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection, prevention, intervention and emergency rescue in the county of Staffordshire and unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent. [1] The county has a population of 1,126,200 (mid-2017 estimate) and covers a total area of 2,260 km 2 (870 square ...
The organization's official role post-Hurricane Katrina was that of a primary animal rescue organization [27] [28] overseen by animal specialist and then-Best Friends employee Sherry Woodard. [ 29 ] Also after Katrina, Best Friends helped Pets Alive, an animal shelter in New York state, and rescued around 800 cats from an institutional hoarding ...
In November 2019, the trust took over the running of the NHS 111 service in the West Midlands, except Staffordshire. The trust is led by chief executive Professor Anthony Marsh and chair Professor Ian Cumming. It employs around 5,000 staff and is supported by a number of volunteers, including 750 community first responders. It has 15 ‘Make ...
The service was created in 1974, when the West Midlands county came into being. Prior to its creation, each of the county boroughs in the West Midlands area (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, Walsall, Warley, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton) had their own fire brigade, the largest of which was the City of Birmingham Fire Brigade.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, as well as the Bull Terrier and American Staffordshire Terrier, are three distinct modern purebred dogs in the AKC Terrier group, all with a similar ancestry. [16] Historically, the Staffordshire Terriers had arrived in America by the mid-1800s.
Municipal police (where operating) – 986, Crisis Management Centre (focus depends on voivodeship) – 987, Electricity emergency – 991, Gas emergency – 992, Heat engineering emergency – 993, Water emergency – 994, Child alert (operated by Police) – 995, Counterterrorism emergency – 996, Missing children (EU hotline) – 116 000 ...
The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust was founded in 1969. It has about 130 members of staff, overseen by a board of trustees. The Trust is supported by a network of volunteers. [3] The Trust's visitor centre is the Wolseley Centre, near Rugeley, which is its headquarters. [4] The Trust manages 43 nature reserves, and carries out conservation ...