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Cost-saving measures are forcing Kent’s fire service to cease its contract to provide firefighting cover at the Channel Tunnel. Bosses at Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) say its role at Eurotunnel in Folkestone will end in 2025 after almost 30 years of service due to its “difficulty to cover costs”. The contractual arrangement with the Channel Tunnel is a separate arm to the organisation’s day-to-day public services. It provides exclusive round-the-clock fire cover at the cross-Channel rail link. KFRS chief executive Ann Millington has reassured people that “fire cover and safety will not …

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