The Fire Brigades Union has welcomed the decision to keep Central station open following a huge public backlash.The Combined Fire Authority (CFA), chaired by Nick Rushton, announced yesterday that it had reconsidered a number of "dangerous" frontline cuts to the city and county fire service.Gone were the unpopular proposals to close Central and Kibworth fire stations, and axe 88 firefighter jobs.Instead, just 29 employees will go - with no compulsory redundancies - and one fire engine...
