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19/09/2014
Construction Underway At New Emergency Centre
Construction work has is underway at a new £15 emergency centre in Wrexham in Wales.
The Health Minister Mark Drakeford launched the beginning of work with a turf-cutting ceremony at the joint Ambulance and Fire Service Resource Centre.
The facility will house a six-bay ambulance station and eight-bay fire station.
The health minister praised the government for its "significant investment" saying that the new centre will "allow greater coordination when it comes to responding to incidents and improve response times."
(MH/CD)
The Health Minister Mark Drakeford launched the beginning of work with a turf-cutting ceremony at the joint Ambulance and Fire Service Resource Centre.
The facility will house a six-bay ambulance station and eight-bay fire station.
The health minister praised the government for its "significant investment" saying that the new centre will "allow greater coordination when it comes to responding to incidents and improve response times."
(MH/CD)
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