GBP1m bill for fire service.

(From Nottingham Evening Post)

Firefighters retiring early because of ill health or injury cost Notts Fire Service nearly GBP1m last year.

The 13 firefighters who retired early in the 2005/2006 financial year were each paid an average lump sum of GBP62,000. Four were awarded an extra GBP6,500 as their injury or illness was work related. And the cost of paying out the pensions of an …