TWO fire services facing tough times are expected to combine their resources.
Tidworth Area Board heard that the Wiltshire brigade faced a £2.9m deficit on an annual budget of £25m and has been in discussion with Dorset.
Although no decision will be taken until September, a consultation into the plans is to go ahead in the summer and will end on 24 June.
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