EXCLUSIVE: Mum who says Fireman Sam saved her life after her son called 999 blasts the brigade's ban on the character
, and he is called Sam, which can be a woman's name anyway, I've got a good friend called Sam and I'm sure she wouldn't mind."Alfie is now eight, so he has grown out of the show a bit, but he still remembers how importantShe added: “Surely what matters here is the safety message. Rather than banning Sam they should just include his colleague Penny in ads.”following the tumble, in November 2016 but has since made a full recovery.
An internal email ordered staff to replace the hero - who has been on our screens for 32 years -with in-house creations, theHow to prep for 'worst winter in decades' as Beast from East brings -15C lowsDad unable to walk for 2 months as he & son, 3, ravaged by false widow spiders'WE'LL DO ANYTHING'Moment hero chases down and snares sex predator who violently attacked 2 women
Lincolnshire's Chief Fire Officer, Les Britzman, yesterday described ratings hit Sam as "outdated" mascot.and therefore we took this decision.The Welsh cartoon hero was banned because he’s too male and puts women off joining the fire brigadeLincolnshire's Chief Fire Officer, Les Britzman, described Fireman Sam as 'outdated'PIERS Morgan told the fire chief who axed Fireman Sam as a mascot: “You should fire yourself.
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