| Leisure & community: At risk for just £3 |
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LIVES could be put at risk for the sake of saving £3 on simple safety equipment. Fareham Borough Council wants to replace its 20 lifebuoys along the coastline after a spate of vandalism. But the £26 buoys will gradually be replaced with £23 throw-bags â buoyancy aids at the end of a line. Some lifebuoys may even be scrapped altogether. Joan Eastman, pictured, Lib Dem spokesman on Leisure and Community, said: 'Are we going to throw the people of Fareham's lives away for just £3? 'I believe you need a loop on the end that will go over the head and shoulders of a person struggling in the water so they can be dragged in to shore if they are too weak to hold on.'
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