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County Chief Fire Officer Mark Preece said he was "pleased to see the progress" made, adding: "As a service, we have faced challenges, but we are united in our efforts to learn and improve."The fire service was placed in special measure in 2022 and has since

between 1991 and 2018.Mr Preece added: "Changing and embedding culture is a gradual process, and we are yielding lasting and positive results."Inspectors visiting between 7 and 9 January found that the service had undertaken extensive efforts to embed its target values among the workforce, and had offered "considerable" wellbeing support and training to address inappropriate behaviour.

Kate Yhnell, Gloucestershire organiser of the Fire Brigades Union, said all staff members would be affected by plans to lengthen day shifts."Families will have to completely change their childcare... it's very rare for childcare to be available before 8am, and if it is, it comes at a substantial cost," she said.

"People who have extra needs, such as menopause, will become more tired."

The third cause for concern - promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) - remained in place, though improvements such as extra training were recognised.Kimberley Nixon, the star of Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat, said the natural worries about her baby's well-being escalated into deep anxiety.

where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours."I was just convinced that I wasn't doing things right. I wasn't feeding him right. What temperature is he supposed to be?" she said.

"Every time he cried I was just sort of shaking - I just got really hyper vigilant and terrified."Kimberley was eventually diagnosed with perinatal OCD, which is when you experience OCD during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth.