Bob the Builder has been on our screens for almost 20 years, while Fireman Sam has been teaching youngsters about safety since the late 1980s. But both shows have now been axed by CBeebies in a ...

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Fireman Sam has been axed as a mascot for a fire brigade over fears he could put women off joining. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the children's TV character was outdated and did not ...

A fire service has axed the use of Fireman Sam because the character is 'outdated' and 'not inclusive'. The decision to do away with a mascot from the kids TV show, in an effort to encourage more ...

A fire service says it will no longer use Fireman Sam in its promotional material because the character is outdated and not inclusive. Lincolnshire's chief fire officer Les Britzman suggested the ...

The creator of Fireman Sam has said he "can't see" how the children's show has a stereotype problem and puts women off joining the service. It comes after senior fire officer Alex Johnson told the ...

FIRE chiefs have banned much-loved children’s TV character Fireman Sam — for being a man. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service has axed the 30-year-old favourite from promo material saying he ...

https://twitter.com/BirdsOfJannah/status/757708379372609536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw An episode of the British cartoon show “Fireman Sam” has been removed from ...