TRAINEE firefighters have thrown a lifeline to two charities.
The 19 new Teesside recruits raised £2,000 in a street collection to be shared equally between the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
The newcomers graduated at an award ceremony yesterday after completing their training at the Grangetown Training Centre, near Middlesbrough.
They also staged a rescue demonstration and displays for Chief Fire Officer John Doyle, and relatives and friends who attended the ceremony.
Mr Doyle presented graduation certificates to the trainees and the top award - a silver axe - to top trainee, David Colman.
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