9th October 2025 • The HERALD • Page 69 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v YATES & CO Chartered Accountants Specialists in providing accounting and taxation advice to small businesses and individuals Contact: Colin Yates A.C.A. Telephone: (023) 8086 1550 E-mail: enquiries@yatesco.co.uk Personal and Friendly Service ASK A PROFESSIONAL Hampshire And Isle Of Wight’s First Female Chief Fire Officer Joins The Service Sabrina Cohen-Hatton was appointed as Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Fire and Rescue Service’s first female chief o cer back in April and officially took over the role as Chief Fire O cer for the Service on the 15th September, a er a brief handover period. Sabrina, who has previously held senior re service roles with London Fire Brigade and Surrey Fire and Rescue Service prior to joining West Sussex in 2019, was awarded the King’s Fire Service Medal for distinguished service and gallantry in the 2023 Birthday Honours. In her time working in the fire sector, Sabrina has completed numerous secondments, including to the Welsh Government, HMICFRS, interim Deputy Chief Fire O cer in Surrey and currently serves as the NFCC’s Improvement Chair and National Lead for Working Dogs. In 2015 Sabrina was appointed as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner in London Fire Brigade, where she was a commander in the response to several significant incidents, including the Westminster Bridge and Finsbury Park terror attacks, and in the a ermath of the Grenfell Tower re. Speaking at the time of her appointment, Sabrina said: “I am truly honoured to have been appointed to lead Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and am incredibly excited to begin this new role to ensure that the Service continues to deliver for the residents of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. I would like to formally put on record my thanks to the Service’s previous Chief Fire Officer, Neil Odin, who I have been privileged to work alongside for many years. I know that his time leading the Service will leave a lasting legacy that I will work with to ensure that residents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are kept safe from the risk of fire and emergencies. I am very much looking forward to working with all colleagues at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service to uphold all of the fantastic work that all of its teams deliver each and every day to keep the residents living and working in its communities safe.” Sabrina Cohen-Hatton (Credit: Duke of Edinburgh Award) NFBP Business Support Programme New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP) have a really useful programme of business support and networking events, open to everybody and aimed at providing training for local businesses across a variety of essential skills. e programme includes a mix of both online and in person events - and many of them are free of charge. New Forest Business Support Hour: Join in an informal one hour networking meeting – an opportunity to update each other on how your businesses are progressing, to meet new people and to ask each other questions in a relaxed setting. You do need to book your FREE place by 3pm on the day. You will then receive an email before the meeting starts with the Zoom meeting ID and password to enable you to join the meeting online. The next sessions are taking place on Wednesday 15th October and Wednesday 22nd October 4pm–5pm. Other NFBP events: Coffee Morning, Tuesday 14th October, 10.30am–11.30am, at Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, £9. New Forest Food and Drink Business Brie ng, Monday 20th October, 10am–12.30pm, at Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa, £5. Business Breakfast, Tuesday 21st October, 7.30am–9.30am, at Careys Manor Hotel in Brockenhurst, £29. Business Brie ng – New Forest Apprenticeship Hub, Tuesday 21st October, 11am–1pm, at Careys Manor Hotel in Brockenhurst, free. Lunch and Leads, Wednesday 22nd October, 12noon–2pm at Woodlands Lodge Hotel in Woodlands, £19. For more information and to book a place on any of the above events please visit: www.n p. org.uk
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