UK’s seaside towns fear impact of ending coastguard callout payments

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UK’s seaside towns fear impact of ending coastguard callout payments

Coastguard agency to stop paying volunteers after court ruled they were classified as workers “Where would we be without them?” said Ray Wicks of his local coastguard volunteers in Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. “If the coastguard weren’t in place, a lot of people would be in trouble.” He was voicing the fears of some in coastal towns over the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) decision to stop paying about £11 …