It's a year to the day since two firefighters, including one from Poole, were killed saving the residents of Shirley Towers in Southampton.

Thirty-five year old dad of two James Shears lost his life in the ninth-storey blaze alongside Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service colleague Alan Bannon, while helping to evacuate over a hundred people.

A two-minute silence is being held at eleven o'clock this morning to remember their sacrifice.

Hampshire's Chief Officer John Bonney has paid tribute to both men:

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