https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/mca/Recent content in mca on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-coastguard-officer-voices-concerns-over-controversial-pay-cuts/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-coastguard-officer-voices-concerns-over-controversial-pay-cuts/A Somerset coastguard officer has expressed deep concern about the future viability of the life-saving service amid contentious national pay cut plans. An anonymous member of the Weston-super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team has highlighted the challenges posed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) announcement to eliminate pay for training and incident responses from September for Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs). Though classified as volunteers, CROs have, until now, received hourly payments for responding to emergencies and attending mandatory training.