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Major work to improve drainage on a Saddleworth playing field started this week. Contractors are now on site at the Churchill playing fields with work expected to last until October.
Shared by the National Farmers Union (NFU), Saddleworth farmers explained that while they managed to move their animals to safety, the recent fires have had devastating impacts on fields, nesting ...
Saddleworth fire 'started deliberately' Published. 16 July 2022. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing Media caption, More than 50 firefighters tackled the ...
The wildfire near Saddleworth Moor is fully out and fire crews have left the scene, the fire service has said. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said it has scaled back in the ...
The fire, on Saddleworth Moor, burned throughout Tuesday night across about 1.5 square kilometers (370 acres) near the village of Marsden. Orange fire-line streaks and haze illuminated the dark sky.
Saddleworth Moor fire in 2018 exposed 4.5 million people across the northwest of England to dangerous levels of pollution and increased the number of premature deaths by 165 per cent, study finds ...
But because of extensive toxic fallout from factories a century ago, there could be other hazards. “There’s 100 years’ of pollution buried along with the peat as it formed,” says Coe.
Grandpa Greene's new Saddleworth park cafe and restaurant has opened its doors George V Playing Fields in Uppermill is now home to another outlet for Diggle-based Grandpa Greene’s luxury ice ...
The fire, on Saddleworth Moor, burned throughout Tuesday night across about 1.5 square kilometers (370 acres) near the village of Marsden. Orange fire-line streaks and haze illuminated the dark sky.