NATIONAL Trust rangers have urged people to stay away from “vulnerable” moorland to avoid a repeat of last year’s major fires. Wildlife and hundreds of…
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Tag: Dovestone Reservoir
Supermodel ‘our Karen’ drops in at Dovestone for Vogue feature
SADDLEWORTH’s most visited beauty spot has provided a striking backdrop to the return from America of an Oldham born supermodel. And Karen Elson used her…
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Stars shine in Saddleworth for photographer Pete
THE man whose star is rising after capturing a stunning photo of the night skies above Saddleworth has revealed the luck behind it. Pete Collins…
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Handy Andy lends a hand for peat’s sake!
ANDY Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, joined a team of volunteers lending a hand to a partnership restoring the peat bogs above Saddleworth. The group…
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Tree planting project at Dove Stone Reservoir set to grow
“A SIGNIFICANT number” of trees are to be planted around Dove Stone Reservoir beauty spot in Greenfield as part of a wider project to plant…
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Hydro shares up for sale
ECO-FRIENDLY locals have a rare chance to be part of Saddleworth Community Hydro as a limited number of extra shares have come up for sale.…
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Push the boat out
HAVE you ever walked around Dovestone Reservoir and, when seeing sailing boats bobbing about on the water, thought ‘I’d like to try that’? Well, Push…
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RSPB raise alerts following arson attempt at Dovestone Reservoir
A DEDICATED wildlife trust has raised an alert after young arsonists sparked illegal blaze threats at a top beauty spot. The fires were reported by…
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Marshals deployed following spate of moorland blazes
MARSHALS brought in to patrol Dovestone Reservoir will be on duty tonight (Wednesday, February 27) in the wake of moorland fires. Firefighters were called to…
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Marshals set to return to Saddleworth beauty spot
NEW MARSHALS will be patrolling Dovestone Reservoir in a bid to further enforce Peak District National Park rules. The Dovestones Marshals Scheme swings into action…
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