SCORES of firefighters and emergency service teams tackled moorland fires which blazed above Dovestone Reservoir in Greenfield. On Wednesday, April 18 crews were on the…
View More Firefighters tackle blazing moorland fires above Dovestone Reservoir in Greenfield
POLICE are appealing for information after a lorry full of cannabis was found on fire on the Denshaw/Newhey border. At 10.36pm on Sunday 17 December…
View More Police seek information after lorry full of cannabis found on fire in Denshaw/Newhey
COOL-HEADED Richard Harrop was praised after he led customers to safety when a blaze broke out at an ancient country inn. Richard was on lunchtime…
View More Old Original pub evacuated after blaze breaks out
An elderly woman was taken to hospital after fire ripped through an Uppermill property on Tuesday, February 7. However, the unnamed occupant had left her…
View More Five fire engines tackle house fire in Uppermill
POLICE AND fire services rushed to the scene of a crash in Grasscroft in which a car was severely damaged. The incident occurred on Thursday,…
View More Police and fire services attend scene of Grasscroft crash
Special Report by Ken Bennett THE GIANT metal arm stretched skywards arching ready to tear down a piece of history… There was an almost a…
View More Epitaph to a Delph landmark: final curtain for Bailey Mill
AFTER A blaze took hold on the moorland above Dovestone Reservoir volunteers from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) are returning to the area…
View More Fire Service returns to Saddleworth to offer advice on habitat protection after moors fire
INVESTIGATIONS ARE ongoing to work out what sparked a huge moorland fire in Saddleworth. The fire, which is believed to have started near Dovestone Reservoir…
View More Investigations ongoing to establish cause of huge fire on Saddleworth moors
These dramatic photos were taken by Richard Marshall as a fire blazed across the Saddleworth hills on the evening of Thursday, April 21. Read more…
View More Dramatic photos capture fire blazing across Saddleworth moors
PLUMES OF smoke and flames filled the Saddleworth skies as a huge fire raged across the moors. The fire is believed to have started near…
View More Saddleworth skies filled with smoke and flames as fire rages across moors
A LAST-DITCH attempt to stop the sale of Mossley Police Station and retain the building for community use has been launched. The historic Argyle St…
View More Mossley Town Council submit takeover plan to retain former police station
MINDLESS ARSONISTS set fire to the disused Shaw Pallet Works in Diggle earmarked for the new £19million Saddleworth School. Emergency services were alerted to the…
View More Arsonists set fire at Diggle Shaw Pallet Works
Oldham Rugby League Club chairman Chris Hamilton has been left “totally disheartened” after mindless arsonists struck again. Several thousands pounds worth of damage were inflicted…
View More Arson attack leaves Oldham Rugby League Club chairman Chris Hamilton ‘totally disheartened’
A MAN has been arrested after a large fire at a warehouse in Oldham. At 00.35am on Tuesday 23 June 2015, police were called to…
View More Arrest made after large fire at Oldham warehouse
A COUPLE had a lucky escape as their car was engulfed by flames just moments after they pulled over in Greenfield to investigate smoke coming…
View More Lucky escape for couple as car sets on fire in Greenfield
by Trevor Baxter DOVESTONE RSPB site manager Dave O’Hara believes Saddleworth’s worst moorland fire in nearly ten years was not as devastating to birdlife as…
View More Saddleworth moorland fire not as devastating for birdlife as first feared
A 30 foot high wall of flames rampaged across Saddleworth hills, destroying a newly-planted forest and decimating wildlife. Eight hundred acres of grassland and up…
View More Saddleworth Moors blackened by worst fire for nearly a decade
PLUMES OF smoke drifted across the Saddleworth hills as a fire took hold above Uppermill and Greenfield. Fire-fighters and the police were assisted by Oldham…
View More Teams rush to tackle major fire on Saddleworth moors
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