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Helicopters help Mountain Rescue Teams in Greenfield rescue

Aimee Belmore January 22, 2025 mountain rescuenewsOldhamSaddleworth

TWO Mountain Rescue Teams and helicopters were called into action for a 4.5-hour rescue above Greenfield. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by North West…

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Trinnacle is hiking hotspot but beware the danger

Trevor Baxter March 6, 2022 best spotDovestonesmountain rescueSaddleworthsaddleworth independenttrinnacle stoneswalking

A MOORLAND rock formation has been named as a top destination for walkers, matching stunning locations in the Lake District, Scotland and Wales. But the…

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To the rescue: Tunnels used in multi- agency training exercise

Trevor Baxter November 23, 2021 emergency exercisemountain rescueNetwork RailSaddleworthsaddleworth independentsaddleworth newsStandedge Tunnel

EMERGENCY services in Diggle and Marsden took part in a training exercise at two of the three Standedge rail tunnels. Around 200 personnel from the…

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OMRT to the rescue at Dovestone Reservoir

Trevor Baxter July 8, 2020 broken ankleDovestone Reservoirmountain rescueOldham Mountain Rescue Teamoldham newsoldham newspapersaddleworth enws

OLDHAM Mountain Rescue Team was called out to help rescue a woman who had fallen down a hill near to Dovestone Reservoir and broke her…

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Mountain Rescue Team to hold fundraising Hearing Awareness event

Aimee Belmore September 15, 2016 bloomhearing aidsholme valleymountain rescue

Hearing aids save lives… Well, not all the time. But there was an instance last year when they did help to rescue the crew of…

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Climbing legend leads fundraising for Nepal

Aimee Belmore June 17, 2015 mountain rescueNepalOMRTPaul Braithwaite

A CLIMBING legend from Saddleworth is spearheading a heart-touching appeal to raise funds for families devastated by earthquakes in Nepal. Paul Braithwaite is introducing a…

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