HAVING written numerous stories about the fantastic fund-raising achievements of the Saddleworth community, I decided it was time to contribute, writes Trevor Baxter. So, with…
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Public urged to take care in countryside after latest wildfire at Dovestone Reservoir
THE public is being urged to take extra care when visiting the countryside after a wildfire broke out at Dovestone Reservoir. Greater Manchester Fire and…
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Dovestone busier than ever so National Park axes Ranger service!
A GROUP of volunteer rangers at Dovestone, some with more than half a century of service, have been disbanded without warning. They discovered their fate…
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Helicopters get busy for moorland conservation
THIS is another busy year for Moors for the Future Partnership as they look to build more than 6,000 dams and spread over 3,500 bags…
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Pay (more) and display! New parking fees for reservoir?
MOTORISTS parking at Dovestone Reservoir contributed more than £85,000 to Oldham Council coffers in the last financial year. That figure will now rise considerably if…
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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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Public appeal launched to raise £500,000 to restore Marsden Moor after blazes
AN appeal to raise £500,000 to help restore Marsden Moor has been launched by the National Trust after the latest outbreak of wildfires devastated huge…
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Peak District volunteer scientists receive award and £2,000 grant
VOLUNTEER scientists in the Peak District and South Pennines have won the prestigious 2017 Campaign for National Parks ‘Park Protector’ award, collecting a £2,000 grant. …
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Countryside comes closer thanks to ‘bogtastic’ exhibition van
COUNTRYSIDE lovers will be able to step on a virtual peat bog without wetting their feet… The Moors for the Future Partnership has set the…
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Eye-catching Saddleworth owl photograph scoops first prize
WITH PIERCING yellow eyes, this short-eared owl was captured on a fencepost bathed in golden evening sunlight on Saddleworth moorland. Malcolm Mee’s photograph won the Moors for the Future…
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