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The cause of a large moorland fire that developed during this week's spring heatwave is not yet known, according to ...
Firefighters from around West Yorkshire are tackling a large wildfire on Marsden Moor. Crews were called to the fire near ...
Emergency services were scrambled to several incidents last night, including one near Helmshore and Marsden Moor ...
We're focusing on farmed fish this week and salmon really dominates this sector. It's not without its critics who say production is at the expense of the environment and fish welfare. However the ...
Plans announced this week by Defra would extend a ban introduced in 2021 to a further 146,000 hectares of deep peat uplands including large swathes of moorland in the Yorkshire Dales, the North York ...
Fire crews tackled another moorland fire last night, Thursday (April 10) not far from Saddleworth. The blaze broke out at around 6pm near Marsden. Three Greater Manchester fire crews were in ...
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning the ground is so dry after days without rain that the risk of wildfires is high. Yesterday evening, gamekeepers and farmers joined firefighters from ...
Last week fire crews battled two moorland fires which started within hours of each other. Around four acres of grassland set ...
Firefighters from around West Yorkshire are tackling a large wildfire on Marsden Moor. Crews were called to the fire near March Haigh Reservoir at about 17:00 BST, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ...
At midday today, grass in woodland near Dunnington burnt in what firefighters say as a “natural combustion”. York firefighters extinguished the blaze. Yorkshire Dales Park Authority told visitors ...