by Stuart Coleman | May 4, 2018 | Diggle News, News
RESULT: Saddleworth North Ward P Byrne (Con) 933; J Eccles (Lib Dem); 882 G Hulme (Lab) 820; CON Gain Turnout: 33.98% RESULT: Saddleworth South Ward H Bishop (Ind) 180 J Curley (Con) 1,215; C Hunter-Rossall (Green) 103; I Manners (Labour and Co-operative Party)...
by Stuart Coleman | May 2, 2018 | Diggle News, News
New paper confirms link between raptor persecution and driven grouse shooting in Peak District National Park Goshawk and Peregrines in ‘catastrophic decline’ in the Dark Peak, where the most intensive grouse moor management takes place Populations of goshawk and...
by Stuart Coleman | Apr 23, 2018 | Diggle News, News
The Environment Agency (EA) reject, for a second time, the revised environmental plans for Saddleworth School re-development in Diggle. The 4 year controversial Saddleworth School Saga in Diggle Oldham continues as the EA reject the revised Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)...
by Stuart Coleman | Apr 21, 2018 | Diggle News, News
On Tuesday 17th April large amounts of peat flooded into Diggle Brook. The peat appears to have been released through a breach in the dam at Little Black Moss Reservoir situated at the head of the valley above Diggle Firing Range (Grid Ref: SE 0315 0861). Related...
by Stuart Coleman | Apr 19, 2018 | Diggle News, Information
The South Pennines Fire Operations Group (FOG) has warned of the danger posed by wildfires, which can strike anywhere in the South Pennines, to endangered wildlife, farm livestock, valuable habitat and human health. As good weather both dries out the peatland and...
