by Nick Watts | Mar 10, 2025 | News, Saddleworth Independent
MOUNTAIN Rescue volunteers found themselves in the middle of a dramatic rescue after a woman suffered an ankle injury. The casualty was climbing down Birchen… The post Mountain Rescue comes to aid of woman who suffers ankle injury on Saddleworth trek appeared first on...
by Nick Watts | Jan 15, 2025 | News, Saddleworth Independent
A 15-strong volunteer group from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was joined by police and air services to rescue three people lost above Dovestone in Greenfield.… The post OMRT leads three-hour rescue above Dovestone appeared first on Saddleworth Independent. Related...
by Nick Watts | Jan 5, 2025 | News, Saddleworth Independent
OLDHAM Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) responded to an urgent call from the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) on Friday, January 3, regarding a female walker… The post Oldham Mountain Rescue assists injured walker in Saddleworth appeared first on Saddleworth...
by Nick Watts | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Saddleworth Independent
ON Saturday, September 14, the annual Saddleworth Runner Cross Keys Road & Fell Relay race took place, with participants tackling the challenging terrain in the… The post Saddleworth Runners fell race supported by Oldham Mountain Rescue appeared first on...
by Nick Watts | Sep 6, 2024 | News, Saddleworth Independent
A 16-strong squad from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) were instrumental in the three-hour rescue of an injured walker at Ravestones in Greenfield. The team… The post OMRT on hand for three-hour rescue of injured walker at Ravestones appeared first on Saddleworth...