A wildfire forced road closures around Saddleworth Moor in Yorkshire. Footage shows heavy plumes of smoke billowing into the air as the blaze engulfs the area near the M62 motorway on Thursday, May 1.

A SECOND UK moor is in flames, with the huge blaze sending thick plumes of smoke billowing through the sky. Eight fire crews raced to 2km-long fire - close to the M62 near Saddleworth, Greater ...

People are still being urged to avoid the area near the scene of a huge moor fire that broke out ... near to junction 22 for Saddleworth. Footage showed flames soaring from the ground while ...

As a result, farmers are now scrambling to find new ways to bring in money before IHT must be paid, such as by turning their land into campsites for visitors. Farmer Richard Watts of Moor Farm ...

Destroyed eggs and charred lands is what remains after a huge wildfire broke out near a Peak District reservoir. Firefighters were first called to Errwood Reservoir near Goyt Valley, near Buxton ...

Images show smoke bollowinbg from moorland near Peel Tower. Credit: MEN Media Firefighters have been tackling a blaze on moorland close to a Greater Manchester landmark.Smoke was seen billowing ...

to J22 A672 (Rishworth Moor). National Highways: Yorkshire shared: “M62 westbound J23-J22 near Saddleworth West Yorkshire “ALL LANES OPEN “The vehicles from the earlier collision have been ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. This photo, taken in 1959, shows just how much the area around Great Moor Street in Bolton has changed. In 1986 a survey revealed that the ...

Police were called out after a car was attacked as it was driven along the road to a local beauty spot on the outskirts of Sheffield. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can ...

Residents are still being told to avoid the area as the A672 Oldham Road remains closed in both directions between M62 J22 (Rishworth Moor, Denshaw) and Rishworth New Road (Rishworth). The fire broke ...

With the recent spell of hot, dry weather, many of us are eager to get outdoors. But these same conditions bring a serious and growing risk: wildfires. Wildfires are devastating. They destroy precious ...