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Public urged to avoid using BBQs in rural areas 30 April 2021 | Wildfires have the capability to devastate farmland, wildlife and protected habitats The public are being asked to avoid using barbecues in the countryside to help reduce the risk of wildfires following several incidents in recent days. The call comes following a spike in wildfires breaking out across the country on areas of moorland, due to warm weather and ultra-dry ground. Firefighters have recently battled wildfires at Marsden...

A LANDOWNER who has controversially blocked a public path in Evesham with barbed wire fencing insists she had “no choice” after being assaulted and abused near her own home. Frances Payne lives in Hampton Mill and acknowledges being responsible for denying access by padlocking a gate and putting up barbed wire, fencing and notices to keep out. One of them is a document attributed to Worcestershire County Council stating the path is closed “due to surface damage” and that the local...

Fire engines at Marsden Moor where a major blaze has raged since Sunday Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, West Yorkshire residents and landowners are being warned of the risk of wildfires on local moorlands and how they can be prevented. Calderdale Council continues to work with partners at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Yorkshire Police to enforce Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) in areas of the countryside to prevent fires, said the council’s Assistant Director fo...

Beautiful Winnats Pass in the Peak District - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto From Daniel Defoe to Lord Byron, Derbyshire – and the Peak District in particular – has inspired many a writer to pay homage to its natural and unspoiled beauty.  It’s also inspired literary greats from Charlotte Bronte to D.H. Lawrence.  Home to Britain’s very first national park, it is an area of outstanding landscapes.  Beauty spots are plentiful and have been popular with the public for centuries, bot...

A LANDOWNER who has controversially blocked a public path in Evesham with barbed wire fencing insists she had “no choice” after being assaulted and abused near her own home. Frances Payne lives in Hampton Mill and acknowledges being responsible for denying access by padlocking a gate and putting up barbed wire, fencing and notices to keep out. One of them is a document attributed to Worcestershire County Council stating the path is closed “due to surface damage” and that the local...

Firefighters have issued an urgent warning to residents and visitors alike, following a series of wildfires. It comes after six fire crews and a helicopter spent two days putting out a fire which broke out in Whinlatter Forest on Friday morning. This was followed by an incident at The Benn, Thirlmere, on Sunday evening where crews from Keswick, Penrith and Ambleside fire stations “worked quickly to prevent this being a major incident”. The causes of both fires are under investigatio...

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) candidates are being encouraged to do more to protect farmers and rural communities from crime.

Stuart Walker Photography 2021 Following two wildfires in Cumbria last weekend, fire chiefs are urging people to take care while visiting the Lake District. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is urging people who live within or who are planning to visit the Lake District or rural environments to do so safely and with extra caution. A statement from the service said: “Wildfires have the potential to burn for days and devastate vast areas of land and wildlife. If they get out of control, they can ...

INQUISITIVE children have been fascinated to discovered lots of tiny creatures living outside their classroom. Armed with magnifying glasses, pupils at St Marys Catholic Primary School in Middlewich set off on a bug hunt.     Headteacher Janet McKinlay said: "We talked about safety aspects first. The last thing we want is a child to be stung by a nettle or a wasp. "We also discussed the Countryside Code and how to navigate a fire pit but the thing the pupils really enjoyed wa...

Suffolks candidates for PCC have set out their approach to dealing with rural crime - Credit: Archant Candidates hoping to be elected as Suffolks police and crime commissioner have set out their proposals to fight rural crime. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) wrote to candidates ahead of the poll on May 6. It asked each to commit to a rural manifesto focusing on tackling wildlife and rural businesses crime, supporting the National Rural Crime Network and promoting the Count...