Firefighters beating the peat to try and put out the blaze Pic: Benjamin Wareing/Blog Preston ‘Fire tourists’ are being urged to keep back from the Winter Hill moorland fire. Still […]

The flames can be seen leaping high in the night sky New footage shows the challenge faced over the last 24 hours by firefighters up in Winter Hill. Taken by […]

Firefighters on the moors at Rivington Pic: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Fire crews say they want to contain the Winter Hill fire ‘by nightfall’ on Thursday. Plumes of smoke […]

The flames are clearly visible on Rivington moorland Pic: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service These pictures show the wall of smoke and flames facing firefighters on Winter Hill. 60 firefighters […]

Winter Hill as viewed from Preston, smoke can be seen from the city Pic: Stephen Melling Dozens of firefighters are being deployed to a grassland fire at Winter Hill. Plumes […]

A full house of members and guests, at the Preston Historical Society meeting of Monday 4th February, were treated to a very interesting and intriguing insight into the life of […]