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The Bolton Mountain Rescue Team have had a busy start to the summer. Members have been on standby at events both in and around Bolton to react to any emergency. At the Mountain Bike Madness event ...
Horwich Fire Station has held its annual open day today, Sunday. As well as meeting firefighters and gaining safety advice, ...
Emergency services teams rescued a 54-year-old woman after she broke her leg while walking in Haslingden yesterday, Saturday. Bolton Mountain Rescue Team, and Rossendale and Pendle Mountain ...
Volunteers from Bolton Mountain Rescue Team were called to assist and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment. In a statement, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team said: “On Friday afternoon we ...
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (BMRT) is to receive almost £30,000 in funding thanks to a government grant,. As part of the Department for Transport's £1m Inshore and inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund ...
To demonstrate the deceiving depth of the peat bog Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (BMRT) submerged a 5ft 6ins fence post into the water - and shared the pictures on their Facebook page. BMRT posted ...
The Mayor of Bolton was taken onto the moors surrounding the town and hidden near Walker Fold Woods, Smithills, this week - all for a training exercise. Bolton Mountain Rescue's stretcher team ...
Matthew Hailwood, 21, is more used to helping people as a member of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. But he was the one at the centre of a rescue operation while out sledging at Rivington Pike ...
The Bolton Mountain Rescue team said the man had 'fallen on ice' and had seriously injured his leg. Due to the ice on the path, specialist equipment was used to reach him. He was transferred over to ...
BOLTON Mountain Rescue Service has blasted a "cretin" who hurled a big snowball at an emergency vehicle attending an incident via Whitefield. The team, made up of volunteers, was driving down ...