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A moorland hit by a devastating wildfire eight years ago has still not fully recovered. The summer 2018 blaze on Winter Hill near Bolton lasted 42 days and took about 100 firefighters to control and put out.While some of the landscape has recovered, Alan Wright, from The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, said the impact was still visible. He said: “The hill was completely black and this whole hill behind us was on fire. And it’s not quite got the same kind of vegetation 1784787485.”He added: “Any time there’s a fire it will kill lots and lots…

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However, England Hockey and the Football Foundation have objected to the plans as they think the proposed shared multi-sport artificial grass pitch would not be sufficient for the demand that both hockey and football have. The organisations are also concerned about the loss of an artificial pitch at the centre.The indoor climbing community has voiced several concerns about the provision for a climbing wall within the new sports centre – which is to be moved to the current 5-a-side building.Bromley planning officers argued that the space set aside for the climbing facility was nearly three times the size of the…

With traditional number nines seemingly becoming a dying breed, clubs are turning to other positions to provide the goal threat.That makes the midfielder, particularly one with a bit of creativity who can unlock defences, a sought-after player.England seem to have produced a number of players who fit that bill within a similar time period – although Tottenham have spent £185m on midfield duo Sandro Tonali of Italy and Portugal’s Matheus Fernandes this summer.With the Premier League’s home grown rule in force – requiring a minimum of eight places in a club’s 25-strong squad are set aside for players produced in…

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If you cannot remember the last time it rained, you are probably not alone.June was actually wetter than average in the UK, which might come as a surprise given our recent run of weather, but for England and Wales the majority of that rain came down in the first two weeks of the month. Since 15 June, most of England has recorded less than 10mm of rain with large areas of central southern England seeing 3mm or less. Meanwhile, Wisley in Surrey has had no rain at all for 36 consecutive days. Most of Wales has seen less than 25mm…

Five Northern Ireland boxers are one win away from a Commonwealth Games’ medal following Wednesday’s draw.Kaci Rock, Michaela Walsh, Jansseen Hill, Garyn McAllister and Willie John McCartan will all enter the competition at the quarter-final stage next Tuesday and Wednesday in Glasgow.Defending featherweight champion Walsh will face Scotland’s Lara Brown in Wednesday’s afternoon session, as the Holy Family GG boxer seeks to return to the podium for a fourth-straight Games having won silver at the 2014 edition in Glasgow and again four years later at Gold Coast.Welterweight Rock takes on Niue’s Karen Te Ruki Pasene on Tuesday afternoon, which will…

Foden, City’s most decorated player alongside John Stones and Bernardo Silva, has played his entire City career under Guardiola, who ended his 10-year stint at the club in May.Over the past six seasons, Foden is one of only three Premier League players to have scored 10 or more goals in all competitions, along with former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.Foden set a high bar with his performances the year after City’s Treble-winning season, registering a career-high 27 goals and 12 assists, but the subsequent two campaigns have been less productive, with Foden’s function in the…