A SPECIALLY trained crew was called to rescue a woman stranded on the banks of the River Irwell in Rawtenstall this morning. The 18-year-old was spotted 15 feet down a steep embankment and unable ...

"In terms of the Irwell I had a studio in Salford very close to Blackfriars, but in the meantime had moved to Rawtenstall and was living right by the river. So my days were bookended by leaving ...

A suspected pesticide dump earlier this month killed fish and insects between Manchester and Rawtenstall ... "The recovery of the River Irwell has been one of the biggest environmental recovery ...

Pictures and videos shared on social media show motorists in Rawtenstall and Waterfoot wading through streets which have been ...

A MAN in his 20s was saved by emergency services after falling into the River Irwell in Rawtenstall. The incident happened near Bury Road at about 12.45am on Sunday. Two fire crews from ...

however a flood alert for the Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and ...

Properties in Bury and Ramsbottom have been evacuated after the River Irwell burst its banks during ... North of Bury, in Lancashire, the centre of Rawtenstall was flooded and Crawshawbooth ...

A body has been found in the River Irwell in Manchester. The emergency services have taped off a footbridge, with a cordon in place close to the banks of the river near the Castlefield area.

A man's body was tragically pulled from the River Irwell on Sunday evening (May 4) following a concern for welfare report. Witnesses reported seeing 'at least ten police cars' and fire engines at the ...

According to the same study (based on Environment Agency data), the River Irwell – into which the Irk flows via an underground culvert beneath Manchester Victoria station – was blighted by the ...