Silverdale5 days agoHazardous waste dumped 'days before landfill shut'The operators of Walleys Quarry were ordered to stop accepting waste in March 2024.5 days ago13 Mar 2026Closed landfill owner 'still owes council £132k'Newcastle councillors raise concerns but are told they have to work with the liquidation process.13 Mar 202629 Dec 2025Loch records UK's most powerful earthquake in 2025The 3.7-magnitude seismic event shook homes up to 60km away when it struck in October.29 Dec 202529 Dec 2025More than 300 earthquakes recorded in UK in 2025Areas of Perthshire and the western Highlands, southern parts of Wales, and Yorkshire and Lancashire saw the most seismic activity, British Geological Survey data shows.29 Dec 202519 Dec 2025Village hit by second earthquake in two weeksThe British Geological Survey said the tremor was an aftershock of the previous quake.19 Dec 202511 Dec 2025Regulator 'did not breach boy's human rights'Rebecca Currie says Walleys Quarry should have been shut sooner to protect her son.11 Dec 20254 Dec 2025What caused north-west England earthquake?Experts say the earthquake in Lancashire was hard to track as it came from deep underground.4 Dec 20254 Dec 2025Moment earthquake shook homes in north-west EnglandLancashire residents say the 3.3-magnitude tremor felt like "an underground explosion", but there are no reports of damage.4 Dec 202528 Nov 2025Fresh calls over future for former landfill siteCouncil leader Simon Tagg says people living near Walleys Quarry need certainty over its future.28 Nov 2025...
