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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mill - The Untold Story

The Greater Manchester town where the mills, mines and slag heaps of the past have a bright future

A number of spinning mills have been transformed into viable projects to better the community around them in Wigan

Manchester Evening News

Youths cause chaos breaking into abandoned mill - and it could collapse at any time

The Warwick Mill in Middleton is described as 'extremely dangerous' and at risk of collapsing

Manchester Evening News

Former spinning mill to be transformed into 137 apartments at heart of new urban complex

Eckersley Mill contained some 253,000 spindles and 1,687 looms and employed more than 3,000 workers, forming one of the largest integrated textile production sites in the country

Manchester Evening News

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Emmerdale's Ashley actor John Middleton returns to soap set

John Middleton got rave reviews for his portrayal of vicar Ashley Thomas

Leeds Live

The man who made Bluestone unveils the newest part of his resort

William McNamara has invested £3m in a new restaurant in a disused mill which will become the latest part of the famous resort

Wales Online

Lumber company settles lawsuits from Mill fire that devastated Northern Californian town

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oregon wood products manufacturer that operates a Northern California lumber mill linked to September’s deadly Mill fire has reached settlement agreements with most of those who brought claims against the company, attorneys for the company and for fire victims said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

More Northern California victims who lost homes in Mill fire sue lumber mill owner

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another lawsuit has been filed against the company that owns a Northern California lumber mill linked to a deadly wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in Siskiyou County this summer.

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Inside My Wedding: NI couple's beautiful ceremony and reception at The Mill, Ballydugan

"I wouldn't change anything, the day was perfect from start to finish!"

Belfast Live

Lumber mill says hot ash may have sparked deadly wildfire

The operator of a Weed lumber mill is investigating whether hot ash stored on its campus started a wildfire that killed two people and burned dozens of homes last week.

Los Angeles Times

Deadly Mill fire possibly sparked by hot ash from power facility in Weed, company says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Roseburg Forest Products acknowledged Wednesday it is investigating whether a malfunctioning sprinkler system allowed smoldering ash from an on-site power plant to ignite Friday’s deadly Mill fire in Weed.

Tribune News Service

3rd fire near Weed in Northern California forcing new evacuations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A third fire erupted near the Northern California city of Weed Monday, forcing authorities to order evacuations near the Weed Golf Club.

Tribune News Service

‘Everybody on that street knew everybody.’ Wildfire destroys historic Black section of Weed

WEED, Calif. — It was a company town, anchored by a lumber mill and a nearby neighborhood populated by Black workers recruited from the South a century ago to work in the mill.

Tribune News Service

Mill fire in Northern California explodes, injuring civilians and destroying homes

A fire fueled by hot and windy conditions exploded Friday near the small city of Weed in Northern California's Siskiyou County, destroying homes and injuring civilians.

Los Angeles Times

Illinois town braces for future without steel plant

GRANITE CITY, Illinois — News got around quickly in this town across the Mississippi from St. Louis: The steel mill's death knell was sounding again, and this time, the end might really be near.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Leeds to get 'crucial' multi-million pound investment in 2023 that will leave a 'lasting legacy' of history and hidden stories

More than £2m has been given to the Leeds 2023 fund which will develop creative projects and showcase the city's history and hidden stories

Daily Record

Ayrshire mill land with links to Robert Burns could be developed into luxury glamping site

The site was the home of Robert Burns’ friend William Muir and the mill is mentioned in Burns’ famed poem, ‘Death and Doctor Hornbook.’

Nottingham Post

Future of homes plan for fire-hit Mansfield mill to be decided

The Grade II listed building had been derelict before the fire

Daily Mirror

Stunned residents must pay £82,000 a year for park they never knew was being built

A letter was sent to every property on The Mill estate which is home to around 800 flats and houses claiming each address will not be paying more than 1/800th of the cost of the park

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Stunned residents must pay £82,000 a year to maintain park with climbing frame, picnic table, benches and two bins

The developer at the Cardiff estate has defended the charge, saying the money was also to pay for 'the longer term maintenance and upkeep of the whole of the Riverside Park and amenities', along with flood defence systems

Belfast Live

Inside My Wedding: Teenage sweethearts' beautiful, rustic and relaxed wedding day in Co Down

"We feel so grateful and lucky to have had such amazing people to help us create the wedding of our dreams"

The Guardian - UK

100 firefighters tackle blaze at mill used to film Peaky Blinders

Crews were called to fire at Dalton Mills on Thursday lunchtime as whole of building affected

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