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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The donation which will help the transformation of this beautiful green space
A cheque for more than £800 was donated to the Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park to help the organisation continue its work with improving green spaces in the area for the enjoyment of everyone. The money was raised at the popular Artisan Market held regularly at Harwood Methodist Church. The next Artisan Market will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 10am to 2pm. The cafe will be open at the church, which is on Longsight Lane. READ MORE: Longsight Park and Rivington celebrate Green Flag Awards The Friends of Longsight Park are transforming the beauty spot and wildlife haven blighted by vandalism The Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park formed to transform Longsight Park, which had been neglected for more than 10 years turning it into officially one of the country's best thanks to the incredible work of volunteers to reveal its outstanding natural beauty to visitors while maintaining it as a wildlife haven. Longsight Park in Harwood has the coveted Community Green Flag Award, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. The transformation of the park has been led by the Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park and has included new pathways, benches and much more. Now people can enjoy the natural wonder of the park which is home to deer, foxes, otters, brown trout, kingfishers and even badgers and unusual and striking trees can be found in the arboretum, with part of the park classed as a site of scientific interest. Dr Wilcock and a band of volunteers formed The Friends of Longsight Park in 2014, after Alderman and retired councillor Walter Hall suggested the idea a few years previously. Now they are busy digging — sometimes into their own pockets — campaigning, building, cleaning and raising money to ensure the park becomes a major attraction for people — and wildlife.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
Wood County officials searching for man considered ‘armed and dangerous' after crash
WOOD COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Wood County Sheriff's Office is currently searching near FM 778 and FM 49 in Hainsville for a man considered armed and dangerous. Officers discover video of East Texas daycare worker sexually assaulting child, affidavit says A man officials believe to be Walter Hall allegedly led officers on a vehicle pursuit after he was reportedly caught breaking into a home. The sheriff's office said that Hall is on foot after he crashed his vehicle near the intersection of FM 778 and FM 49 in Hainsville. Hall is described as a white man who was last seen wearing a white baseball cap, a blue shirt and blue jeans. Officials warned homeowners that Wood County deputies, the Mineola Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and K9 units are currently searching the area. Anyone not living in the area is asked to stay away while they search. Anyone who has seen Hall or knows his location is asked to call the Wood County Sheriff's Office at 903-763-2201. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
