Winter Hill

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service says it is "better prepared" to tackle moorland fires.

The Two Lads cairns, first recorded on maps in 1787, have been damaged and rebuilt many times.

Firefighters train with new equipment on moors above Stalybridge where a blaze burned six years ago.

"This one is a little larger than your average winter storm," says a meteorologist of the wintry system.

Engineers on the Winter Hill transmitter, the eighth tallest structure in the UK, share the view.