17 October 2026
El Niño: what this winter could mean for Alston Moor
The strongest El Niño on record is building in the Pacific Ocean. It cannot tell us exactly what weather we will get, but it raises the chances of a stormy, wet start to…
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The latest news from Alston Moor Emergency Response Group.
11 February 2026
Medicine Delivery
Established in the pandemic by a group of local people to deliver food and medicine to vulnerable people it is still going. Called Alston Essentials. If you need your me…
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8 February 2026
Community Emergency Hubs: Cumbria-wide rollout (and how it links to what Alston Moor already does)
Westmorland and Furness Council and Cumberland Council have issued this launch document on behalf of the Cumbria Local Resilience Forum, setting out a Cumbria-wide appro…
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27 January 2026
Keep safe on the Roads about Alston Moor
There is a Facebook group called Alston Moor Road Watch where people ask for information on the conditions of the roads around the Moor and also advise other what road c…
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7 January 2026
Storm Goretti – Tomorrow night/early Friday: 8/9.1.26
Thankfully this soon-to-be disruptive weather system is taking a sufficiently southerly track as to exert a relatively limited influence on the Northwest overall with th…
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5 January 2026
WE NEED YOU! or at least we need testers!
We've been hard at work building a new Emergency Response website for Alston Moor, and now we need your help to make sure it works properly. Whether you're a resident cu…
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21 December 2025
Launching the AMERG website
This website is now live. Please take a look around. Please tell your family, friends and neighbours that it is here and give you all the information you could need. (or…
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10 December 2025
Generator information at the Emergency Hubs
All generators have been installed at all three Emergency Hubs - Alston Town Hall Annexe, Nenthead Village Hall and Garrigill Village Hall and are ready for any emergenc…
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1 December 2025
Priority Services Register
Reminder to register vulnerable family members with Northern Powergrid. Getting Extra Help from Your Energy and Water Companies If you might need extra support during po…
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