A group of residents who are refusing to evacuate Whaley Bridge cannot be made to leave, police say. There are currently 20 residents refusing to leave 16 homes within the evacuation zone of the ...

The evacuees of Whaley Bridge have been warned it is not safe for them to return home as it is feared an inch-and-a-half of rain today could cause the town's crumbling dam to burst. Dozens more ...

Sandbags remain in place after being dropped by an RAF helicopter a year ago It was a shock for 1,500 people in Whaley Bridge last summer when they were abruptly ordered to leave their homes over ...

Hundreds of Whaley Bridge residents have been told they can return home, nearly a week after fears over a damaged dam saw them evacuated. About 1,500 residents were removed from their homes on ...

These are some of the stories of those who helped save Whaley Bridge from near disaster. Father Jamie Mcleod was the first person to raise the alarm The reservoir at the bottom of Father Jamie ...

A Whaley Bridge resident says he is refusing to leave his home because the evacuation over a dam that could burst is "health and safety gone mad". Andrew Mclackland said he would stay put after ...

The race to stop the damaged Toddbrook Reservoir dam from collapsing and flooding the nearby town of Whaley Bridge has continued into its third day amid warnings of thunderstorms. The RAF ...

Behind the damaged wall waits 1.3 million tonnes of water, ready to crash into the town of Whaley Bridge below. About 85 per cent of the residents of the Derbyshire town’s 6,500 residents have ...

An RAF helicopter has been drafted to help stop the Toddbrook Reservoir from bursting and releasing approximately 1.3 million tonnes of water onto the town of Whaley Bridge. The Ministry of ...

Here's what we know. After six days of pumping, Whaley Bridge residents were told they could finally return safely to their homes. More than 1,500 residents had been evacuated from the Derbyshire ...