{"id":1161577,"date":"2026-08-21T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161577\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:30:15","slug":"woman-20-denies-arson-after-large-moorland-fire-in-greater-manchester-mkfm-106-3fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161577\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 20, denies arson after large moorland fire in Greater Manchester &#8211; MKFM 106.3FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            A 20-year-old woman has denied arson after a large moorland fire in Greater Manchester.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Shania Care-Slede pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered, and one of arson being reckless as to whether property was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The charges allege that she &#8220;destroyed moorland belonging to United Utilities&#8221; near Dovestone Reservoir on 11 July.<\/p>\n<p>Care-Slede, who appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on video link, pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving, also on 11 July.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Tina Landale set a provisional trial date of 17 May next year.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard four other suspects had been arrested, interviewed and were expected to be charged.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was declared a major incident, which was stood down after more than three weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Record temperatures<\/strong> and a lack of rain have left firefighters in England, Wales and Scotland under pressure in recent weeks as they were forced to tackle multiple blazes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/>Double killer jailed for &#8216;\u00a35 row&#8217; murder<br \/>World&#8217;s oldest person turns 117<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The situation led to an <strong>emergency alert<\/strong> being sent to millions of mobile phones across England and Wales warning of the risk of wildfires &#8211; the biggest use yet of the government&#8217;s emergency alert system.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the prime minister Andy Burnham said Britain was a &#8220;tinderbox&#8221; and urged retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues to try and prevent new fires.<\/p>\n<p>Despite wetter weather in some parts of the country in recent days, the Environment Agency has warned that rainfall totals in all regions of England remain below average.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/skynews_2018-small.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" style=\"width:85px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;\"\/>\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                (c) Sky News 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/woman-20-denies-arson-after-large-moorland-fire-in-greater-manchester-13575522\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woman, 20, denies arson after large moorland fire in Greater Manchester<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 20-year-old woman has denied arson after a large moorland fire in Greater Manchester. 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