Salwick

This year the Springfields nuclear licenced site at Salwick, between Kirkham and Preston, celebrates 70 years as a nuclear fuel production facility. ALAN BEAUCHAMP, of Westinghouse, Springfields, takes a look back at its history. On March 28, 1946 the ...

Owners Suzzana and Marlen Edge raised £200 for Breast Cancer Awareness by buying the special pink wrappings to store the donkeys' hay at their farm in Harbour Lane, Salwick. Suzzana said: “We always make sure our donkeys are in pink so when I ...

And the annual Newton, Clifton and Salwick field day was another success, with sunshine drawing in the crowds. The procession around the village of Newton–with-Scales included the children from Newton Bluecoats Primary School, retiring Rose Queen, ...

Westinghouse Electric Company, which owns the Springfields Nuclear Fuel plant at Salwick, has been awarded a long-term contract to provide several thousand tons of fuel to nuclear reactors in France. The contract with Electricité de France (EDF) will ...

Villagers enjoyed the fun of the Newton, Clifton and Salwick Field Day which saw the crowning of the 67th Rose Queen. Warm weather and sunshine drew in the crowds as retiring Rose Queen Abigail Mitchell handed over her crown to incoming queen, Katie ...

Westinghouse, which operates the Springfields nuclear fuel plant at Salwick, and which is part of the Toshiba group, is to build three AP 1000 power stations with the NuGen group at Moorside, Sellafield. The pressurised water reactors use fuel which ...