Deborah Hatswell - BBR Investigations

UFO Over Winter Hill - Felix Brown BBR Listener : Hi Deborah  I’m a big fan of your podcast and a lot of discussion around Winter Hill and Rivington Pike/Gardens on recent episodes has prompted me to get in touch, its only a brief UFO sighting but I feel its an additional story that may be of some small interest.  I live in Golborne near Warrington (some might say “near Wigan” but that’s another story!) Rivington is a favourite place of mine, I love spending time in the area and the steep hike all the way up to the Pike. I’ve had quite a few paranormal experiences throughout my life and I’ve spent a lot of time at Rivington over the years but I can honestly say I’ve never experienced anything unusual in that area. That changed back in late April/early May 2025 when I was driving along M6 early one morning and happened to glance across at Winter Hill and did a massive double take. As I looked away for the first time I thought to myself “oh that’s cool there’s a Helicopter hove...

There are several versions of the story of Sarkless Kitty, over the years as each person wrote about her a bit was added or changed. I have tried to bring you a report as concisely as possible, but I encourage you to see what you can find out about Kitty and her tale for yourselves. I went to the village with my husband Mark and on that visit we did meet the owner of the mill where Kitty's body was placed and she verified that the story was indeed true. The mill was bought from the original owners just 7 years after Kitty's death and it has been in the family since that time. I wonder why the original owner sold it. Did they have paranormal activity at home. Or were they involved in the death in some way. For all it is hard for a corpse to walk away? And what about the deaths of 16 other men? Kitty Garthwaite, a servant girl who came from Gillamoor, a village a short walk away uphill. The legend claims Kitty has haunted the North Yorkshire Moors for several centuries now after ...