The Great North Swim, which was to have taken place this weekend in the Lake District, has been postponed.

Up to 9,000 swimmers were due to take part in the charity event on Windermere, including Labour party leadership contender Andy Burnham

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A journalist has been found guilty of making hoax calls to mountain rescuers at the height of the Cumbrian floods in November last year.

Sarah Louise Crickmer, 27, of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, was found guilty at West Allerdale Magistrates Court of two counts of sending a false message by public electronic communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety, in contravention of section 127 of the Communications Act 2003

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The trial of a journalist charged with making hoax mountain rescue calls during the Cumbrian floods last year began yesterday in Workington.

Sarah Louise Crickmer, 27, of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, is charged on two counts of sending a false message by public electronic communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety, in contravention of section 127 of the Communications Act 2003

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The investment arm of the part state-owned Lloyds Banking Group has snapped up a stake in budget outdoor retail chain Mountain Warehouse.

The deal, in which Lloyds Development Capital bought out the holding of Icelandic private-equity group KCAJ, will enable the retailer to continue its growth plans.

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The first snows of the Scottish winter arrived early this year – in August.

A brief, two-hour flurry was reported on the Cairngorm tops last weekend and Mountain Weather Information Service meteorologist Geoff Monk said it is possible Ben Nevis’s summit might get a dusting this weekend

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