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Pair rescued after spending night on slopes of Pennine fell
A couple were rescued after spending the night sheltering in a ruined building after getting lost on the highest hill in the Pennines.
JD Sports at head of queue to snap up Blacks Leisure assets
The JD Sports Group is emerging as the frontrunner to pick up the assets of failed outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure.
Ailing Blacks Leisure heads for administration
Failing outdoor retailers Black Leisure will go into administration, its board announced today. The company, which operates the Millets and Blacks ...
A walk a day keeps the bugs at bay, says professor
Taking a regular brisk walk can help you fend off winter bugs, but strenuous exercise such as long-distance running can make you more susceptible to colds and flu.
National park stalwart volunteer is appointed MBE
A national park volunteer has been appointed an MBE for her services to conservation. Dorothy Hardy gained the award in the New Year’s Honours af...
Campaigners urge public to register more village greens
Britain’s oldest national conservation group is urging the public to register the country’s greens before they are threatened with development.
Family pays tribute to teenager in Scafell Pike tragedy
The family of the walker who died on England’s highest mountain at the weekend said he died doing something he enjoyed.
Police seek owners of mountain bikes recovered after raid
Police are looking for the owners of six mountain bikes recovered after the arrest of suspected thieves.
Police name teenager whose body was found on Scafell Pike
Police have named the teenager whose body was found on Scafell Pike. Lee Jones, 19, of Derbyshire, became separated from his friend on the descent ...
Lakeland walkers rescued after suffering leg injuries
Two walkers were rescued after suffering injuries in separate incidents on Lakeland fells. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a 35-...
Mountain search fails to find missing walker
A major search involving five mountain rescue team took place after a walker was reported missing. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a search...
Police: 'complacent' hillwalker in blizzard put others' lives at risk
A senior police officer said today anyone going ill equipped on to the Scottish hills is playing with people’s lives.
Rescued paddler dies in hospital
A paddler who was airlifted from a beck in the Howgill fells on New Year’s Day has died. Catherine Stainsby, 41, from Swinton, Malton in North Yo...
Hard man Vinny urges public to save lives with hard and fast approach
Hard man Vinny Jones is urging outdoor enthusiasts to take a hard and fast approach to saving lives. The former Chelsea footballer turned screen ac...
Injured walkers rescued in two incidents
A woman was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring herself. Members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to the aid of the walke...
Canoeist airlifted to hospital after Howgills incident
A paddler is in a serious condition in hospital after she was rescued from a Cumbrian river. The woman from North Yorkshire, who was with a group o...
Trust condemns Holyrood's seasonal 'burying' of windfarm decision
A conservation charity has condemned the Scottish Government for ‘burying’ bad news of another windfarm during the festive season.
Rescuers find body of man after mountain search
A man has died on England’s highest mountain. The body of the 19-year-old from the Matlock area in Derbyshire was found by mountain rescuers on S...
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2 Two Cumbrian men appear at court over criminal damage to Sycamore Gap tree
3 Glen Coe walker dies in fall on Beinn a’ Chrùlaiste
4 Walker dies in fall from Tryfan
5 Injured Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after tumble near Haystacks summit
6 Helvellyn walker airlifted to hospital after falling on Striding Edge
7 Police charge two men with criminal damage over felling of Sycamore Gap tree
8 Climbing legend Leo Houlding officially opens Keswick mountain rescuers' extension
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2 Explorer Scout Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed in Great Orme fall, jury finds (7)
3 Blencathra walker rescued after falling more than 60ft from Sharp Edge (7)
4 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
5 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
6 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
7 More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike (2)
8 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
9 Lakes boss Richard Leafe will quit at end of year for new career as Mountain Leader (1)
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