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GO Outdoors boss walks after nine months in job
The chairman of expanding retailer GO Outdoors has stepped down after only nine months in the job. John Lovering joined the company in August with ...
Ex-lecturer will keep an eye on footpaths
A retired university lecturer will be the eyes and ears of an outdoors campaigning body. Jay Kynch will represent the Open Spaces Society in the so...
Walker airlifted after fell rescue
A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring himself today on a Lakeland fell. The man was descending from the summit of the Old Man of Conist...
Award expedition teenager rescued after collapsing
A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award had to be rescued after collapsing on a fell. The 14-year-old girl was on a footpath near Hoober Edge a...
Cakes, walks and rides will mark diamond day for first national park
A weekend of outdoor celebrations will mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s first national park. The boss of the Peak District National Park Aut...
Man makes his own way off fells during major search
A major search involving seven mountain rescue teams and handlers from the Search and Rescue Dogs Association ended when a missing man walked off the fell unharmed to greet rescuers at their vehicle.
World body signs up for mountain peace
The official international mountaineering body has signed up to spread a message of peace among the world’s peaks.
New map gives a tubular view of Lake District fells
A London-based geography teacher has produced a unique map of the Lakeland fells that pays homage to two renowned, but very different, artists.
Campaign group looks for new staff member to help growth
Britain’s oldest national conservation charity is recruiting a new staff member to help support its local activists and increase its membership.
Team of 18 helps Barry's wheechair Nevis ascent
A paralysed man has summited the UK’s highest mountain in an effort involving a team of 18 and a trip lasting 12 hours.
Climber who died in quarry fall is named
A climber who died when he fell from a rockface has been named. Adrian Bridge, 60, of Gwernymynydd, Flintshire, fell while on a route at Pot Hole Q...
Police seek help after osprey perch damaged
Police are appealing for information after an osprey perch was damaged. North Wales Police said the perch, which was on an old telegraph pole on th...
Rescuers will put their skills on show to the public
Rescuers across England and Wales will demonstrate their skills as part of a continuing campaign to raise public awareness of the work they undertake.
Police name kayaker who died after lake incident
Police have named the paddler who died in Ullswater yesterday. Samuel John Yarwood, of Poole, Dorset, died after the twin kayak he was in with a fr...
Paddler dies as kayak capsizes on lake
A paddler has died after his kayak capsized on a Cumbrian lake. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was with a friend in a two-man boat on Ullswate...
Walkers barred from historic Abbey land after inspector's ruling
Walkers will be barred from paths around a historic abbey after a Government inspector ruled they were not public rights of way.
Expedition teenagers rescued from tent on Lakeland fell
Two teenagers were rescued from a Lakeland fell during a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. The 17-year-old boys from a school in Norfolk were...
Drystone-walling scheme takes prize in Park Protectors' contest
A scheme to encourage traditional drystone walling and fencing skills in a national park has scooped top prize in an inaugural competition.
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4 Explorer Scout Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed in Great Orme fall, jury finds (7)
5 Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe (5)
6 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
7 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
8 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
9 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
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