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Missing mountain biking group sparks major search on Lakeland fells
An ill prepared family group sparked a major search after going missing while mountain biking in foul weather on the Lake District fells.
Dragon's Back Race extension will make toughest race tougher next year
An endurance event that claims to be the world’s toughest mountain race is set to get tougher. The Dragon’s Back Race will be extended next yea...
Rescuers battle heavy Lake District traffic to reach injured gill scrambler
Rescuers had to negotiate their way through heavy traffic to reach a woman who had injured her ankle while gill scrambling in the Lake District.
Two Sca Fell walkers rescued after getting stuck on Broad Stand
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on steep ground at a Lake District accident black spot. The pair became cragfast on Broad Stand on Sca...
Cash grant kick-starts appeal to re-open access to viaduct in Westmorland Dales
A new scheme has provided cash to help a charity restore public access to a viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales national park.
Wainwright Society republishes out-of-print Outlying Fells guidebook
An out-of-print guidebook the author of which said he would never write has been republished by the Wainwright Society.
Scafell Pike walkers rescued after sheltering in Sty Head stretcher box
Three teenagers were rescued after getting into difficulties attempting the ascent of Scafell Pike in poor weather.
Police investigate killing of white-tailed sea eagle poisoned in Strathdon
A rare bird of prey whose body was found in the Cairngorms national park was poisoned, police said. The dead white-tailed sea eagle was found in St...
Lakeland walker thanks rescuers after breaking ankle on 'back of Skiddaw' path
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fellside after injuring his ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 3.25pm on Friday...
Dartmoor bosses ban camping at Bellever after anti-social groups descend on site
National park bosses in Dartmoor are using emergency powers to ban camping at a beauty spot close to internationally important prehistoric sites.
Family rescued after getting lost on Coast to Coast Walk
A family group of walkers attempting part of the Coast to Coast walk was rescued after getting lost in a section in the Lake District.
Police plea for sightings of missing Highland walkers Stuart Campbell and Paul Cairney
Police in the Highlands have issued a new photograph of a man who has gone missing. The picture shows Stuart Campbell wearing the hooded, grey Berg...
Police appeal to walkers after Stuart Campbell goes missing in Ben Loyal area
Police are appealing for help in finding a man who has gone missing in the far North of Scotland. Officers believe Stuart Campbell may have gone wa...
Passing paramedic aids Whernside walker who suffered head injury in fall
An off-duty paramedic went to the aid of a walker who fell and injured herself on Yorkshire’s highest peak.
Rise in number of staycation walkers brings 'tidal wave' of Lakeland rescue team callouts
Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District say they are facing ‘a tidal wave’ of avoidable callouts as inexperienced walkers take to the fells.
Walker Cameron Steel dies after fall on Glen Coe mountain
A man has died after falling while walking on the Glen Coe mountains. Cameron Steel, 35, of Glasgow, was one of two men on a route on Bidean nam Bi...
St Bernard dog Daisy rescued from Scafell Pike in five-hour operation
A large dog whose breed is best known as an Alpine rescue dog had herself to be rescued after collapsing while descending England’s highest mountain.
'Lucky escape' for walkers rescued after straying on to Idwal Slabs climbing route
A group of hillwalkers was rescued after straying on to a climbing route on a Snowdonia mountain. The three men called for help when they could mov...