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Bowland paraglider suffers serious injuries after being dragged 300m by chute
A paraglider was seriously injured in an incident on a popular fellside in the Forest of Bowland. The 41-year-old was taking part in a tandem fligh...
Information van will offer safety advice to Snowdon walkers
Walkers heading up Wales’s highest mountain will be offered safety advice from a new mobile service.
Pavel Paloncý abandons Pennine Way record attempt for second year running
Czech ultrarunner Pavel Paloncý has abandoned his attempt to break the record for completing the Pennine Way.
Rescuers' plea after team helps fight Peak District fires
Mountain rescue volunteers helped put out a fire started in the Peak District by unthinking visitors.
Two children among group rescued from Snowdonia cliff in five-hour operation
Two children were among four people rescued from a precarious position when they got stuck on a Snowdonia cliff.
Rescuers put training skills into practice as walkers get stuck on Carrock Fell
A father and son were rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on a Lake District hillside. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the inci...
'Outrage' as hillwalkers face 800 per cent parking fee hike at Arrochar
Hillwalkers on lower incomes may be deterred from taking to the hills if an 800 per cent increase in car parking charges is imposed at a popular Highland site.
Two Bleaklow walkers rescued after getting lost in failing light
Two walkers were rescued after getting lost as night fell on the Peak District’s second-highest hill.
Northumberland rescue team seeks new members to cover largest English area
Rescuers with the largest patch of any team in England are recruiting new members. Successful applicants will receive a year of training with the N...
Watchdog rules Sports Direct ad for Karrimor boots was misleading
Retail giant Sports Direct has been found guilty of displaying misleading prices for a pair of Karrimor walking boots on its website.
Aberdyfi team in eight-hour operation to rescue dad and daughter stuck on rockface
A man and his daughter were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck on a scrambling route.
New appointments at Vango parent company as Stephen Newlands named as chief exec
The company behind some of the best known outdoor brands, including Vango and Trangia, has a new chief executive.
Yorkshire Dales bosses' joy as hen harrier chicks fledge in persecution blackspot
National park bosses are reporting a success for a rare bird of prey in an area that has become a blackspot for raptor persecution.
Runner Pavel Paloncý takes second shot at beating Pennine Way record
Ultrarunner Pavel Paloncý is attempting to break a 29-year-old record for the fastest completion of the Pennine Way.
Rescuers' plea after Killin team spends hours searching for lost Ben Lui walkers
Rescuers have pleaded with hillgoers to take a map and compass after a protracted search for four walkers lost on a Highland peak.
Mountain rescuers use boat to reach Derwent Water island after baby's fall
Mountain rescuers used an inflatable boat to reach a three-month-old baby who had fallen from bed while on a Lake District island.
MPs say English national parks could be used for burying nuclear waste
England’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty could be used to bury nuclear waste.
Friends of Lake District plan rally as concerns raised over Whinlatter cable-car plan
Battle lines are being drawn up to fight another large-scale tourist development in the Lake District, just months after plans for a zipwire were withdrawn.