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Jury clears council following caving death
A local authority was cleared of breaching health and safety laws in a caving incident in which a 14-year-old boy died.
Journalist charged over Cumbria flood calls
A journalist has been charged following an incident during Cumbria’s floods last November that allegedly led to a mountain rescue team being called out to a Lake District mountain.
Jeremy Clarkson loses fight to keep walkers off land
Petrolhead television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been told he must allow walkers across land at his holiday home on the Isle of Man.
Tourist zip-wire plan for Lake District fell
A Lake District businessman plans to build a zip wire ride from the top of a fell to encourage off-season tourism.
Campaigners' ten-point outdoors plan for election
Britain’s oldest national conservation group has produced an access manifesto in the run-up to the general election and is asking candidates to sign up the 10-point plan.
Top judges uphold polite walkers' rights
Five top judges today struck a blow for the rights of courteous walkers. The Supreme Court judges ordered that land used by locals in Redcar, Teess...
Dreams founder’s nightmare gate must go, say planners
A couple who made a fortune from setting up a nationwide bed retailing company have been told they must pull down a metal gate at their Chiltern mansion.
Bawdy walking book cover upsets Ordnance Survey
Britain’s national mapping agency stands accused of losing its sense of humour after it launched action to have sales of a bawdy hillwalking book stopped.
First Minister sees avalanche site during mountain visit
The Welsh First Minister met members of the mountaineering community yesterday to hear at first hand issues affecting climbers and hillwalkers.
Lomond police confiscate alcohol from lochside group
Police confiscated almost 50 litres of alcohol from teenagers in a crackdown on rowdy behaviour in a national park.
Houlding will reopen adventure booking centre
Climbing star Leo Houlding will officially reopen a historic Lake District building at the centre of fellrunning challenge.
Man dies after 70m scrambling fall
A man has died after falling 70m (230ft) while scrambling in north Wales. The incident happened about 3pm yesterday, Saturday, on the Glyderau in t...
Peak quarrying worries as firm considers Europe appeal
The long battle to save one of the Peak District’s most contentious stretches of countryside is not over, campaigners have warned.
Access campaigners win battle with hospital trust
Campaigners fighting for access to an Oxford open space have won a battle against a health trust. A High Court judge rejected an application for ju...
Walker wins landmark footpath victory after six-year battle
A determined walkers’ champion has won a six-year legal battle to have gates removed from a path at a Somerset mansion.
Naked Rambler jailed as sheriff warns of repeat performance
He missed Groundhog Day by a week or so, but Stephen Gough’s own version of a recurring nightmare continued this week with another jail sentence.
Ramblers' railway-route win reverses 'perverse' decision
Walkers, cyclists and horseriders will be able to use a disused railway track near the North York Moors national park after the Ramblers won a long-running legal battle.
Ramblers celebrate access victory in battle of Boquhan
The Ramblers have welcomed a landmark court victory in a long-running access battle with a Scottish millionaire.