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Charles will join walkers' pinup Julia at lights turn-on

Walkers’ pinup Julia Bradbury will get a royal boost when she switches on Keswick’s Christmas lights on Friday.

Julia will light up flood-hit Lakeland town

Fellwalking pin-up Julia Bradbury will brighten a flood-hit town this week when she turns on the Keswick Christmas lights.

Cumbria police: stay off fells and give rescuers a rest

Police in Cumbria today renewed their appeals for walkers to stay off the fells. The plea came as the Lake District’s 12 mountain rescue teams co...

Further warnings to Lakeland walkers are more rain due

Lake District national park chiefs are urging walkers to avoid the area’s fells and low-level routes until flood water has subsided.

Police warn walkers to stay off Lakeland fells as rain continues

Police in Cumbria are advising walkers to stay off the Lake District fells this week following unprecedented weather that has seen towns flooded and has cost a policeman his life.

Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm

Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.

Aircrew honoured for Ben Nevis rescues

Five Royal Navy aircrew from the search-and-rescue station at HMS Gannet have received bravery awards for their part in rescues, including plucking stranded climbers to safety.

Marathon runner's £500 gift helps rescue fund towards target

An Original Mountain Marathon competitor has weighed in with a hefty £500 donation to mountain rescue services as a thank you for being rescued.

Bonington backs call to stop mountain-rescue radio charge

The clamour against Ofcom’s plans to charge mountain rescuers for using their radios is growing, with Everest summiteer and climbing elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington among those calling on Gordon Brown to reject the idea.

'Mountain morgue' man's brush with death in floods

The Cumbrian mine owner who claimed a mountain marathon brought the area ‘within inches of turning the Lake District mountains into a morgue’ has had his own brush with death.

Mountain rescuers return to duty as floods subside

Cumbria’s mountain rescue teams are now back on duty to come to the aid of stricken walkers, climbers and mountaineers after spending the last six days helping the flood-hit residents and visitors during the record-breaking deluge.

Water-rescue training pays off for mountain teams

Training for water rescues paid dividends over the weekend for one of the Lake District’s mountain rescue teams.

Wainwright fans set up cash appeal for flood-hit county

The Wainwright Society has launched an appeal to help the stricken county of Cumbria after the worst floods in living memory.

Mountain show will go on, despite the flood

Organisers of one of Britain’s top mountain festivals have vowed that the event will go ahead, despite floods in the town where it is to be held.

Report finds mountain rescue teams under strain

Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District are finding it increasingly hard to meet their commitments as the number of callouts rises.

2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year

In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens..