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The outdoors year in view: our look back at the events of 2014
Here's grough's look over the shoulder at 12 months' of outdoor action...
The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past
Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.
Chief hails 'commonsense' decision on Lakes and Dales park extensions
The decision to recommend the enlargement of two English national parks has been hailed as a victory for commonsense.
Famous mountain-top performance will launch Lakes Alive season
An artist will put on a street performance with a difference to kick off a summer season of events in the Lake District.
2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...
New book will help walkers make sense of the Lake District landscape
Peter Wilson is a keen hillwalker, runner and cyclist. The Lancashire-born outdoor enthusiast also happens to be a Reader in Quaternary Science at the...
Lakes Weatherline to get new number
Hillwalkers and climbers in the Lake District will need to key a new number into their mobiles from the beginning of next month.
How's that? Felling opens view of old Lakes battleground
A conservation group has funded a project to provide a better view of a reservoir whose creation was fought by the group’s founding fathers more than a hundred years ago.
Bonington backs campaign against 'eco-lodges'
Britain’s best known mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a campaign against a holiday village in a Cumbrian valley.
The great outdoors in 2013: our look back at the events of the year
'Sheepwrecked fells', a porcupine, octupus and bottled vole: the outdoors can be a surprising place...
The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view
Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.
High Street performers entertain hillwalkers on Lakeland fell
Two street artists entertained hillwalkers with a performance on England’s highest High Street. Jem Famous and Campbell Innes launched the Lakes ...
Charity offers fell for mountain rescue dog training
Search dogs will be able to enjoy regular training sessions on a Cumbrian fell after its owners offered the land for their use.
View from the top: one national park boss's plan to cope with cuts
The boss of England’s biggest national park has pledged to continue providing outdoor enthusiasts with the same services despite having its cash cut.
Experts warn walkers: it's still winter on the hills
The calendar may say it’s spring, but in the mountains, it’s still firmly winter. Authorities in Snowdonia warned that full winter gear – inc...
Failed Lakes eco-village site on market for £¾m
The company that planned to build a controversial holiday village in one of Cumbria’s most unspoilt valleys has put the site on the market after failing to get planning permission.
Plans for Lakes-Dales 'bridge' national park to go ahead
Some of the best walking country in the North-West of England could be afforded further protection with the extension to two national parks.
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..