Rescuers said a walking group that got into difficulties on the Lake District fells was fortunate another group of walkers with an experienced guide came across them and led them to safety.

The guide was leading a group on Saturday when they came across a party of Chinese visitors at the Esk Hause cross shelter in the Central Fells

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A field barn in the Yorkshire Dales that was converted into a holiday cottage without permission will be stripped down to be used as a camping barn.

The national park authority approved a retrospective application to turn Tim’s Barn, overlooking the village of Gayle in Wensleydale, into basic accommodation for walkers and school groups

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A mountain rescuer responding to a callout in the Yorkshire Dales was alerted to a second incident when he saw an unmanned quad bike bouncing down the hillside.

The Cave Rescue Organisation member was heading to pick up colleagues to help an ill schoolgirl when he spotted the vehicle

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The company behind plans to build two zipwires across Thirlmere in the Lake District said most people who responded to a consultation were in favour of the project.

Treetop Trek released a visual impression of how the visitor facility would look, emphasising the minimal impact on the scenery, it said

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A farmer helped ferry rescuers to aid an injured walker stranded high on the Pennine Way.

The woman called for help on Monday after spending the night in a refuge hut on the Border Ridge near the northern end of the national trail.

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