Rescued Crinkle Crag walkers' luggage stolen after car break-in

Two walkers rescued after getting stuck on steep ground in the dark returned to find their car had been broken into and their possessions stolen.

'Carry a torch' reminder as benighted walker among three Lakeland callouts

Rescuers in the Lake District have repeated their pleas to walkers to carry a torch after an overseas visitor got lost in the dark on a fell and had to be brought to safety.

Injured Dow Crag walker rescued after trying to make way off fell

A walker was rescued after she injured her leg in a fall on the Coniston Fells. The woman, in her 70s, attempted to reach safety after the incident...

Film-maker Glen Travis in cash bid for Cairngorm rescuers documentary

A film-maker is up against a tight deadline in his bid to reach his crowdfunding target for a documentary on a Scottish mountain rescue team.

National Trust for Scotland joins fight against Stronelairg windfarm

Scotland’s biggest conservation charity has thrown its weight behind the campaign against the building of a huge windfarm in the Highlands.

Footpath group praised as Kate Ashbrook urges members to register greens

A leading campaigner praised members of a 120-year-old footpath group which, she said, is the hammer of the North.

Coniston Copper Mines project on track for £400,000 conservation boost

An ancient industrial site in the shadow of the Old Man of Coniston could be in line for a cash boost to conserve it.

Walker and mountain biker injured in Lake District falls

A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after spraining her ankle. The 69-year-old was near Black Moss Pot in Langstrath yesterday when ...

Lost dog Jasper and his owner Adam Nolan hand £63,000 to rescuers

The grateful owner of a dog who got lost on a Lake District mountain, sparking a huge social media campaign has handed over more than £50,000 to the rescue team which carried the animal from the fell.