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Mountaineers urge ministers to reject Talladh-a-Bheithe windfarm plans
Mountaineers are objecting to plans for a 24-turbine windfarm in the shadow of Highland peaks Ben Alder and Schiehallion.
Friends hail Blencathra's community asset listing as 'quantum leap'
The campaigning group hoping to buy the Cumbrian mountain Blencathra is claiming a victory after it said the peak has been declared a community asset.
Ex-judge Peter Charlesworth will continue as chair of Dales authority
A former judge has been re-elected head of a national park authority. Retired barrister and circuit judge Peter Charlesworth will chair the Yorkshi...
Walker drags himself to road after breaking ankle above Malham Cove
An injured walker in his seventies dragged himself out of a valley towards a road after falling and badly breaking his ankle.
Man dies after falling 600ft from Cairngorms mountain
A man has died after falling 600ft in the Cairngorms. Police were contacted about 12.45pm today and the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team was called o...
Walker injured in Buttermere fall
A woman was rescued after injuring herself in a fall while walking on a Lake District path. The 79-year-old from Wigan suffered cuts to her head an...
Yorkshire Dales bosses urge Tour de France visitors to take extra care
National park bosses are urging visitors to keep their dogs under control as extra crowds converge on the area for the Tour de France.
'Sloppy drafting' of Government bill 'could see public spaces privatised'
Campaigners fear ‘sloppy drafting’ in a coalition Government bill could open the door to public land being sold off to private companies.
Glasgow Explorer Scout dies while gorge scrambling in north Italy
A teenage Explorer Scout has died while gorge scrambling in Italy. Elliot Peacock, 14, was with a group taking part in the activity at the Lillaz F...
Fleece maker Polartec accuses Pontetorto of patent infringement
Outdoor textile company Polartec is suing an Italian firm for alleged patent infringement. The Massachusetts-based company, which invented modern s...
Trip-wire alarm failed the morning Horatio Chapple was killed by polar bear
A former High Court judge’s report into the death of a schoolboy when he was mauled by a polar bear on an Arctic expedition found safety equipment did not work and firearms training was inadequate.
Friends of Blencathra: 'negotiations still open' on mountain sale
A community group bidding to buy a Lake District mountain said it was business as usual and they believe negations are still continuing despite the owner saying it had been sold.
Friends' bid to buy mountain fails as Blencathra sold to mystery buyer
A community group has failed in its attempt to buy a Lake District mountain. The Friends of Blencathra were outbid for the peak, which is being sol...
Mountain rescuers treat three cyclists after crashes on Tour de France route
A mountain rescue team stationed high on a Yorkshire Dales pass in preparation for the Tour de France had to deal with two cycling accidents.
Lord Lonsdale's agents say several bids received in Blencathra sale
Agents acting for the owner of a Lake District mountain who is putting the peak up for sale said they have received several offers.
Father and son airlifted from Tryfan after getting stuck on climbing route
Two climbers had to be airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after they got stuck. A man and his 24-year-old son, from Cheshire, were tackling the Gr...
Blencathra campaigners plan walk to foot of fell to mark bid deadline
Campaigners hoping to buy a Lake District mountain will walk to the base of the fell to mark the closing dates for bids.
Barefoot Shepherdess Alison O'Neill will give annual Wainwright lecture
A walking guide dubbed the Barefoot Shepherdess will be the speaker at the Wainwright Society’s annual lecture.
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6 Pre-pack administration deal allows Alpkit to continue trading
7 Ex-gamekeeper Racster Dingwall fined for raptor persecution in first case of kind
8 Lake District team saddled with hotel bill after rescued walkers fail to pay
9 Climber 'miraculously' escapes serious injury in fall from wintry Great End
2 Rescuer injured as team battles Storm Amy 80mph winds to reach injured walker (5)
3 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers (4)
4 New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland (4)
5 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
6 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
7 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
8 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
9 Climber 'miraculously' escapes serious injury in fall from wintry Great End (1)
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