New boss named for national parks campaign body

A charity supporting Britain’s national parks has a new boss. Helen Jackson takes over today as chief executive of the Campaign for National Park...

Kayaker search teams find woman's body

Rescuers searching for a missing paddler have found the body of a woman in Caernarfon Bay. The discovery came on the third day of the search for 53...

Plea to walkers as missing kayaker search stood down

A sea search for a paddler missing off the Anglesey coast has been called off. But efforts to find 53-year-old Elizabeth Ashbee will continue on la...

British runners triumph in truncated Mont Blanc event

British long-distance expert Jez Bragg won a truncated Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc today. The Warwick-based ultra runner came in with a time of 10hrs...

Search team's help call as it gets notice to quit

A search and rescue team has put out its own plea for help after being told it has to move its stores.

TV climber's plans hit by rock injury

Climber Dave MacLeod’s plans for the televised climb on a Hebridean cliff were hit this week when he was injured by a falling rock.

Pair will tackle Three Peaks, the hard way

A pair of Ayrshire adventurers aim to tackle the national Three Peaks Challenge using only muscle power, to raise cash for a conservation charity.

Heritage landscape at heart of walking and riding festival

It’s the landscape that inspired the Brontë sisters and the late poet laureate Ted Hughes and, though not as well known as the national parks that sandwich it, it offers landscapes and villages steeped in history.

Live broadcast for MacLeod and Emmett Harris climb

Television viewers in Scotland will be able to watch a live attempt on a Hebridean crag by two of Britain’s top climbers.