Work to begin on demolition of Culra Bothy ahead of rebuilding in 2026

Work on demolishing a Highland bothy will start on Monday, the charity that cares for it said. A new building is planned at Culra on the Ben Alder ...

Cockermouth rescuers pay tribute to John Dempster, who died this month

Mountain rescue team members have paid tribute to their former chair and vice-president, who died earlier this month.

Police appeal for sightings of missing Cape Wrath Trail walker Ian Currie

Police in the Highlands are asking the public to report sightings of a walker who has gone missing on the Cape Wrath Trail.

Walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after collapsing

A man was airlifted from a Lake District fell after he collapsed and lost consciousness. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted shortly after 1.5...

Rescuers searching for missing Glen Shiel walker Richard Dawson find body

Rescuers searching for a walker reported missing in Glen Shiel have found his body. Kintail Mountain Rescue Team said Richard Dawson’s body was f...

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers jailed for felling Sycamore Gap tree

Two Cumbrian men have each been jailed for four years three months for felling the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.

Thieves ransack mountain rescue donation box at remote Lake District site

Thieves have vandalised a volunteer rescuers’ donation box and stolen its contents. The box, belonging to Penrith Mountain Rescue Team, was at a ...

Wild campers rescued as thunderstorms lash Lakeland fells

A group of wild campers was rescued from a Lake District fell during an overnight thunderstorm. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about m...

Critically ill walker airlifted from Cheviots after succumbing to heat

A critically ill hillwalker suffering from the heat was airlifted from the Cheviots, on the eve of the summer solstice.