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JD Sports snaps up Oswald Bailey outdoor store chain
A chain of 17 outdoor shops has been acquired by retail giant JD Sports. The Oswald Bailey stores were taken over on Friday by the acquisitive grou...
Walker winched from Great Gable after injuring knee in fall
An injured walker was airlifted from a Lake District mountain in an operation involving two helicopters.
Walker stretchered from fell above Glenridding after trip leads to injury
A walker was rescued after injuring his leg while coming down a Lake District fell. An ex-member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team came across...
Poison found as Highland bird of prey death toll rises to 13
Police have discovered more dead birds of prey in an area of the Highlands where six were found earlier this month.
Two teams go to the aid of 84-year-old walker above Ullswater
Two mountain rescue teams went to the aid of an elderly man who became ill while walking in the Lake District.
Walker airlifted after becoming unwell on Carrock Fell
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after becoming unwell. The 68-year-old was on Carrock Fell today when he suffered a suspected stro...
Police plea to Black Isle walkers after six birds of prey found dead
Police have launched a criminal investigation after the bodies of six birds of prey were found near a Highland village.
Visitors return to Loch Lomond as camping ban leads to drop in problems
The owner of a pub on the shore of Loch Lomond said visitors are returning to the area for the first time in 30 years after a wild-camping ban was introduced to curtail antisocial behaviour.
Westminster announces further £¼m grant to mountain rescue teams
The Westminster Government has pledged £¼m for the UK’s volunteer mountain rescue teams in the next fiscal year, Parliament was told.
Ordnance Survey denies report of end of paper maps for Great Britain
Britain’s national mapping agency said claims in a newspaper report that it was to end routine production of paper maps across the whole of Great Britain are untrue.
Climber dies in fall from Ben Nevis
A climber has died after falling from a route on Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called out today after reports of the incident on the...
Rescuers find body of Blencathra walker after 14-hour overnight search
The body of a man has been found on a Lake District mountain after a major overnight search for a missing walker.
Four walkers airlifted from Ben Nevis after getting lost on summit
Four walkers were airlifted from the UK’s highest mountain after getting lost in the dark and straying perilously close to steep crags.
Berghaus seeks volunteers for its new consumer panel
Outdoor brand Berghaus is looking for enthusiasts to help it in its consumer research. The Sunderland-based company has begun a search for members ...
North Wales slate quarry climbers warned after bolt failure
Climbers are being warned that bolts in north Wales quarries could be dangerous and likely to fail. The British Mountaineering Council said a surve...
Ordnance Survey free smartphone app will help walkers in a fix
Britain’s national mapping agency has launched a free smartphone app to provide navigationally challenged walkers with their location.
Walker Ted Jackson confirmed as man found dead on Harris
Police have confirmed the identity of the walker whose body was found on Harris. Ted Jackson’s body was discovered by rescuers on Monday after an...
Two lost walkers rescued after getting stuck on Snowdon crags
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on steep ground on Wales’s highest mountain. The women called for help yesterday afternoon after get...
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