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Police award for Peak District mountain rescue teams 'paid in fish and chips'

Volunteer rescuers in the Peak District have been honoured by Derbyshire’s top policeman for 50 years’ of service to the community.

13 March 2014

Police name James Lonsdale as man whose body was found on Great Gable

Police have named the man whose body was found on the slopes of Great Gable yesterday. James Lonsdale, 53, of Selby, North Yorkshire, was found by ...

13 March 2014

Asbestos find closes Culra Bothy on Ben Alder estate as demolition looms

Walkers and climbers have been warned not to use a Highland bothy after asbestos was found in the building.

12 March 2014

Girl rescued from Long Churn Cave after slip leads to shoulder injury

A girl was rescued from a Yorkshire Dales cave after injuring herself in a slip underground. The Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation was called ...

12 March 2014

Bosses join walk to mark anniversary of the 'Billy Butlin of outdoor holidays'

A group of walkers will set out today to mark the anniversary of the birth of a pioneer of outdoor holidays.

12 March 2014

Husband and wife injured in 300ft fall from Helvellyn

A man was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after falling more than 300ft. The 50-year-old from the West Midlands was with his wife...

11 March 2014

Experienced mountain man dies in fall while walking on Carneddau

An experienced mountaineer fell to his death while walking with a group on a Snowdonia mountain. The 62-year-old from Somerset fell 30m (100ft) aft...

10 March 2014

Walker breaks leg on descent from Park Fell in Yorkshire Dales

A walker was airlifted to hospital after breaking her leg on a fell in the Yorkshire Dales. The 41-year-old slipped while coming down a steep slope...

09 March 2014

Yorkshire Three Peaks walker rescued from Whernside after breaking ankle

A walker tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge was rescued from the county’s highest fell after injuring himself.

08 March 2014

Closed Borrowdale road due for Monday reopening a week early

Walkers and mountaineers heading for some of the Lake District’s most popular fells will no longer have to follow a long diversion.

13 March 2014

Moray walkers asked to be on lookout for missing Buckie man Ian Bramald

Police are appealing to walkers in Moray to be on the lookout for a man who has been missing for two weeks.

12 March 2014

Body found on Great Gable after major search for missing walker

A man’s body has been found on the slopes of Great Gable after a major search for a missing walker.

12 March 2014

Injured walker airlifted to hospital after Goat's Hawse slip

A walker was airlifted to hospital after slipping and injuring his leg on a Lake District fell. The man, in his 60s, was with a group on the Conist...

12 March 2014

Injured walker airlifted from Sgùrr Dhomhnuill in Ardgour

A walker was airlifted from a remote Ardgour mountain after injuring his leg. The crew of a Royal Navy Sea King search and helicopter winched the m...

11 March 2014

Man airlifted to hospital after Ben Nevis avalanche

A man was airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain today.

11 March 2014

James Bond helps boost Glencoe visitor numbers by 40 per cent

James Bond is credited with helping boost visitor numbers to one of Scotland’s finest mountain landscapes last year.

09 March 2014

Fylingdales Moor walker injured during mountain rescue team's challenge

A walker tackling a challenge to raise funds for a mountain rescue team had to be rescued after injuring her leg on the walk.

09 March 2014

Rescuers guide 20 lost walkers to safety from hillside above Beddgelert

A group of 20 walkers had to be guided to safety by rescuers after getting lost on a Snowdonia hillside.

08 March 2014

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