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Injured walker stretchered from Buttermere fell after fall
A walker was stretchered from a Lake District fell after injuring himself in a fall. The 19-year-old suffered shoulder and ankle injuries in Sour M...
Sports Direct shop workers each get £75,000 share bonus
Shop workers in the Sports Direct empire will be quids in after the award of a bonus that will mean they receive shares worth thousands of pounds.
Outdoor fans put on alert as wildfire risk rises in continuing heatwave
Outdoor enthusiasts are being warned the countryside is at high risk of wildfires after an exceptionally dry and hot spell.
Stolen gear alert after thieves target Meindl lorry
Outdoor gear distributers have asked walkers to be on the lookout for dodgy characters selling boots after a large quantity of Meindl footwear was stolen from a lorry.
Walker breaks leg in Blencathra slip
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after breaking his leg. The 78-year-old man slipped while coming down Scales Fell on Blencathra yeste...
Mountain biker airlifted after Garburn Pass fall
A mountain biker was airlifted to hospital after falling from his machine in the Lake District. The cyclist suffered a dislocated shoulder when he ...
Walker rescued after getting lost in mist on Fair Snape Fell
A walker was led to safety after getting lost in mist on the Bowland Fells in Lancashire. Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team was alerted yesterda...
Mountain rescuers seek help in testing drone search of Lake District fell
A Lake District mountain rescue team is looking for members of the public to join the search for a missing walker.
Rescuers treat two overheated walkers in separate Peak District incidents
Rescuers were twice called out to deal with walkers in the Peak District affected by the heat at the weekend.
Police seek information after kestrel shot near Ripon
Police are appealing for information after a kestrel was shot near a nature reserve in North Yorkshire.
Police seek clues to Dartmoor deaths: were you at Haytor last week?
Police investigating the deaths of a mother and her five-year-old son at a Dartmoor climbing crag revisited the site this week.
Exhausted Duke of Edinburgh's Award teen rescued from Moel Meirch
A teenager on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was rescued after suffering exhaustion on a Snowdonia hill.
Mountain expert warns hillgoers of risk of heatstroke
A mountaineering expert has warned hillgoers of the dangers of overheating in the current exceptionally warm weather.
Walker suffers head and back injuries in Hay Stacks fall
A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering head and back injuries on a Lake District fell. The 60-year-old woman was coming down from Hay S...
Snowdon race organiser: 'Close mountain to walkers'
Organisers of a fell race want Wales’s highest mountain closed to walkers while the event takes place.
Two women rescued after spending night on Scafell Pike range
Two women were rescued after spending the night lost on the Scafell Pike range. A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter and a Lake District Mountain Rescu...
Man dies during swim in Cantref Reservoir in Brecon Beacons
A man has died while swimming in a Brecon Beacons reservoir. The 24-year-old disappeared after he went for a swim in the Cantref Reservoir between ...
Craig Roberts named as one of soldiers who died in Pen y Fan SAS test
The Ministry of Defence has named one of the two soldiers who died during an exercise on Pen y Fan. Lance Corporal Craig Roberts, 24, was taking pa...