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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...

19 July 2013

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.

19 July 2013

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.

19 July 2013

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.

18 July 2013

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...

18 July 2013

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 ...

17 July 2013

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...

16 July 2013

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.

16 July 2013

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.

15 July 2013

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.

20 July 2013

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.

19 July 2013

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.

18 July 2013

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.

18 July 2013

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...

18 July 2013

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.

17 July 2013

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...

16 July 2013

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 ...

15 July 2013

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...

15 July 2013

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