Holme Valley mountain rescuers appeal to climbers for help in raising funds

Mountain rescuers are appealing to climbers to help them raise cash for their new headquarters. Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team is urging local c...

Cave team details nine-hour rescue of man stuck in Ogof Ffynon Ddu

A rescue team has described one of its most difficult rescues of a man trapped for seven hours underground.

Smartphone software helps find lost Glentress walker after major search

A walker lost in a forest was found by mountain rescuers using specialised smartphone tracking software.

Helvellyn walker and missing woman provide Lakes rescuers' New Year tasks

A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after suffering a suspected broken ankle. The 25-year-old man from North Shields on Tyneside was with...

Scottish police urge walkers to check forecasts as snow warning issued

Police in the Highlands have appealed to walkers to check weather forecasts and avalanche reports as a yellow warning was issued for snow for the next few hours.

MBE for Peak authority chair Tony Favell

The chair of a national park authority has been appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours. Tony Favell, who heads the Peak District National Park Au...

Skye rescuers find body on Cuillin range

Rescuers searching for a missing walker on Skye have found a body. Police said a man’s body was found yesterday on the Cuillin range. Extensiv...

Search on Skye for injured Cuillin walker continues into third day

The search for an injured walker on the Isle of Skye was suspended overnight as weather worsened. Police received reports from a member of the publ...

New Year's Day lake swim by Ogwen Valley rescuers will help keep gear dry

Mountain rescuers will take a dip in a Snowdonia lake – to help keep their gear dry. Members of the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation pla...