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Campaigners object to another windfarm planned on national park doorstep
A campaign group that includes outdoor luminaries has lodged a formal objection to a proposed windfarm.
Walker with head injury airlifted from fell
A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after suffering a head injury. The 60-year-old was on Broad Crag in the Scafell Pike range when he fell...
Injured walker stretchered from Lakeland route
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after injuring her ankle. The woman was walking on Walna Scar Road, a track above Coniston, yesterday...
Search for missing instructor ends as he appears in front of TV crew
A huge search for a missing survival instructor was called off when the man walked up to a television camera crew covering his disappearance.
Police release video of alleged attack on Lakeland walker
Police have released a video showing a man they want to trace following an alleged assault on a Lakeland fell earlier this year.
Police appeal for help following Nevis campsite assault allegation
Police are appealing for help after a report that a woman was assaulted in the Glen Nevis campsite at the weekend.
Family members aid walker after slip leads to leg injury
Well-equipped family members were able to keep a walker warm while waiting for help after he slipped and injured his leg on a Lakeland fell.
Walkers help stranded family to safety on Lakeland fell
A family was helped to safety from a fell by other walkers after ringing police for help. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 3.50pm today,...
Rescuers called out after dog dies in Lakeland ridge fall
Rescuers called out after calls for help were heard on a Lakeland ridge discovered a dog had fallen to its death.
Walker suffers head injuries in slip at Lakeland beauty spot
Mountain rescuers worked with the crew of an air ambulance to treat a woman who slipped and injured her head.
Call for walkers to tackle Northern Ireland's top peak for charity
A children’s cancer charity is looking for walkers willing to tackle Northern Ireland’s highest mountain to raise funds for their cause.
Public-spirited tourist joins search – for herself
A woman tourist took part in a major search – for herself. Police in southern Iceland mounted a hunt for the woman over the weekend after she was...
Government asks for public's views on forests' future after panel report
The Government is asking for the public’s views on England’s forests and woodlands, almost two years after its controversial plan to sell off publicly owned woodland provoked huge opposition.
Mountaineers urge tourist firms to join campaign to limit windfarms
Mountaineering representatives in Scotland have issued a rallying call to the nation’s tourism industry to help them fight windfarms on its top mountains.
Walker suffers broken ankle on Dales peak
A walker was airlifted from one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks after slipping and breaking her ankle. The 60-year-old was coming down from 694m (2,27...
Girl rescued after Doctor's Gate leg injury
A girl was stretchered from a Peak District hillside after falling and injuring her herself. The 12-year-old was with a group of Scouts from Market...
Walker stretchered from Lakeland route after slip
A walker was rescued after she slipped and injured her ankle. Nine members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team went to her aid after being alerted...
Walker stretchered from fell after gill fall
A walker was stretchered from a Lakeland fell after suffering a leg injury in a fall. Members of Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team were joine...