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Polartec boss to step down as company sale touted
The boss of outdoor fabric manufacturer Polartec has announced he is standing down. Andrew J Vecchione, president and chief executive of the Massac...
Public invited to services marking life of avalanche victim Roger Payne
Friends and colleagues of the British Mountain Guide who died in the Mont Maudit avalanche are inviting the public to celebrate his life at three services.
iPhone 'fresh air' app aims to get Lakes visitors out of their cars
Tourism bosses have introduced a ‘fresh air’ app for iPhones to encourage visitors to the Lake District to get out of their cars.
Hunt announces £2m scheme to replace 'boring' signs at tourism sites
The coalition Government is to spend £2m replacing ‘dull and boring’ signs at the entry to six counties at the heart of the country’s tourism industry.
Challenge walker rescued from Scafell Pike route
A walker taking part in a challenge event was airlifted from a Lakeland fell after injuring herself in a stumble.
Seven-year-old Wilf to tackle seven tors to help dad's soldiers
A seven-year-old boy will walk across Dartmoor to raise cash to support soldiers in his father’s regiment.
Boy seriously injured in fall from Jack's Rake scramble
A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he fell from a Lakeland scrambling route that recently claimed two lives within five days.
Tributes to the men who perished in Mont Maudit avalanche
The families of two of the men killed in the Mont Maudit avalanche have spoken of their loss in tributes to the climbers.
Two British Alpine climbers who died in avalanche named
The Foreign Office has named the two British climbers who died in the Alpine avalanche that killed Mountain Guide Roger Payne.
Naked Rambler walks unclothed from prison and keeps his freedom
The Naked Rambler has been released from prison and allowed to walk free. An unclothed Stephen Gough stepped from jail in Perth and was immediately...
Four rescue teams join major search for missing man in Highlands
Police are appealing for information about a man who is missing in the Highlands. Four mountain rescue teams, Search and Rescue Dogs Association me...
Sir Chris joins walkers in raising £2,000 with Morecambe Bay walk
Mountaineering elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington helped raise £2,000 for a Lake District charity in a walk across Morecambe Bay’s sands.
Pennine Way 'glamping' pods will be a first for Peak District
National park bosses have given the go-ahead to a plan for camping pods on the route of the Pennine Way.
European mountain clean-up event comes to the Peak District
Outdoor enthusiasts are being offered the chance to clean up the environment as a Europe-wide scheme is extended to the UK for the first time.
Wainwright calendar goes on sale to raise funds for juniper project
The annual calendar produced by members of the Wainwright Society has gone on sale. Profits from the 2013 calendar, which features photographs take...
Yorkshire Three Peaks charity challenge put back due to waterlogged route
A major fundraising challenge event has been postponed because heavy rain has left the route waterlogged.
Ramblers boss pays tribute to Roger Payne, a champion of mountain rights
Roger Payne, who died yesterday in an avalanche on Mont Maudit, was a leading voice in campaigns to increase access to land in both the UK and elsewhere, a Ramblers boss said.
Man airlifted after munro fall leads to head injury
A man was airlifted from a munro after injuring his head in a fall. The man, in his 60s, fell about 15m (49ft) today on Sgùrr Dubh Mòr in the Cui...
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8 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
9 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
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