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Police welcome emergency beacon law change
The UK’s top police officers have welcomed the change in rules that allows the use of emergency beacons for walkers and other outdoor enthusiasts for the first time.
Boat grant will save trust workers' nine-mile walk to remote estate
Conservation workers on a remote estate will be spared a regular nine-mile walk thanks to a charity grant that will help them buy a boat to reach the property.
Mountain rescuers treat trapped glider pilot after Peak crash
Two mountain rescue teams helped in a major operation to free a pilot trapped after his glider crashed in the Peak District.
JD Sports takes over Blacks Leisure in £20m deal
JD Sports has snapped up the assets of failed outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure in a cash deal worth £20m.
Pair rescued after spending night on slopes of Pennine fell
A couple were rescued after spending the night sheltering in a ruined building after getting lost on the highest hill in the Pennines.
JD Sports at head of queue to snap up Blacks Leisure assets
The JD Sports Group is emerging as the frontrunner to pick up the assets of failed outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure.
Ailing Blacks Leisure heads for administration
Failing outdoor retailers Black Leisure will go into administration, its board announced today. The company, which operates the Millets and Blacks ...
A walk a day keeps the bugs at bay, says professor
Taking a regular brisk walk can help you fend off winter bugs, but strenuous exercise such as long-distance running can make you more susceptible to colds and flu.
National park stalwart volunteer is appointed MBE
A national park volunteer has been appointed an MBE for her services to conservation. Dorothy Hardy gained the award in the New Year’s Honours af...
Man airlifted after 300ft Cairngorms fall
A climber is in intensive care after falling 300ft from a Highland mountain. The 19-year-old was airlifted to hospital after the incident in the Ca...
Personal locator beacons launch as Ofcom allows use for first time
Outdoor enthusiasts will for the first time be able to use personal locator beacons to send distress signals from the UK’s remote areas to an international satellite system.
Smartphone app will help walkers' fitness in run-up to coast path opening
A smartphone application to help walkers build up their fitness will be launched by the Ramblers in Wales.
National park trail tunnel reopenings lead to cycle traffic boost
A trail along a former railway track has seen a dramatic rise in cycling traffic since four tunnels were reopened on the route.
Lakeland walkers rescued after suffering leg injuries
Two walkers were rescued after suffering injuries in separate incidents on Lakeland fells. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a 35-...
Mountain search fails to find missing walker
A major search involving five mountain rescue team took place after a walker was reported missing. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team mounted a search...
Police: 'complacent' hillwalker in blizzard put others' lives at risk
A senior police officer said today anyone going ill equipped on to the Scottish hills is playing with people’s lives.
Rescued paddler dies in hospital
A paddler who was airlifted from a beck in the Howgill fells on New Year’s Day has died. Catherine Stainsby, 41, from Swinton, Malton in North Yo...
Hard man Vinny urges public to save lives with hard and fast approach
Hard man Vinny Jones is urging outdoor enthusiasts to take a hard and fast approach to saving lives. The former Chelsea footballer turned screen ac...
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2 Walker winched from Lakeland mountainside after 40m fall
3 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64
4 Off-duty rescuer uses emergency shelter to help injured Helvellyn walker
5 That's a wrap: team rescues wild camping film students in difficulties on fell
6 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening
7 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers
8 On test: Danner Mountain 600 EVO boots reviewed
9 Work to begin on demolition of Culra Bothy ahead of rebuilding in 2026
2 New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland (4)
3 Rescuers offer guidance after callouts to Lakeland wild campers (4)
4 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
5 Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes? (3)
6 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
7 Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra (2)
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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