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Special showings for teenagers' video of national park moorland research
Teenage students involved in a moorland preservation scheme have produced a video that will be shown to visitors next month.
Police plea to revellers to stay away from witchcraft hill
Police are appealing to Halloween revellers to stay away from a hill noted for its 17th century witch trials.
Dales club offers chance to Try Caving
A caving club is offering outdoor enthusiasts the chance to venture underground. The Yorkshire Subterranean Society is again offering a Try Caving ...
Lost Lakeland walkers use mobile phone to guide rescuers
A couple of lost walkers were found after they described their position to rescuers by mobile phone. The pair, from Sunderland got lost in mist and...
TV show will feature helicopter-crash boss's zip-wire battle
Television viewers will be able to see an on-screen confrontation between campaigners and the controversial owner of a Lake District tourist attraction in a fly-on-the-wall documentary next Sunday.
Awards for volunteer mountain rescuer's 40 years' service
A mountain rescuer who began his service before the present team leader was born received two awards for his dedication.
Rescuers find body after Highland fall
A climber has died after a fall in the Highlands. Members of the Kintail Mountain Rescue Team were joined by search dogs yesterday after police wer...
Plea for walkers to pack a torch after night-time rescue
Rescuers reminded walkers to pack a torch after they had to stretcher to safety a woman who was lost in the dark on a Peak District hill.
Village greens at risk from latest Government plans, campaigners say
The English village green is at risk from Government plans to change the rules on registering land for local use, campaigners said.
Walling group builds ford on Dales bridleway
Walkers, mountain bikers and horseriders will find a Dales route easier going after a group of drystone wallers built a cobbled ford across a beck.
TV film will show off-roaders' national park clash
More details of an upcoming television series looking at controversies in Britain’s national parks were released today.
Surprise second award for national trail bridge
A timber bridge carrying a national trail, and which is thought to be the longest of its kind in the world has won a second award.
Police name man who died in Highlands fall
Police have named the man who died following a fall in the Highlands. The body of Tom Clark, 65, a graphic designer, of Aberdeen, was found by resc...
Injured walker stetchered from lakeside path
A walker was stretchered from a path after suffering a suspected broken ankle. Members of the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team were called out at 1...
Seven-year-old airlifted after Helvellyn injury
A boy was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after he was injured by a falling rock. The seven-year-old was walking up Helvellyn whe...
National park boss recommends goldmine go-ahead
A national park boss has recommended the reopening of a goldmine in the Highlands despite it being against the park authority’s landscape policy.
Lakeland event puts walkers in the dark
Walkers will be in the dark at an event in the Lake District. And organisers will be praying for clear skies at the Ennerdale gathering aimed at in...
Avalanche victim's memorial fund offers climbing expedition cash
Trustees of a fund set up in memory of a climber who died in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands are offering financial help for mountaineering expeditions.