Durham Dales night races will test adventure all-rounders

Two night races will be an innovation in a new adventure event scheduled for next spring. The iROC meeting will take place in the Durham Dales and ...

Lords change to Planning Bill will safeguard commons

Pressure from campaigners has forced a Government u-turn on a new law which put common land at risk. Provisions in the Planning Bill going through ...

Kendal gears up to welcome world's top mountain names

Its previous claims to fame were that it was the home of the sickly sweet mint cake that fuelled many a mountain ascent and that it was where the Grumpy Old Fellwalker chose to lay his flat cap and create his masterpieces of Lakeland literature.

All I want for Christmas is a new footpath...

Loath as we are to mention the C-word so early – we hate the ads for hideous sofas and jingle-bells jollity just as much as anyone in the midst of dark, miserable November – we have come across a festive gift for the fellwalker who has everything.

Injured walker stretchered from Lakeland mountain

A man had to be rescued from a Lake District Peak today after injuring his leg in a fall. The 39-year-old, from Bristol, slipped while coming down ...

Government pull-out threatens Snowdonia Sherpa buses

A project to encourage walkers and mountaineers on to public transport has been thrown into doubt by the sudden withdrawal of funding.

Take That frontman to lead B-list charity attempt on Kili

Oversized Radio 1 motormouth Chris Moyles is among ‘celebrities’ who will tackle Africa’s highest mountain next year to raise cash for charity.

Grizedale out of bounds as rally drivers take to tracks

If you go down to the woods this month, you’re in for a noisy surprise. Much of Grizedale Forest will be out of bounds to walkers as more than 10...

Hand-crafted bridge opens on Peak estate

An award-winning craftsman has created a second footbridge for walkers in the Peak District. Edale-based Robin Wood hand crafted Hoodbrook Bridge n...