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Rescuers 'gobsmacked' as search dog Dolly's vet bill appeal target reached
An appeal set up to raise cash for vital operations for a search dog reached its target in just five days, thanks to the generosity of the public.
Friends of Lake District urge outdoor fans to join Great Cumbrian Litter Pick
A charity is urging members of the public to join it in an effort to clean up the countryside. Friends of the Lake District will stage its Great Cu...
Body of man found on Latrigg near Keswick
A man’s body has been found on a Lake District fell. Police received a phone call on Tuesday morning after the discovery on Latrigg, overlooking ...
Lake District walker rescued after injuring herself on Blencathra
A Lakeland walker was rescued from Blencathra after injuring her ankle. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 4.45pm on Sunday to the s...
Outdoor brand Patagonia launches Blue Heart campaign to save European rivers
A California-based outdoors company has launched a multimedia campaign to try to save what it says are Europe’s last wild rivers.
Stuart Younie takes helm at Mountaineering Scotland as David Gibson retires
An outdoors enthusiast who has been a member of Mountaineering Scotland for many years will take charge of the organisation from next week.
Outdoor fans offered free activities as reward for Peak District clean-up
Outdoor enthusiasts are being offered free activities – as a reward for cleaning up a national park.
Work to start on improved Fairy Pools parking at Skye congestion blackspot
Work will soon start on improved parking facilities at the site of a popular walking route on the Isle of Skye plagued by congestion.
Rescuers' plea for cash for operations to keep search dog Dolly in action
Rescuers have launched an appeal to raise cash to help keep one of its search dogs in action. Dolly has been diagnosed as needing expensive veterin...
Injured walker stretchered from Lakeland fell as weather thwarts two helicopter rescues
Bad weather prevented two helicopters from airlifting an injured walker from a Lake District fell. The 55-year-old woman fell about 20-30ft from th...
Wainwright Society hands over cash for repairs to footpath on High Street route
Aficionados of the late author Alfred Wainwright have raised thousands of pounds to help improve a footpath on a Lake District mountain.
Ramblers give £10,000 for repairs to Peak District path linked to access pioneer
Ramblers have donated £10,000 towards the improvement of a footpath leading to a Peak District hill with connections to a pioneering access campaigner.
Passing Lakeland walker finds body of woman on fell above Great Langdale
A passing walker has found a woman’s body on a Lake District fell. The discovery was made on Thursday morning at the top of Rossett Gill, near An...
Two Blencathra walkers rescued after getting stuck on Sharp Edge
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on a Lake District ridge. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out about 3.15pm on Tuesday when the...
Warning of ‘extremely dangerous’ conditions after nine-hour Scafell Pike rescue
Rescuers have warned that England’s highest mountain is currently ‘extremely dangerous’ to walkers who are not equipped with crampons and ice-axe.
Body found on Strathcarron hillside by member of public
A man’s body has been found on a Highland hillside where a walker has been missing since February. A member of the public made the discovery abov...
Two walkers rescued after getting lost in dark on Yorkshire Three Peaks route
Two walkers were rescued after getting lost when they strayed from the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge route.
Praise for Duke of Edinburgh's team in eight-hour rescue on Peak District hill
Rescuers have praised a group of young people who ‘did all the right things’ after two of them were injured on a Peak District moorland.