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Peak agreement saves Bronze Age site
A nationally important Bronze Age site in the Peak District has been saved from quarrying after a compromise agreement was reached between the national park authority and landowners.
Flares make a return as walking festival starts
A series of beacons will light the skies to celebrate a walking festival. The Ochil Hills Photo: Brian Forbes Mountain rescuers will be among ...
Climbers told to check their gear after cam fails
Climbers are being warned to check a vital piece of equipment after camming device broke during a fall.
Climbers airlifted from Snowdon crag
Two climbers were plucked by helicopter from a Snowdon crag after one was injured in a fall. The two men were rescued after clinging to a narrow gr...
Scots Government stumps up mountain-rescue cash
The Scottish Government has chipped in with a donation of £300,000 to mountain rescue services. The money will be spread across all the teams in S...
Inquiry follows ten-year footpath campaign
A ten-year footpath campaign will culminate tomorrow in a public inquiry. Diane Andrewes Photo: David Andrewes Activist Diane Andrewes was force...
Right Way nominees announced
Three experts from Durham have been nominated for accolades in the inaugural Right Way awards. The Right Way awards mark achievement by rights-of-w...
Police ask for walkers' help after tent death
Police are appealing to walkers who may have been in the area where a man’s body was found in a tent to come forward with information.
Family's tribute to Einich tent man
Police today named the man whose body was found in a tent near an isolated loch in the Cairngorms. Loch Einich Photo: Jon Thomson Northern Const...
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grough, your outdoors news website, will be getting a new look shortly. The new grough website Our developers have been working hard to bring ...
Snowdon cafe schedule slips nine months
Building work on the new Snowdon summit cafe is now nine months behind schedule and the new mountain-top centre will not open until spring next year.
William to join RAF rescue helicopter force
If you’re unfortunate enough to need the RAF’s Big Yellow Taxi after coming a cropper on the hills, that face peering from the pilot’s window might look familiar.
Woman, 68, hurt in Lakes fall
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was in action today after a 68-year-old woman was injured on a Lakeland fell.
Borders walkers rescued from flooded valley
Five walkers were airlifted from the Cheviot Hills after being cut off by flood water. The group, two of whom had heart conditions, was rescued fro...
Wolves and Orangemen: under the Corrie's microscope
The latest edition of the hillzine The Angry Corrie dropped on to the mat at grough headquarters today.
Man's body found after Cairngorms search
A man’s body has been found in a tent in the Highlands. Loch Einich Photo: Jon Thomson The remains were found by members of the Cairngorm Mou...
Quarry sale will go ahead despite climbers' protests
A water company is to go ahead with the sale of quarries used for climbing, despite the reservations of the British Mountaineering Council.
Minister opens new long-distance walking trail
A new trail which was officially opened today follows the route of an ancient dyke in the Welsh Marches.