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Campaigners apply for further enlargement of Lake District national park
A campaigning charity wants to see a further enlargement of the Lake District national park. The Friends of the Lake District has applied to a gove...
Walker suffering seizures airlifted from Cadair Idris in 6½-hour rescue
A walker was rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after falling ill. The 59-year-old was with a group of seven on Cadair Idris when he began having se...
Missing Cairngorms walker Andrew Moorhouse found safe and well
A man who was reported missing in the Cairngorms has been found. Police Scotland said Andrew Moorhouse was traced safe and well. The 46-year-old...
Campaign groups urge MSPs to take action on Scottish hilltracks
A group of conservation charities is urging Scottish politicians to tackle the problem of the growing number of vehicle tracks on the nation’s hillsides.
Aviemore police appeal for sightings of missing walker Andrew Moorhouse
Police have appealed to walkers for sightings of a man who has gone missing in the Cairngorms. Andrew Moorhouse is reported to have gone walking al...
Seriously injured Langdale climber airlifted after being hit by falling rock
A climber was airlifted to hospital from a Lake District crag when he suffered serious injuries in a rockfall.
Milliken buys fabric innovation firm Polartec for undisclosed sum
The owners of the company that invented modern technical fleece have agreed to sell the brand to a USA textile and floorcovering firm.
Patterdale team uses rescue boat to reach fatigued Lakeland walker
A Lake District team launched its rescue boat to reach a walker in difficulties on a lakeshore path. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out...
Highland walker dies and another injured after lightning strikes Mamores munro
A walker has died after being struck by lightning on a Highland mountain. The woman was with a group of seven people on the Mamores when two of the...
Lakeland walkers rescued from Hallin Fell after one has panic attack
Two walkers were brought to safety from a Lake District fell after one of them suffered a panic attack.
Police appeal after break-in at Steall Hut in Glen Nevis
Police in the Highlands are appealing for information after a break-in at a mountaineering hut. A member of the Lochaber Mountaineering Club discov...
National park workers improve boggy Yorkshire Dales Coast to Coast Walk stretch
National park rangers and volunteers are working on improving a section of the Coast to Coast Walk through the Yorkshire Dales.
Cockermouth rescuers mark 50th anniversary of death of members in rockfall
Members of a Lake District rescue team gathered this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of a tragedy in which two of its volunteers died.
Police appeal to public after three red kites killed near Kirkcudbright
Police have launched an investigation after the death of three red kites in Dumfries and Galloway. Tests revealed two of the raptors found near Kir...
Dartmoor rescuers pay tribute to Pauline Richards who died during Ten Tors duty
A rescue team has paid tribute to a long-serving member who died while on duty. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton formed a guard of honour at th...
Multinational group restores Leacraithnaich bothy in Morvern
A multinational group of volunteers has helped restore a bothy in the Scottish Highlands. A team with members from eight different countries spent ...
Climber Doug Scott: we need radical change to stop 'Everest madness'
Britain’s first Everest summiteer has called for radical measures to stop what he calls the ‘madness’ now occurring on the mountain.
Mountain rescue chair Mike France and Chief Scout Bear Grylls receive honours
The chair of Mountain Rescue England and Wales has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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2 Two Cumbrian men appear at court over criminal damage to Sycamore Gap tree
3 Glen Coe walker dies in fall on Beinn a’ Chrùlaiste
4 Walker dies in fall from Tryfan
5 Injured Lakeland walker airlifted to hospital after tumble near Haystacks summit
6 Helvellyn walker airlifted to hospital after falling on Striding Edge
7 Police charge two men with criminal damage over felling of Sycamore Gap tree
8 Climbing legend Leo Houlding officially opens Keswick mountain rescuers' extension
9 On test: Montane Anti-Freeze XT Hoodie reviewed
2 Explorer Scout Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed in Great Orme fall, jury finds (7)
3 Blencathra walker rescued after falling more than 60ft from Sharp Edge (7)
4 Dartmoor national park bosses will fight bid to overturn camping verdict (4)
5 Campaigning Kate Ashbrook celebrates 40 years as head of Open Spaces Society (3)
6 Llanberis rescue team volunteers 'close to limit' as callouts top 300 in 2023 (3)
7 More than 40 involved in rescue of injured walker who spent 24 hours on Scafell Pike (2)
8 Summer's over; it's getting darker and colder. Time to wise up to winter on the hill (2)
9 Lakes boss Richard Leafe will quit at end of year for new career as Mountain Leader (1)
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