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Final Legg as campaigning chairman Rodney steps down
The chairman of Britain’s oldest national conservation body is to step down. Access champion Rodney Legg has announced he will retire after 20 ye...
Woman killed by cows on Pennine Way is named
The woman killed by cattle on the Pennine Way was named today. Liz Crowsley, 49, a veterinary surgeon from Warrington, Cheshire, was trampled by a ...
Two rescued from Nevis in separate incidents
Two men are in hospital after being rescued from Britain’s highest mountain in separate incidents. Police were alerted to the first man’s pligh...
Court lifts motor ban on Dales green lanes
Motorists have won the right to use a green lane in the Yorkshire Dales, following a ruling of the High Court.
Glencoe death-fall man named by police
Police have named the man who died on Aonach Eagach on Saturday. David Candlish, of Mid Brae, Dunfermline, Fife, fell while descending the Clachaig...
Scots mountaineers plead for rethink over Ramblers' closure
Scotland’s mountaineering body has called on the Ramblers to rethink the decision to close their Scottish office.
Ramblers: we're talking to staff over cuts
A drop in new membership, drying up of sponsorship and fewer legacies are the causes of the Ramblers’ cash crisis.
Walker found by helicopter crew after going missing overnight
A walker has been found safe and well after going missing overnight. The 60-year-old man was found by the crew of a Sea King helicopter from RAF Va...
Mountain rescue men pick up honours in Queen's birthday list
The head of more than 3,500 mountain rescue volunteers has been rewarded with an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Rescuers search for missing 86-year-old walker
Rescuers are searching for a man missing in the north-west Highlands. Members of the man’s family alerted police with their concerns after he fai...
Pennine Way walker is killed by herd of cows
A woman was killed by a herd of cows while walking with her dogs on the Pennine Way yesterday. The incident happened near Gayle in Wensleydale at a...
Police probe after walkers find golden eagle's body
Police in the Highlands are asking walkers to be on the alert for signs of wildlife crime after walkers discovered the body of a golden eagle.
Mountain rescuers set challenge for hillwalkers
Mountain rescuers have thrown down a challenge to hillwalkers. The Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team, based in Lancashire, is looking for teams ...
Scots Ramblers' chiefs: we need to raise £200,000 within weeks
Scotland’s Ramblers today announced a cash appeal to help save the organisation from proposed cuts.
Nevis summit hair salon will be a cut above
Walkers who make it to the top of Britain’s highest mountain this Sunday may find themselves a cut above the rest.
Ramblers staff face the boot as cash crisis hits charity
A cash crisis could see the Ramblers reduced to a rump outside England. Staff in Scotland and Wales face the sack or pay cuts with proposals to los...
Man dies in fall from Highland ridge
A man has died after falling from a ridge in the Highlands. The 26-year-old man was reported to have fallen from Aonach Eagach yesterday evening. P...
Replacement for 'highest slum' finally opens on Snowdon
The replacement for the building once described as Wales’s highest slum was officially opened today – more than a year overdue.