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Ofcom: 'We won't charge mountain rescue teams'

Government agency Ofcom has responded to the barrage of criticism of its plans for mountain rescue team radio by issuing an update on its proposals.

Stick-in-the-mud Julia's Coast-to-Coast will screen in spring

The latest Wainwright adventure by presenter Julia Bradbury is in the can and expected to air in spring next year.

Rescue team loses thousands as clothing company folds

A Peak District mountain rescue team is out of pocket after losing nearly £5,000 to a supplier that went out of business.

Mountain rescue radio plans 'put lives at risk'

Proposed changes by a Government agency could put people’s lives at risk, say mountain rescuers. Ofcom, the body which oversees radio communicati...

Wainwright fans' challenge to hillwalkers

Fans of the best known chronicler of the Lakeland fells have thrown down the gauntlet to hillwalkers.

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.

Julia to start filming Coast-to-Coast series

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Injured climber airlifted from cliff

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Wainwright's widow Betty dies

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Bonington backs call to stop mountain-rescue radio charge

The clamour against Ofcom’s plans to charge mountain rescuers for using their radios is growing, with Everest summiteer and climbing elder statesman Sir Chris Bonington among those calling on Gordon Brown to reject the idea.

Appeal to Gordon Brown to stop mountain-rescue radio charges

The campaign to protect Britain’s volunteer mountain rescue teams from proposed charges for using their radios on incidents has moved up a step with the launch of a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Eco-huts plan for Cleveland Way walkers

A trailblazing plan could see walkers on a long-distance route staying in continental-style eco huts.

Scots instructors will get wild-camping training

Scotland’s outdoor instructors will be trained to reduce their impact on the wild in a series of sessions starting tomorrow.

Border post: White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail

Mention hillwalking and Scotland in the same sentence and most people automatically think of the Highlands: munros, romantic-sounding Gaelic names, precipitous edges.

Two airlifted after Highlands falls

A man was injured after falling from the Aonach Eagach ridge at the weekend. Rescue services were alerted at about 12.30pm on Saturday after the ma...