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TV appearance for Coast to Coast mountain rescuers

Two mountain rescuers who plan to walk across England will make a television appearance tomorrow. Judy Whiteside and Gail Todd will start their 309...

Protests continue as campaigners warn forests still at risk

Outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to head into the woods as campaigners warned the battle to save the nation’s forests is not over.

Honister mine owner Mark Weir dies in helicopter crash

Controversial Lake District mine owner Mark Weir has died in a helicopter crash near his Honister business.

Anger as eight youth hostels face closure

Supporters have vowed to oppose the closure of a Lake District youth hostel. A Facebook group has been formed to try to get the Youth Hostels Assoc...

View from the top: one national park boss's plan to cope with cuts

The boss of England’s biggest national park has pledged to continue providing outdoor enthusiasts with the same services despite having its cash cut.

Mine owner will press ahead with plans for Lake District zip wire

The would-be developer of the controversial Lake District zip wire says his plans are not dead and he will resubmit the application next year.

Walkers urged to object to Lakeland zip-wire

A conservation charity is urging walkers to back its objection to the proposed zip-wire in the Lake District.

Festival aims to tempt climbers to high crags

Climbers will congregate in the western Lake District this weekend for a festival run by the British Mountaineering Council.

Novice hillrunner Harris wins 60-mile Fellsman challenge

One of the country’s toughest ultra hillrunning challenges was won by a man who only took up running 18 months ago..

Lakes mine company presses ahead with zip-wire plans

The operators of a Lakeland mine at the centre of a controversial plan to install a zip wire on the side of a mountain said today they will carry on with the proposals despite the mine’s owner dying in a helicopter crash last month.

Mark Weir's final words before helicopter crash: 'I love you'

The partner of the Cumbrian businessman who died in a helicopter crash on a Lake District fell revealed today his final words to her were: ‘I love you’.

Councils urged to get in step with residents on national park extensions

The public has given an emphatic thumbs-up to the enlargement of two of England’s national parks. But councils were lukewarm in their view of big...

Rescuer's online boast leads to 14-day fundraising walk

A rash Facebook promise has landed a pair of mountain rescuers with a major challenge. Mountain Rescue magazine editor Judy Whiteside’s online br...

New book will help walkers make sense of the Lake District landscape

Peter Wilson is a keen hillwalker, runner and cyclist. The Lancashire-born outdoor enthusiast also happens to be a Reader in Quaternary Science at the...