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..

Man dies after 650ft Lakeland fall

A man has died after falling from a crag in the Lake District. The walker was with two work colleagues when he fell 200m (650ft) from Great End in ...

Council rejects Lake District national park extension

Cumbria councillors have rejected proposals for enlarging England’s biggest national park. They say it would lead to higher house prices and tigh...

RAF crew use 'spectacular skills' in mother and daughter rescue

RAF helicopter crews showed 'spectacular skills' in rescuing a five-year-old girl and her mother who were winched from a Lakeland ravine after falling 9m (30ft) into freezing water.

Plans would see Cumbrian fells added to Yorkshire Dales

More bits of Cumbria could find themselves in the Yorkshire Dales under a planned expansion of two northern English national parks.

Wainwright fans set up cash appeal for flood-hit county

The Wainwright Society has launched an appeal to help the stricken county of Cumbria after the worst floods in living memory.

Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm

Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.

Failed Lakes eco-village site on market for £¾m

The company that planned to build a controversial holiday village in one of Cumbria’s most unspoilt valleys has put the site on the market after failing to get planning permission.

Rescuers search wrong fell after walkers change plans

Rescuers spent the morning searching the wrong Lakeland fell today for a missing couple who had changed their planned route.