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Missing walker turns up safe and well
A Cumbrian fellwalker who went missing in the Lake District has turned up safe and well. Police appealed for fellow walkers to keep an eye out for ...
Flood-damaged paths mapped by Lakes authority
Walkers in the Lake District are being urged to check on the state of footpaths as Cumbria recovers from the devastating floods that left £1.6m of damage and left many bridges and rights of way either destroyed or damaged.
Cumbria police: stay off fells and give rescuers a rest
Police in Cumbria today renewed their appeals for walkers to stay off the fells. The plea came as the Lake District’s 12 mountain rescue teams co...
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.
Lake District knicker shopping is pants
Shopping for knickers in the Lake District is pants, according to a study being commissioned by the national park authority.
Walker's death was accidental, coroner decides
A walker whose body was found on Bowfell died accidentally, a coroner decided. Jeremy Lloyd Ayrton, of Windermere, fell from the Climbers’ Traver...
Windermere speed limit will stay - or will it?
Windermere’s speed limit will remain, a judge ruled this week. But campaigners challenging the lake’s 10mph limit threw the decision into doubt...
Rescuers find body in Lake District search
A man’s body has been found by mountain rescuers searching for a missing walker in the Lake District.
'Housebound' walking guide claimed disability benefits
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Police appeal for sightings of missing hillwalker
Police in the Lake District are appealing for help in finding a keen hillwalker who has been reported missing.
National park extension talks will start in December
A public consultation on the enlargement of two of England’s national parks will begin next month. The announcement was made by David Vose of Nat...
Further warnings to Lakeland walkers are more rain due
Lake District national park chiefs are urging walkers to avoid the area’s fells and low-level routes until flood water has subsided.
Wainwright voice guides walkers to fell tops
Aficionados of the late Alfred Wainwright, cantankerous chronicler of the Lake District’s mountains, can now walk up Catbells with the voice of the author ringing in their ears.
Missing Lakes horserider sparks mountain search
A woman on horseback turned up safe as a Lake District mountain rescue team prepared to hoof it on to the fells to begin a search for her.
Come to the Lakes, Gordon, say tourism chiefs
If you’re strolling across the Lakeland fells this summer, you may spot a familiar figure – if tourism bosses have their way.
Wainwright statue to adorn his adopted town
A statue of Cumbria’s most famous recent chronicler of the area’s fells is due to grace the town that was his home for many years.
Sat-nav drivers run into trouble on Lakes passes
Motorists in the Lake District are having to be rescued on high mountain passes because they are relying on their satellite navigation systems.
Wainwright-liveried bus links Lakes towns
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