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Peak District bosses order end to quarrying at Longstone Edge site
National park bosses have made an order stopping quarrying at a site surrounded by controversy. Members of the Peak District National Park Authorit...
Mountaineers accuse Scottish Government over Glenmorie windfarm
Mountaineers accused the Scottish Government of riding roughshod over the law in the rush to push through a windfarm application.
Cumbria court fines Michael Sharkey for jumping from Devil's Bridge
A man has been fined for jumping off a Cumbrian bridge at a beauty spot where a man died last year. Michael Hugh Sharkey, 24, from Gressingham Driv...
On test: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir All Season sleep mat and Antares 20 sleeping bag
Therm-a-Rest has entered the sleeping bag market with some interesting design features, combined with the company's latest inflatable mattress.
Dales walkers asked to look out for missing man Michael Tordoff-Brown
Police area appealing to outdoor enthusiasts to be on the lookout for a missing man who failed to appear at court to answer sexual offences charges.
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough jailed again for Asbo breach
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has been jailed for 11 months for defying the latest judicial attempts to get him to cover up.
Campaigner Kate Ashbrook blasts plans to curtail open-space rights
A leading outdoors campaigner said coalition Government proposals will do away with ancient rights used to guarantee public use of open spaces.
Ten years on, Kate Ashbrook recalls victory in 'Hoogstraten path' case
The reopening of Framfield footpath number nine may not sound much like milestone in the struggle for walkers’ access.
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Mountain rescue charity box suspect Derrick Matthews charged with theft
Police have arrested a man in connection with thefts of charity collecting boxes, including those for mountain rescue teams, in the Lake District.
Campaigners say new Government law puts village greens at risk
Britain’s oldest national conservation society said measures introduced today puts village greens at risk from building development.
Helicopter 'taxi' for Snowdonia rescuers after bike race blocks roads
Mountain rescuers had to be airlifted out of their base to help in an operation after local roads were closed because of the Tour of Britain cycle race.
Police arrest man who went missing in Yorkshire Three Peaks area
A man who sparked a police appeal for sightings in the Yorkshire Three Peaks area has been arrested. Searches in Cumbria and Horton in Ribblesdale ...
Bothy restrictions in place as deerstalking season gets underway
The charity that looks after mountain shelters has warned some of them have restrictions during the deerstalking season.
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough fined for Hampshire nudity
The Naked Rambler has been fined by a court in Hampshire after he was found guilty of behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
Naked Rambler Stephen Gough behind bars after alleged Asbo breach
The Naked Rambler is back behind bars, this time south of the border. Stephen Gough was remanded in custody today for allegedly breaching an anti-s...
Speeding fine for Fiennes after being clocked at 98mph on Highland road
Adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been fined for speeding at nearly 100mph on one of the Highlands’ major roads.
Fine for Newham Council after DofE teen scarred for life in stove fire
A council has been fined after a girl on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition was engulfed in flames in an incident involving a camp stove.