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'Helpful locals' go to aid of walker caught out by darkness on High Street range

A walker who became disoriented as darkness fell on a Lakeland mountain range was helped by members of the public before ...
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Rangers complete path repairs on Yorkshire Three Peaks route

National park rangers have completed repairs on a section of the Yorkshire Three Peaks route. The path is one of the busiest ...
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Rescue gear missing after Scafell Pike stretcher box 'ransacked' by visitors

A stretcher box high in the Lake District fells has been ransacked, rescuers said. Visitors to the site at Mickledore also left a disposable barbecue and other rubbish. The metal container, 840m ...
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That's a wrap: team rescues wild camping film students in difficulties on fell

Rescuers were called out in the early hours of Thursday when a group of wild campers got into difficulties on a Lake District fell. Police alerted Keswick Mountain Rescue Team to the incident about ...
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Blencathra walker aiflifted to hospital after fall on Hall's Fell Ridge

A walker was airlifted to hospital after injuring herself in a fall on Blencathra. The woman fell between 5m and 7m on a rocky section of Hall’s Fell Ridge on Thursday. The walker’s partner called for ...
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Ex-Bowland rescue team leader Kevin Camplin awarded MBE

The former team leader of a Lancashire volunteer rescue team has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Kevin Camplin was appointed an MBE for his services to mountain rescue in the county. He was ...
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Mountain rescuers elect non-team member as chief for first time

The umbrella body for mountain rescuers south of the border has elected its first chief executive from outside the teams that make up its membership. Businessman and manager Andy Buchan will take over ...
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Go Outdoors owner JD Sports sees shares fall after profit warning

Shares in the company that owns High Street retailers Go Outdoors, Blacks and Millets dropped 23 per cent on Thursday after it issued a profits warning. JD Sports said milder weather and consumers ...
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Building work begins on first of two 'seasonal' rescue helicopter bases

Work has begun on construction of the first additional ‘seasonal’ search and rescue helicopter base at Oban. A second one will be built at Carlisle. The two extra Coastguard bases will operate from ...
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Rescuers called to Lakeland group suffering ill effects of magic mushrooms

Mountain rescuers were called to a group of young men in difficulties after tripping on a Lake District fellside. The Keswick team responded to several calls from passers-by in Stonycroft Gill north ...
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Man dies in fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra

A man has died after falling from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the northern Lake District. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted to the incident about 1.40pm on Saturday. A team spokesperson said: ...