Outdoor News, England & Wales

The latest outdoor news focussing on England and Wales, updated courtesy of grough.co.uk

Walker and runner injured in two Lake District fell incidents

A walker was airlifted from England’s third highest mountain after breaking her leg in a fall. The woman slipped while on Striding Edge on Helvel...

Sunday 05 September 2010 05:05 PM GMT

Rescuers' call for walkers on revived Offa's challenge

A long-distance challenge walk has been revived to help raise funds for mountain rescuers. The Offa’s Dyke charity walk was last run in 2005, but...

Sunday 05 September 2010 04:06 PM GMT

Hinkes tops Helvellyn to complete county tops record

Mountaineer Alan Hinkes has completed his record-breaking round of the shire-county tops of England. He topped out on Helvellyn, the highest point ...

Saturday 04 September 2010 07:47 PM GMT

Couple airlifted after walker taken ill on fell

Two walkers were airlifted to hospital after one of them became ill after climbing a Lakeland fell. The Australian visitors had taken the Ullswater...

Friday 03 September 2010 10:12 PM GMT

Comfort for Ullswater death man who 'died in place he loved'

The family of the man who died on Ullswater has thanked rescuers for their efforts. Mark Bryant was described by his partner as ‘a loving and car...

Friday 03 September 2010 08:38 PM GMT

Chemicals 'may have led to algae build-up' on Windermere

A conservation charity said the use of chemicals in washing detergents may be partly responsible for the growth of poisonous algae that led to the postponement of a major wild-swimming event.

Friday 03 September 2010 03:33 PM GMT

Mountain rescuers welcome hoax call verdict

Mountain rescuers have welcomed a court’s verdict on a journalist who made hoax calls at the height of last year’s Cumbrian floods.

Friday 03 September 2010 02:41 PM GMT

MacLeod admits: I almost pulled out of The Big Climb

Climber Dave MacLeod has revealed he considered pulling out of his televised climb on Sròn Uladail last week because of the pain of his injured ankle.

Friday 03 September 2010 09:18 AM GMT

Great North Swim put off amid safety concerns

The Great North Swim, which was to have taken place this weekend in the Lake District, has been postponed.

Thursday 02 September 2010 08:24 PM GMT

Journalist guilty of mountain rescue hoax calls

A journalist has been found guilty of making hoax calls to mountain rescuers at the height of the Cumbrian floods in November last year.

Thursday 02 September 2010 04:42 PM GMT

Lawyer withdraws as mountain rescue hoax trial begins

The trial of a journalist charged with making hoax mountain rescue calls during the Cumbrian floods last year began yesterday in Workington.

Thursday 02 September 2010 01:55 PM GMT

Lloyds stake in Mountain Warehouse chain will allow growth

The investment arm of the part state-owned Lloyds Banking Group has snapped up a stake in budget outdoor retail chain Mountain Warehouse.

Thursday 02 September 2010 01:02 PM GMT

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