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Walking 500 miles from Mull of Galloway to Dunnet Head for ME is proclaimed aim for Gordon Jackson

GORDON Jackson is walking 500 miles –just like the well-known refrain in the hit single by The Proclaimers – to raise money for and awareness of a debilitating condition which affects 250,000 people in the UK. The 51-year-old Scot is

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Broken boot prompts call to mountain rescue for Scafell Pike walkers

Rescuers set out onto the slopes of England’s highest mountain with spare footwear after a pair of walkers got into difficulties when a boot fell apart. The couple also became disoriented in darkness while descending from Scafell Pike via the

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Injured man treated for hypothermia after falling 10 metres into Aira Force gorge

A man was rescued after spending an hour in a Lake District stream when he fell more than 30ft into a gorge. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.30pm on Wednesday to the incident at Aira Force. The team

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Two fatal incidents among 12 callouts in nine days for Wasdale rescuers

Rescuers from the Wasdale team have been called out to 12 incidents on England’s two highest mountains in the first nine days of October. Two of the callouts involved fatalities. Five of the incidents dealt with by Wasdale Mountain Rescue

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