A man had to be rescued when he fell down a Lake District gorge twice. Emergency teams were called to the Aira Force gorge at about 13:30 BST after the man initially fell 10m (32ft). As he attempted to climb […]
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This morning several emergency services including Hope Valley Mountain rescue took part in a simulated train crash inside a tunnel. A bus was used to simulate the crash with 21 casualties on board which needed rescuing. A great learning day
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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
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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Wild campers in Snowdonia have been criticised for their unusual choice of pitch. Photos of a tent set up just yards from tracks at the Llanberis Lake Railway caused concerns over the weekend. Writing on the Llanberis Community Forum, Ian
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After a week’s worth of shows from Pembrokeshire, The Perfect Pitch’s latest winning campsite has been chosen. Pencarnan, just outside St Davids, was crowned favourite on the daily, teatime Channel 4 show, which this week also visited sites in Fishguard
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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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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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Rescuers in Northumberland were called out twice to aid walkers in difficulties along Hadrian’s Wall. The two incidents followed a rescue early in October at the Roman wall, involving Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Teams. Late
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A walker was rescued from the path at Hadrian’s Wall after injuring his leg in a fall. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team were alerted to the incident at the weekend. The rescue
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