Over the weekend, heavy rainfall caused severe damage to the walking route to Hareshaw Linn in Bellingham, Northumberland. The Northumberland National Park Authority has closed the route due to landslides and fallen trees, and is advising people not to visit […]
A popular outdoor sculpture, Northumberlandia, also known as “The Lady of the North,” has suffered significant damage from visitors walking off the designated paths and climbing up the sides of the hillocks. The sculpture, which is a landscape replica of
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On Saturday Northumberland Mountain Rescue was called out to reports of a woman who had injured herself where bouldering. Six members who had been attending the World Extreme Medicine Course in Wooler was called out. I guess practical is sometimes
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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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