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		<title>Midge numbers down in North and West Scotland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of midges in the north and west Scotland has been falling recently. At the same time midge numbers in Northern Ireland and parts of South West England and Wales have been increasing. 
However a midge expert said that this was likely to be due to local weather conditions each year rather than a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/midge-numbers-down-in-north-and-west-scotland/0070/</link>
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		<title>Glen Nevis airbed race to raise funds for MRT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, competitors will plunge down a two mile stretch of the Glen Nevis River clinging only to flimsy airbeds to raise funds for Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team. 
The race has been started up again after a six-year absence. Older or more nostaligic readers will remember a terrified-looking John Noakes taking part in the race [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/glen-nevis-airbed-race-to-raise-funds-for-mrt/0064/</link>
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		<title>Tyndrum gold mine may reopen soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park planners are due to decide on the future of the gold mine at Conoish near Tyndrum soon. Scotgold Resources have ordered specialist drilling equipment from Chile and South America to enable them to start exploratory work at the mine.
The site covers 2,200 square kilometres, very near the Ben [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/tyndrum-gold-mine-may-reopen-soon/0058/</link>
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		<title>Campers&#8217; helicopter rescue on Arran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five people camping at the Glenrosa campsite on the Isle of Arran had to be winched to safety by a helicopter early this morning after a river broke its banks. Heavy rain in southern Scotland meant that the campers became cut off on a mini island created by the river in spate. 
The Royal Navy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/campers-helicopter-rescue-on-arran/0055/</link>
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		<title>Bridge collapse at Sligachan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The walker&#8217;s bridge that provides access on the main routes to Sgurr nan Gillean and Am Bastier has collapsed and can no longer be used. It is possible to wade across above Alltdearg House but local reports suggest that this would be impassable and dangerous after wet weather. Walkers and climbers therefore need to take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/bridge-collapse-at-sligachan/0054/</link>
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		<title>Help repair footpaths on Ben Nevis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Nevis is now in a position to offer opportunities, with full training, in path maintenance and repair work on Ben Nevis this summer. We are planning to carry out repairs and maintenance on sections of the path from John’s Wall to the CIC hut and path construction expert, Bob Brown, has agreed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/help-repair-footpaths-on-ben-nevis/0053/</link>
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		<title>Win Pocket Mountains guidebooks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walkhighlands is offering the chance to win a set of 6 guidebooks from Pocket Mountains. The competition is open to anyone in the UK who signs up for Walkhighlands&#8217; monthly newsletter before 30 September 2008. Anyone already signed up will be automatically entered. For further details and how to enter click here.
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		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/win-pocket-mountains-guidebooks/0051/</link>
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		<title>Ramblers V Donald Trump in possible access row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does Donald Trump want more privacy in Scotland than that required by Her Majesty the Queen and Mohamed Al Fayed?
Ramblers Scotland Director, Dave Morris, is suggesting that Donald Trump is seeking more privacy at his proposed golfing/housing/leisure resort near Aberdeen than the Queen needs on her Balmoral Estate in nearby Deeside and Mohamed Al Fayed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/ramblers-v-donald-trump-in-possible-access-row/0050/</link>
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		<title>Virtual Highlands and Munro logger launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re proud to announce not one but two new features on Walk Highlands.
Virtual Highlands is a 3D model allowing website visitors to explore Scotland&#8217;s mountainous landscape online. It allows users to visualise and explore our 500 walks and see how the routes fit into the landscape. You can switch to a first person view at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/virtual-highlands-and-munro-logger-launch/0047/</link>
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		<title>Skye Cuillin rescue in bad weather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Dutch hillwalker fell and injured himself in the Skye Cuillin on Sunday afternoon. The weather conditions were bad and his companion had to make a two-and-a-half hour descent to raise the alarm for his companion. 
Eighteen members of Skye Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter rescued the 68 year old, four hours after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/skye-cuillin-rescue-in-bad-weather/0048/</link>
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