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Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team Prince is a white husky with blue eyes and a collar. He is resting on a stretcher in the dark, while mountain rescuers surround him. One team member is petting him.Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team
Prince the husky was rescued after he was injured near Scafell

A development in the dispute over the quashed Whitehaven deep coal mine and a rescue to remember for one dog - here are some of the stories from Cumbria you might have missed last week.

Meet the Lake District 'binfluencers'

Mila Ambrozkova holds up a pair of wet, black underpants. She is wearing a brown hat, grey gloves and a yellow hi-vis jacket. She is standing among bushes and trees on the shoreline of Derwentwater.
Litter pickers take to the national park every week

The "binfluencers" are out in the Lake District every week, cleaning up mess left by visitors.

"It seems to be a trend to hang a dog poo bag on a tree like a Christmas decoration," founder Annie Garforth said.

The group's name is a play on the social media influencers she accused of being "the death of this place", as they compete for likes, follows and the perfect photo "without mentioning anything about the Countryside Code".

  • What are the most commonly found items? Find out here

Investors in quashed coal mine sue government

West Cumbria Mining An artist's impression of what the Whitehaven mine would have looked like. There are two major structures, one in an L- shape and a slightly smaller one standing on its own within the L-structure. They are in a shape similar to that of a hangar. There are also seven shed-like structures surrounding the major structures. These are of varying sizes and are connected to the main buildings via paths. All buildings are black and they are in a field surrounded by open countryside. West Cumbria Mining
Plans for a new coal mine in Whitehaven were quashed by the High Court last year

The latest in the saga surrounding a proposed coal mine in Whitehaven has seen investors sue the government in a process known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

Plans for the UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years were abandoned earlier this year.

The government said it did not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.

  • You can read about the dispute here

Dog rescued in the fells

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team Prince, a white husky, is photographed from the back while resting on stretcher which is carried by several mountain rescuers. They have helmets and torch lights on as they make their way down a narrow rocky path. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team
Prince the husky seemed to enjoy the attention, rescuers said

Rescue teams were called to rescue a husky after he cut his paws during a long day on the Lake District fells.

Prince's owner had carried him a distance, but started to fall on steep ground and called for help.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team said Prince "happily" accepted the stretcher and enjoyed the attention.

  • You can read about Prince's eventful day out here

'Treasure trove' of Everest memories

Head-and-shoulder shot of Sir Chris Bonington, an elderly man with thinning grey hair and a beard. He is smiling and wearing a blue t-shirt. He is standing in an art gallery, and a number of pictures can be seen behind him, slightly out of focus.
Sir Chris Bonington said the exhibition brought back vivid memories

A Grasmere exhibition marked fifty years since a British expedition reached the summit of Everest via a route which had never been climbed before.

Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, who led the expedition, described it as a "treasure trove" which brought back "vivid memories".

  • Read about some of the photographs and equipment on show here

'Years of sacrifice' for tug-of-war win

The World Games Joe Birch and four of his team members behind him pulling on a rope that is not in the shot. Joe has tattoos and is wearing a GB team cap with union jack emblem. There is strain showing in their faces, some with their eyes screwed up and their faces going red with the effort. The World Games
Great Britain defeated Switzerland at the Dong'an Lake Sport Park to claim gold in the 640kg (1,411lbs) outdoor Tug of War final

A Carlisle tug-of-war champion said his success took more than 16 years of "sacrifice and discipline".

Joe Birch was part of the British team that won gold at the World Games in Chengdu, China.

  • You can read about his journey to the top here

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