Oppressive fence to go
South Oxfordshire District Council has refused retrospective planning permission to a close-boarded fence, nearly two metres high, alongside the public footpath at Deanacre, off Deanfield Road in Henley-on-Thames. Mr Philip Turner, of 2 Deanacre applied to the council to legitimise the fence which was erected unlawfully, without planning permission, last year. It replaced a lower,…
Read MoreDismay at decision on Epworth footpath
We are dismayed at the outcome of the long saga to prevent Epworth footpath number 74, 15 miles south-west of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, from being moved to an inferior route. We had backed local people, including its member Graham Wager of Epworth Turbary, in opposing the plan. Following a public inquiry which ended in…
Read MoreAn evening of adventure
The Campaign for National Parks (CNP) is holding a one-off event at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 31 March 2010 at 7pm, when mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington and adventurer Ben Fogle will discuss with Libby Purves ‘What makes an adventurer?’ Click here for more details and to book tickets. All proceeds go to…
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