Legal action threatened on public rights of way

Alex Black
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Legal action threatened on public rights of way

Landowners with public footpaths on their land need to be aware of the requirements, with campaign groups taking legal action to ensure public access.

Open Spaces Society has declared victory after long-blocked public paths were reopened in Oxfordshire. Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of Open Spaces Society, said it had taken three-and-a-half years...

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