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A collection of press articles featuring rights of way appears below. It is not a definitive list of every item that has appeared in printed form as only major national and regional newspapers are included.  They are presented here to inform the trail riding community on recent events and in some cases illustrate how we are portrayed in the media. If you require any article for future reference, it is suggested that a hard copy is obtained, as some of the websites the hyperlinks lead to, remove the stories after a while.  The TRF are not responsible for the content of the articles or views held. Hyperlinks to the articles are in green. 

 

December 2009

Obituary: Other lives: Brian Thompson;
The Guardian (London); Dec 3, 2009; Mark Williams; p. 39
New bridleway opens for horse riders in North Yorkshire
 
Horse & Hound Online – 3 Dec 09
 
Outdoors Magazine — South Downs land sell-off 'must be ...
By John McHale – 3 Dec 09
Chance to loop around national park as new route opens
Equestrian Today - Peterborough,England,UK – 5 Dec 09
Tony claims trials title at age of 72
Cornish Guardian (Truro); Dec 9, 2009; Emma Wherry; p. 7
grough — Outdoors Magazine — Anniversary challenge to councils to ...
By Bob Smith – 15 Dec 09
walkers lose right-to-roam battle
BBC News – 17 Dec 09
Police hail rural off-roading crackdown a success
BBC News – 18 Dec 09
Firm promises to help with swamped lane in Peak District
Matlock Today – 22 Dec 09
 
Dispute over new £400000 cycle path
Nidderdale Herald – 29 Dec 09
 
Call for path to be opened to traffic rejected
Derby Evening Telegraph (Derby); Dec 30, 2009; p. 5

 

November 2009

Scramblers targeted
Yellow Advertiser - Matthew Stanton - ‎Nov 5, 2009‎
Landowners threaten to go to court over new coastal path around England
Telegraph.co.uk - Louise Gray - ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Campaigners 'jubilant' on double green-letter day
Grough - Bob Smith - ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Unlocking the English countryside
Telegraph.co.uk - Geoffrey Lean - ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Pleasant new path through 'Stinking Wood'
Loughborough News - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎

Ramblers want to know walkers' pet hates
Grough - John McHale - ‎Nov 26, 2009‎

We'll crush moor invading vehicles, Police warn
Todmorden Today - ‎Nov 27, 2009‎
Footpath is a danger for walkers, say residents
Basingstoke Gazette - Emily Roberts - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎

Ramblers triumph in 10-year Norfolk footpath battle
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Chris Hill - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎

 

October 2009

Moor ride is just the ticket;
The Western Morning News - Oct 7, 2009

Filling in potholes appalling vandalism
The Star - ‎Oct 10, 2009‎
Sanders Lane campaigners celebrate 'victory'
Times-Series - ‎Oct 13, 2009‎
Brian Thompson - Obituary
The Times  - Oct 13, 2009
£50 million coastal access bill a waste of money - CLA
Farmers Guardian  - ‎Oct 26, 2009
New law set to open up out-of-bounds areas for walking fans
Ordnance Survey - ‎Oct 30, 2009‎

September 2009

Police helicopter joins in quarry raid on illegal off-road bikers
Walesonline - Sep 15, 2009
Countryside matters
Northwich Guardian - ‎Sep 16, 2009‎
Are walkers truly welcome?
Daelnet - ‎Sep 18, 2009‎
Powys Local Access Forum - new members wanted
Hereford Times - ‎Sep 21, 2009‎
Pickering footpath BOAT plan scuppered
maltonmercury.co.uk - ‎Sep 23, 2009‎
Ramblers celebrate after decision is squashed
News Wales - ‎Sep 23, 2009‎
Ramblers welcome scrambling decision
Grough - ‎Sep 24, 2009‎
Historic bridleway left untouched as plan rejected
Darlington and Stockton Times - ‎Sep 25, 2009‎
War on off-roaders
Daily Gazette -‎Sep 28, 2009‎

 

August 2009

Siblings fight to block right of way
ThisisDorset – 31 Jul 09
Bridleway expedition
Evesham Journal – 6 Aug 09
Officers ride horses to learn about bridleway problems
Stroud News and Journal – 13 Aug 09
No to right of way appeal on path
ThisisDorset – 14 Aug 0
Hunt for Peak District off-roader after damage to rare habitat
Bakewell Today – 19 Aug 09
BHS urges equestrians to help end "Forestry Discrimination"
Smallholder - Somerset,UK – 19 Aug 09
Foulridge man fined £2000 for obstructing a footpath
Pendle Today – 20 Aug 0
Deepest Africa? No, darkest Somerset: Ramblers' fury as farmers ...
Daily Mail – 26 Aug 09
Preserving and protecting our landscape
NW Evening Mail – 27 Aug 09
Bid to halt Three Peaks footpath erosion
Craven Herald – 30 Aug 09

July  2009

 
Cumbrian woman crushed by cows awarded £250000 compensation
News & Star - Carlisle,England,UK – 06 Jul 09
Common sense is called for
News & Star - Carlisle,England,UK – 6 Jul 09
Surveyors track 560 miles of footpaths for new maps
This is Somerset - Clevedon,Somerset,UK – 10 Jul 09
CLA warns of 'veiled threat' in Marine Bill
Country Life – UK – 10 Jul 09
Don't blame me for fireworks being cancelled
Henley Standard - Henley,UK – 13 Jul 09
MP attacks 'ludicrous' bird reserve bike ban
This Is Sussex - Tunbridge Wells,UK – 14 Jul 09
My road is now a race track;
Leicester Mercury ; Jul 17, 2009
Footpath bikers 'put lives at risk'
Peterlee Mail - Hartlepool,England,UK – 20 Jul 09
Walker dies after being trampled by cows
Grough – UK – 20 Jul 09
When cows attack
FarmersWeekly, UK – 21 Jul 09
Bridleways staff see first-hand evidence
Wilts and Glos Standard; Jul 22, 2009
David Cameron's shadow grabbin' it
NOTW Blogs - London,UK – 25 Jul 09
And BILL WIGGIN, Conservative Whip, is a parliamentary advisor to Green Lane Association, the British Motorcycle Federation and the Trial Riders Federation. ...
Concern over “wilding” Yorkshire
Daelnet – 28 Jul 09
Police seek horserider after crash
This is Local London – 28 Jul 09
Police searching for horse rider after road accident
Buckinghamshire Advertiser – 29 Jul 09
Llangollen off-roaders targetted as police seize motorbike
Evening Leader – 29 Jul 09
Horse riding permits are proposed for Bodmin Moor;
The Western Morning News (Plymouth); Jul 29, 2009
1,000 extra miles for the coastal path
The Daily Telegraph (London); Jul 31, 2009
New setback in 36-year fight to be off the map
Western Daily Press (Bristol); Aug 11, 2009

 

February 2009 


Right-of-way row is reignited

Derby Evening Telegraph - Feb 4, 2009
Council cuts could impact Northumberland paths upkeep

Journal Live Newcastle upon Tyne - 5 Feb, 2009
Footpath 'has been invented'

Burton Mail - 5 Feb, 2009
Parent's despair at state of bridleway
www.thisisretford.co.uk - 5 Feb 2009
Volunteers wanted to clear overgrown track
This is Somerset - ‎Feb 9, 2009
Cyclists put in danger as horse riders damage Rye - Camber cycle path
Bexhill Observer - ‎Feb 9, 2009
New Lake District attraction will see 20000 more visitors
Westmorland Gazette - ‎Feb 10, 2009‎
Walker wins battle to remove ‘intimidating’ gates across path
Grough - ‎Feb 10, 2009‎
Pressure to step up Herefordshire path opening
Hereford Times - ‎Feb 11, 2009
New routes for horseriders?
Weston & Somerset Mercury - ‎Feb 12, 2009
Horses trot out to save bridleway
Mirfield Reporter - ‎Feb 14, 2009
Ramblers bid to find ‘lost’ paths
Henley Standard - ‎Feb 16, 2009
Section of Pennine Way closed for repairs
Northern Echo - ‎Feb 17, 2009
Solution to six-year stand-off over road
Epworth Bells - ‎Feb 19, 2009‎
Crackdown on off-roaders planned
Epworth Bells - ‎Feb 19, 2009‎
Clamping down on illegal moors off-roading
Darlington and Stockton Times - ‎Feb 19, 2009
North Yorks cracks down on off-roading
Land Gazette - ‎Feb 20, 2009
A new twist in footpath saga
Burton Mail - ‎Feb 20, 2009‎
Ramblers group bids to make path public - Have Your Say
Robin Hoods Bay Today - ‎Feb 20, 2009
Appleton-le-Moors
The Press, York - ‎Feb 21, 2009
£185000 to improve the canals
Middlewich Guardian - ‎Feb 21, 2009‎
Walkers back on track after seven-year footpath fight
Grough - ‎Feb 24, 2009‎
Put brakes on quad bikers plea
Halesowen News - ‎Feb 25, 2009‎
Helpers needed for North York Moors National Park
Darlington and Stockton Times - ‎Feb 26, 2009
Pupils enjoy new guide to countryside
thisiskent.co.uk - ‎Feb 27, 2009
Online revamp for conservation group
Grough - ‎Feb 27, 2009‎