News archive 2000
Scotland
looks forward to first national parks [21 January 2000]
THE CREATION of Scotland?s first national parks have taken a step
forward with the launch of a draft National Parks Bill.
Court
backs walkers in path battle[26
February 2000]
A LANDMARK victory has been won for walkers over a historic right of
way in Fife after a ruling by
a panel of Scotland's most senior judges.
Powerboats
to be banned on Windermere
[1
March 2000]
A NEW 10mph speed limit on Lake Windermere has been
hailed as a victory for people enjoying the peaceful landscape
of the Lake District.
Walking
creates 5,000 Welsh jobs
[22 March 2000]
NEARLY 5,000 jobs are generated by walking
in Wales and a
new report reveals the rural economy could be boosted with improved
access to the countryside.
Half
of Wales' coastline is out of bounds
[31
March 2000]
WALKERS CALL for the Welsh Assembly to extend access to coastlines as
figures reveal public access is barred to some of Britain's most scenic
areas.
Council
fails to clear dangers on paths[31 March 2000]
NORTH YORKS council is failing to clear
dangerous footpath obstructions within the
timescale it promised, according to new
research by the Ramblers.
Footpath survey unveiled at
national footpath rally [9
April 2000]
MORE THAN 2,000 people attended the
Ramblers footpath rally in North Yorkshire to hear there is
a problem for every two and a half miles of public footpath in England and
Wales.
Ramblers
welcome South Downs victory
[13 April 2000]
A DECISION by the Countryside Agency to
create a new national park for
the South
Downs has been welcomed by the Ramblers' Association.
Public
frustrated by Suffolk's poor
footpaths [22 May 2000]
FOUR IN five Suffolk residents want the
county council to improve its
dire footpath
record or else reduce council tax
for the area, an NOP poll has revealed.
Public
betrayed over van Hoogstraten path [1 August 2000]
THE RAMBLERS' Association has accused
East Sussex county council of conducting a sham public consultation over
a blocked
path on a millionaire's estate.
Consultations begin on Scotland's first national park [10
August 2000]
PUBLIC
CONSULTATION on the proposal for Scotland's first National Park in Loch
Lomond and the Trossachs has begun.
Government pledges commitment to Countryside Bill [21 August 2000]
THE DEPUTY Leader of the House of Commons
has assured ramblers and wildlife groups that
the Government will not let landowning interests wreck the Countryside
and Rights of Way Bill.
Walkers join rallies to support freedom to roam Bill [17 September 2000]
THOUSANDS OF people joined rallies across the country to lend their support to the Government?s freedom to roam legislation.
Public opinion ignored over van Hoogstraten path
[8 November 2000]
EAST SUSSEX County Council has ignored thousands of objections and is going ahead with a proposal to divert a public right of way that crosses a millionaire's country estate.
Minister confirms
commitment to South Downs National
Park [28 November 2000]
THE DEPUTY Leader of the House of Commons has visited the South Downs to confirm the Government's commitment to a new national park in the area.
Role of walking overlooked in Rural White Paper
[28 November 2000]
THE ROLE of walking in the English countryside has been overlooked in the government's newly-published Rural White Paper, according to the
Ramblers
Ramblers
celebrate passing of freedom to roam Act
[30 November 2000]
WALKERS CELEBRATED the passing of a freedom to roam on to the statute book at a gathering in front of the Houses of Parliament.
Lincolnshire councillors urged to make
New Year's resolution on paths
[22 December 2000]
WITH A problem for just over every mile of path in Lincolnshire the
Ramblers' Association is calling on the county council to brush up its
act on the rights of way network.