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THE future of North Yorkshire’s 700km network of historic lanes is looking bright following years of uncertainty and deterioration, a meeting has heard. Expressions of optimism come three years after North Yorkshire County Council’s Countryside Access Service (CAS) took responsibility for unsealed unclassified roads, which the local authority and North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales national park authorities repeatedly warned were being severely damaged. A meeting of the county’s Local Access Forum heard CAS’ achievements in turning around the tracks state of repair heralded as “outstanding” and “amazing”. Recently completed works include a steep, historic track at one of the most popular sites at the North York Moors, at Sheep Wash, near Osmotherley, which most users could not use without putting themselves at risk.
• 3 Labour and Co-operative councillor • 1 Green Party councillor • 1 other councillor Cllr Henig will remain leader of Durham County Council until the annual meeting of the council on May 26 when the new leader will be unveiled. It is understood Cllr Marshall will now have the role of working with other parties and councillors to determine how power will be shared. Helen Lynch, head of legal and democratic services, said: “The leader of the council is appointed by elected members at the annual meeting of the council. Cllr Henig remains as leader until the meeting on Wednesday 26 May, when a new leader will be appointed.
A wooden public footpath sign. The sign shows wear from weather and a green colouring.. A LOCAL authority charged with maintaining the country’s longest public rights of way network has admitted it has to prioritise work after being accused of leaving paths obstructed for decades and “stonewalling” residents’ concerns. North Yorkshire County Council’s countryside access manager Ian Kelly said there was an “acute awareness” about the council’s lack of capacity to deal with the 2,000 reports of issues on footpaths that residents lodged annually across the 6,311 miles of routes it has a statutory duty to keep “in a fit state for public use”.