Arbory and Rushen: Public footpath could be cut

An Arbory and Rushen Commissioner says cutting a public footpath breaks an ‘ancient link’ that people have used for decades.

Kirrie Jenkins made the statement at a public meeting last night about the Department of Infrastructure’s plan to prevent residents from using a right of way at Ballacannel.

The public were told the path they had been using was not identified on a ‘definitive’ map, but the government representative said if the situation wasn’t resolved it could go to a public enquiry.

Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to her:

One resident says he uses the path regularly and is dissappointed that its being taken away from him: