Lake District authority accused of turning region into ‘theme park’
by Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4SF53)
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The authority responsible for the Lake District has become the focus of angry protest from residents and campaigners over accusations that it has turned the region into a theme park.
Keswick town council passed a historic and unanimous vote of no confidence against the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) over its decision to resurface a path to make it more accessible to cyclists. Keswick represents almost 20% of the population of the Lake District.
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