‘Village green’ land at risk after ruling by supreme court

Decision on Moorside Fields in Lancaster makes it harder to stop public space being developed

It is not the most attractive piece of land in Lancashire. But for Janine Bebbington and her friends, Moorside Fields was where all the important things in life happened.

"It was our playground, it was where we went and climbed trees, used the running track from the nearby school, played rounders, explored, kissed people in the bushes, drank cider, did all the things that people get up to in green spaces."