- Many councils refusing to permit events
- Organisers fear ‘impasse that could drag on’
It is the news that more than 200,000 weekly devotees of parkrun across England have been dreading: its return is almost certain to be delayed again despite three-quarters of events now having approval to restart.
The major stumbling block, the Guardian can reveal, is the low number of permissions from councils in several major cities. While 427 out of 564 events now have permission to resume, barely half the parkruns in London and Manchester have got the all clear. The situation in Newcastle and Middlesbrough is even worse, with no events currently allowed.
