Campaigners defended public access to the river over private gain of developers
There will be a public inquiry into the closure of a 300-year-old riverside footpath in Salford to make way for a hotel, after campaigners argued that public access to the river “should not be sacrificed for private gain”.
When the Guardian highlighted the case last week, the Department for Transport (DfT) was bombarded with objections to the closure of the public right of way by the River Irwell.
