Anger over plan to cover stream on Guernsey walking route
Mr Davison, landlord of La Couture Inn, said: "I was quite shocked, I thought it was an April Fool's joke to cover over the Water Lanes which is at the heart of the community."I understand why they want cyclists to avoid Collings Road but people using it regularly will be uncomfortable with cyclists using it all the time."A spokesperson for ESC said in 2022, a planning condition required it to improve pedestrian and cyclist access between La Couture and Les Ozouets via the Water Lanes. The alternative, Collings Road, was narrow and unsafe, they said.
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