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Push to make footpath diversions easier to obtain

Agricultural and countryside groups are lobbying Government to make it easier for farmers to temporarily divert footpaths.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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Push to make footpath diversions easier to obtain

Agricultural and countryside groups are lobbying Government to make it easier for farmers to temporarily divert footpaths. The move comes after three people died in recent weeks after being attacked...

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