Our campaign in the media
August 2020
There was wide coverage on the outcome of Judicial Review
The Guardian
ITV Border
BBC North West
BBC Cumbria
The Guardian
The Times
Whitehaven News
Grough.co.uk
News and Star
NW Mail
Daily Telegraph
January 23
The BBC One Show reports on 4x4s at Tilberthwaite and Oxenfell
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January 2
The Guardian
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December 19, Daily Telegraph
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2019
December 30
Sky News, The Times, The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the Sun and more - all covering Richard Leafe's statement that the Lake District must diversify to attract a greater range of visitors.
December 17
The Guardian
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December 16
The Times
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November 1
BBC1 Countryfile Autumn Diaries
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October 10
Westmorland Gazette
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October 9
The Times: Lake District refuses to ban 'damaging' 4x4 tours
August 13
The Times reports on the ICOMOS report, asking for TROs on green lanes
December 18
BBC Radio 4 Today
Interviews with commercial 4x4 hire company and Hunter Davies
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December 17
BBC North West tonight reports on the Judicial Review
November 20
The Guardian
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October 1
The Guardian
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October 9
BBC North West and Border TV both report on the Rights of Way Committee
September 08
The Observer: tranquillity destroyed by 4x4s and motorbikes
April 11
The Westmorland Gazette on the National Trust statement supporting a TRO
2018
October 11
The Westmorland Gazette on our petition and the National Park's Rights of Way Committee.
October 08
Report on ITV Border on our petition and the reaction of the National Park
September 14
Read about our campaign in
The Guardian.
April 24
The Times writes about the violation of the World Heritage status
April 19
The Westmorland Gazette reports on the farmer at High Tiberthwaite leaving his farm as a result of the problems caused by off-roaders
August 16
"Risk to UNESCO status must focus minds" - editorial in the Westmorland Gazette. This is also the lead story on p.1 and p.2
April 17
BBC North West tonight includes an item on the problems
caused by 4x4s and motorbikes in the Little Langdale area
April 14
BBC News Online item on the violation of the World Heritage site is the 5th most visited news item of the day
11 October
Border TV broadcasts an item on the problems caused by recreational 4x4s and motorbikes in the High Oxenfell?High Tiberthwaite/Little Langdale area
29 June
The Westmorland Gazette highlights the problems at High Tilberthwaite
