CYCLE: Councillor Les Hall wants to see the route updated Concerns have been raised that a historic walking and cycling route could be lost forever. The walkway between Northscale and Barrow across Walney Channel was put in in the 1860s and has been described by one councillor as ‘in disrepair’. Currently, only able-bodied people still use the route, but Councillor Les Hall, who represents Newbarns for the Conservatives, said it is a dangerous way to travel for bikers or the disabled – and he wants to ensure something can be done about it so that those people are able to continue to use the walkway.