Residents win battle to reopen Deganwy railway footpath
BBC News Published image captionThe stretch of footpath over the railway line was closed in 2011 Residents have won a 10-year battle to reopen a section of coastal footpath crossing a rail line in a north Wales town. The path at Deganwy, near Conwy, cut across the section of track linking the line to Llandudno. It was closed by Network Rail in 2011, but local campaigners and politicians launched a campaign to reopen it, which went to the High Court. Network Rail said it is considering its next steps. The case went to the High Court after an initial public inquiry ruled in the residents' fav...