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Historic Environment Scotland
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Anger as the Radical Road looks set to stay closed
A Scottish Government agency is still considering “permanent closure” of the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
Safety experts savage Radical Road closure
The five-year closure of the Radical Road on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh has been condemned as “nonsensical” and “bizarre” by leading safety experts.
‘National embarrassment’: famous footpath stays closed
A Scottish Government agency has delayed plans to re-open a famous and popular footpath in Edinburgh, prompting angry denunciations from walkers and climbers.
Holyrood agency under fire over footpath photo blunder
Scottish Government agency under attack after seeming to encourage people to “enjoy walks” along a famous footpath in Edinburgh long closed to the public.
Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing
Parents of children on the Inner Hebridean island of Luing fear the permanent closure of its only primary school would push away young families and fuel depopulation.
Closure of historic Edinburgh footpath to be reviewed
The closure of one of Edinburgh’s most famous footpaths is to be reviewed following pressure from access and conservation groups.
Famous Edinburgh footpath facing permanent closure
The public could be banned forever from one of Edinburgh’s most historic and popular footpaths.
Experts voice fears over plans for lorry park on Jacobite battlefield
Jacobite experts have warned against a developer’s plans to build a lorry park on the site of a 1715 Jacobite battlefield and the world’s oldest Roman frontier road.
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict sites.
