A PUBLIC inquiry was due to start today in Ribble Valley Council chamber, Clitheroe into the proposed closure of a stretch of the Ribble Way.
Former Environment Secretary John Gummer ordered an inquiry into the deletion of the path, in Sawley, from the definitive map.
Lancashire County Council says it will mean the loss of superb views to walkers and the Ramblers' Association has vowed to fight it.
Nearby landowners and farmers, and angling group Yorkshire Fly Fishers, support the closure.
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