A new motorway through the Peak District has angered environmental campaigners who say it would destroy one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The road would link Manchester with Barnsley. A similar scheme was defeated in the 1990s, but now it could be reinstated to boost economic growth.
A new motorway that could rip through the heart of the Peak District has angered environmental campaigners who say it would destroy on of the most beautiful areas in the country.
The road would link Manchester with Barnsley. A similar scheme was defeated in the 1990s but now it could be reinstated to boost economic growth. Martin Fisher has the story.
Plans abandoned in the 90s for a dual carriageway across the Peak District - linking Manchester to Barnsley - are being re-considered, but they are meeting opposition from campaign groupThe Friends of the Peak District.