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News story: Defence Secretary praises UK efforts as RAF operations against Daesh continue

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson meeting UK troops stationed in Taji who, along with over 600 British soldiers on the ground in Iraq, are helping to train Iraqi security forces. Crown copyright.

In his first visit to Iraq, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson praised UK service personnel as British airstrikes continue to wipe out Daesh.

RAF aircraft flew on operations against the terrorist group every day over the Christmas period, striking terrorist compounds, trucks, mortars and pockets of fighters engaged in close quarter, street fighting with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:

The dangers we face are changing and are intensifying rapidly. Eliminating the threat from terrorism is critical to our security at home and abroad. Our brave Armed Forces are working tirelessly, day and night, to defeat Daesh after helping to recover significant territory in Iraq.

Only by defeating this evil and barbaric group for good will we reduce the deadly threat they pose to us, which is why we won’t stop until their global network is destroyed.

RAF aircraft have carried out over 1,700 strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 2014 and in his first visit to Cyprus, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson also met the crews who are playing a vital role in the coalition campaign to totally defeat Daesh.

Fast jets flying out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and remotely piloted Reaper aircraft continue to provide support to the SDF on the ground who are clearing the last remaining pockets of Daesh terrorists in Eastern Syria.

Typhoons, Tornados and Reapers worked closely with coalition partners, offering vital intelligence and close air support throughout December, destroying Daesh targets near Abu Kamal, Abu Hardub and Abu Hammam.

He also visited UK personnel in Taji and Baghdad, as well as Kuwait, praising their efforts as part of the UK’s contribution to the global coalition fight Daesh.

In Kuwait, he met with US Lieutenant General Paul Funk the Commanding General of the global coalition as well as Major General Felix Gedney, Deputy Commander-Strategy and Support and the most senior UK officer in the military campaign against Daesh.

They discussed the success of the military campaign in both Iraq and Syria, but also reflected that Daesh have not yet been defeated as pockets of fighters still remain and will continue to pose a threat at home and abroad.

In Baghdad, Mr Williamson met with the Iraqi Defence Minister and visited the Iraqi National Security Agency, commending the efforts of the Iraqi Security Forces and reiterating the UK’s commitment to the long-term security and stability of Iraq. This follows from the Prime Minister’s pledge in her recent visit to address the evolving threat from Daesh and countering the dispersal of foreign fighters as Daesh is squeezed out of the battlefield in Syria and Iraq

He also visited UK troops stationed in Taji who, along with over 600 British soldiers on the ground in Iraq, are helping to train that country’s forces. UK troops have so far helped train around 60,000 Iraqi Security Forces in battle-winning infantry, counter-IED, engineering and combat medical skills. In addition to personnel on the ground in Iraq, the UK has provided over 1,400 military personnel from all three Services as part of its three year involvement.



Detailed guide: 2018 Rights of Way order information: Decisions and maps

Updated: ROW/3186868 Bath and North East Somerset, ROW/3191253 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3187187 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3187354 Doncaster Borough Council, ROW/3191893 Cornwall Council, ROW/3196245 Essex County Council, ROW/3193169 Gloucestershire County Council, ROW/3184369 & ROW/3184370 West Sussex County Council, FPS/M1900/7/67R2 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3185313 & ROW/3190553 Northumberland County Council.

All decisions and maps are published as a joint document.

Decisions published before 1st January 2018 are available on a separate page

Decisions published before May 2016 can be found on a separate page

Order notices for 2018 can be viewed on a separate page.

Order notices for 2017 can be viewed on a separate page.

Online order details January 2015 – April 2016

Recently published decisions:

12 October 2018 – ROW/3186868 Bath and North East Somerset, ROW/3191253 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3187187 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3187354 Doncaster Borough Council, ROW/3191893 Cornwall Council, ROW/3196245 Essex County Council, ROW/3193169 Gloucestershire County Council,ROW/3184369 & ROW/3184370 West Sussex County Council, FPS/M1900/7/67R2 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3185313 & ROW/3190553 Northumberland County Council.

04 October 2018 – ROW/3174603 Suffolk County Council – updated, ROW/3193986 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3186991 & ROW/3186993 West Sussex County Council, ROW/3182651M Northumberland County Council

21 September 2018 – ROW/3188167 Cumbria County Council, ROW/3184750 Nottinghamshire County Council, ROW/3190787 Devon County Council, ROW/3194381 Vale of White Horse District Council, ROW/3199723 Cumbria County Council, ROW/3195200 Cambridgeshire County Council, FPS/Z1585/7/84M2 Essex County Council, ROW/3184365 Durham County Council, ROW/3188550 & ROW/3188551 Devon County Council, ROW/3190330 Cornwall Council, ROW/3174677 Lincolnshire County Council.

Bath and North East Somerset Council

(Restricted Byway BA21/12, Beeks Mill, St Catherine) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Breckland District Council

(Bridleway 15) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

(Bridleway 15) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

Cambridge City Council

(Part of Public Footpath No. 117 Cambridge) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

Cambridgeshire County Council

(Public Footpath No 2, Alconbury Weston (part) Public Path Diversion Order 2015)

(Public Bridleway No 13 (part), Tydd St Giles) Public Path Diversion Order 2012

Cheshire East Borough Council

(Footpath No.24 (part) Parish of Bollington) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

Cornwall Council

(Addition of a Footpath, Bridleways and a Restricted Byway together with the upgrade of a Footpath to Bridleway at Rosemellyn and Hallew in the Parishes of Roche and Treverbyn) Modification Order 2017

((Parts of Footpath Nos 1 & 18, Ladock) (Trewince, Grampound Road)) Public Path Diversion Order 2017

(Addition of Restricted Byway1 from Road U6036 to Bridleway 62 Camborne) (Penponds) Modification Order 2016

(Upgrade of part of Footpath 2 Tregony to Restricted Byway and Addition of Restricted Byways in the parishes of Tregony and Cuby) Modification Order 2016

(Footpath No.2 Falmouth (Part) and Footpath No.26, Budock (Part)) Bickland Industrial Park Extension Diversion Order 2014

Cumbria County Council

(Parish of Workington: District of Allerdale) Definitive Map Modification Order (No 1) 2018

(Parish of Broughton Moor: District of Allerdale) Definitive Map Modification Order (No 1) 2017

(Footpath No 431024 Parish of Whitehaven) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Parish of Whitehaven: District of Copeland) Definitive Map Modification Order (No 4) 2016

(Footpath no 554012 Parish of Mansriggs & Osmotherley) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

Derbyshire County Council

(Upgrading to Bridleway of Public Footpath No 27 – Parish of Ockbrook and Public Footpath No 1 – Parish of
Hopwell) Modification Order 2015

(Footpath from Public Footpath No 36 to Public Footpath No 37 – Parish of South Darley) Modification Order 2015

Costs application in relation to Order Ref: ROW/3172660 – (Public Footpath No 56 (Parts) – Alfreton (now in the Parish of Somercotes) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

(Bridleway and Byway open to all traffic along Back Lane – Darley Dale) Modification Order 2016

(Public Footpath No. 56 (parts) – Alfreton (now in the Parish of Somercotes) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

(Footpath from Public Footpath No. 7 to The Woodlands – Parish of Melbourne) Modification Order 2016

(Footpath from Glossop Road (A626) to Public Bridleway No.109 at Bankwood Gate – Parish of Charlesworth) Modification Order 2010

Devon County Council

(Footpaths Nos. 60 and 61, Luppitt) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

(Footpath No.99 Ilfracombe) Public Path Extinguishment and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Restricted Byway No. 27, Berrynarbor) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

(Footpaths No. 21, Combe Raleigh and No. 59, Luppitt) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

(Bridleway No.15, Thelbridge and Bridleway No. 14, Washford Pyne) Definitive Map Modification Order 2012

Doncaster Borough Council

Bentley with Arksey Public Path No 25 Diversion Order 2016 (the Order)

Dorset County Council

(Part of Footpath10, Spetisbury) Public Path Diversion Order 2017

Durham County Council

Public Rights of Way (Public Bridleway No.211 Crook and Nos. 121 & 196 Witton le Wear Parish) Modification Order No.3 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

(Preston Footpath Nos. 21, 22 and 23) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Watton Footpath No. 11 and Bridleway No. 19) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

(Woodmansey Footpath No 19) Public Path Extinguishment Order 2016

(Rudston No. 10, Boynton No. 5 and Grindale No. 1) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

East Staffordshire Borough Council

(Footpath No. 26, Land at Oakfields, Hanbury, in the Parish of Hanbury) Public Footpath Diversion Order 2017

Essex County Council

Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpath 22 Southminster and Footpath 8 Dengie in the District of Maldon

Modification No. 598 Bridleway 11 Chappel and 64 Great Tey and Restricted Byway 28 Chappel
(Colchester District) Order 2015

Public Path Diversion Order 2016 Footpath 11 Great Waltham

No. 627 Footpath 57 Langham, Colchester District Order 2016

Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpath 25 Great Bardfield in the District of Braintree

Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpath 16 Stanway in the Borough of Colchester

No. 617 Footpath 59 Nazeing (Epping Forest District) Order 2016

Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpaths 5 and 18 Clavering

Exmoor National Park Authority

(Public bridleway WL 14/3 (part) in the Parish of Minehead Without) Public Path Diversion Order, 2016

Gateshead Borough Council

(Footpath Ryton 35, Crawcrook, Gateshead) (Diversion) Order 2016

Gloucestershire County Council

Public Footpath NTU 18 Parish of Tetbury Upton Diversion Order 2017

Public Bridleway ASM25 – Southam Parish 2017 Diversion Order 2017

Public Footpath MCR 35 Parish of Cranham Diversion Order 2016

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

(Footpath No.7, Great Yarmouth) Public Path Diversion Order 2017

Hampshire County Council

(Basingstoke and Deane Borough No.4)(Parish of Overton – Part of Bridleway No.26) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Basingstoke and Deane Borough No. 49)(Parish of St Mary Bourne) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

(Test Valley Borough No. 7) (Parish of East Tytherley – Part of Footpath No. 12) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

Harborough District Council

Footpath D19 (Part) Pulford Drive Thurnby Public Path Diversion Order No2 2016

Hertfordshire County Council

(Aldenham 83 and 9) Modification Order 2009

(Little Gaddesden 2, 3 and 27) Modification Order 2014

(Barley 15 & 18) Modification Order 2017

(Aldenham 83 and 9) Modification Order 2009

(Ayot St Peter 25) Diversion Order 2016

(Barley 15 & 18) Modification Order 2017

Humberside County Council

Multiple order descriptions

Kent County Council

(Restricted Byway MR248 (Part) Platt) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Bridleways AW378 and AW379, Kingsnorth) Definitive Map Modification order 2016

(Public Footpath ZF43 (Parts) Faversham Public Path Creation Order 2016

Kirklees Council

(Public Footpath Batley 71 – Hey Beck Lane, Woodkirk) Public Path Modification Order 2017

Leicestershire County Council

(Deletion of Footpath C50A, School Lane, Houghton on the Hill) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Lincolnshire County Council

Amendment of Lindsey County Council (Rural District of Horncastle) Definitive Map and Statement (Addition of Coningsby Public Footpath Number 1124) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

(Amendment of Lindsey County Council (Rural District of Spilsby) Definitive Map and Statement –
Evidential Events) (No 1) Modification Order 1989

(Amendment of Lindsey County Council (Rural District of Louth) Definitive Map and Statement – Evidential Events) (No 1) Modification Order 1989

North Somerset District Council

(Footpath LA19/50 and part of Footpath LA19/48, over land between Kingston Lane and Market Place, Winford) Public Path Diversion Order No. 2 2017

(Part of Footpath AX 29/14, over land west of A371 Banwell Road, Winscombe and Sandford), Public Path Diversion Order No.1 2017

Nottinghamshire County Council

(Misson Footpath No. 13) Modification Order 2012

(East Markham Byway Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, & 32) Modification Order 2005

(East Markham Byway Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, & 32) Modification Order 2005

Norfolk County Council

(East Winch) Modification Order 2016

(Dereham) Modification Order, 2017

(Norwich) Modification Order 2016

(Dereham) Modification Order, 2017

(Martham Footpath No. 1(part)) Modification Order 2016

North Lincolnshire Council

(Byway Open to All Traffic 1, South Ferriby and Horkstow) Order 2016(1)

Northumberland County Council

Parish of Felton (Public Footpath No 5) Diversion Order 2017

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 21) 2016

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 10) 2016

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 6) 2012

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 18) 2016

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 22) 2016

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Various routes, shown in descriptions

Rutland County Council District Council

(Wardley) Footpath B79 Modification Order (No.1) 2016

Sheffield City Council

(Definitive Map and Statement) Modification Order (No 59) 2016

South Gloucestershire Council

Charfield 8 (Public Footpath OCH 8) Level Crossing

Shropshire Council

(Footpath 44R Deletion and Addition, Parishes of Neen Savage and Cleobury Mortimer and Footpath Addition, Parish of Cleobury Mortimer) Modification Order 2013

(Bridleway Additions, Parish of Richard’s Castle) Modification Order 2015

Staffordshire County Council

(Public Footpath No. 5 Hednesford Parish) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification
Order 2016

Public Path Diversion Order 2007 Public Footpath No 29 (part) Biddulph Parish

Suffolk County Council

(Gipping Rural District Definitive Map and Statement)(Parish of Needham Market) Modification Order 2017

(Thingoe Rural District Definitive Map and Statement) (Parishes of Chevington, Horringer and Ickworth)
Modification Order 2017

(Thingoe Rural District Definitive Map and Statement) (Parish of Great Barton) Modification Order 2016

Sunderland City

(Chapelgarth) Public Path Extinguishment Order 2016

(Footpath No. 10 Ryhope) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

(Elizabeth Street/Turner Lane, Ashton under Lyne) Modification Order 2016

Telford and Wrekin Borough

Footpath 1 Parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote Diversion Order 2 of 2015

Vale of White Horse District Council

Public footpath, Shrivenham No 6 (Galleyherns Farm) Public Path Diversion Order 2017

Wakefield City of

Public Path Diversion Order and Definitive Map & Statement Modification Order No 7, 2015, Public Footpath Ossett No 2

Public Path Diversion Order and Definitive Map & Statement Modification Order No 7, 2015, Public Footpath Ossett No 2.

Warrington Borough Council

Rixton with Glazebrook Modification Order 2016

West Riding of Yorkshire County Council

Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (Hoyland Nether) Modification Order (No. 16) 2017

West Sussex County Council

(Warnham) Public Path (No. 1577) Diversion Order, 2013

Public Path (No.1642) Part Special Diversion Order 2016 & Public Path (No.1650) Part Special Extinguishment Order 2016

(Fittleworth) Public Path (No.702) Extinguishment Order 2016 and (Fittleworth) Public Path (No.2866) Extinguishment Order 2016

Wiltshire Council

Path No. 15 Rights of Way Modification Order 2016

City of Salisbury (Stratford sub Castle) Salisbury footpath no. 6 Diversion Order and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

Great Hinton Path No 34 Rights of Way Modification Order 2016

Durnford Paths Nos. 8, 25 and 26 Rights of Way Modification Order 2016

(Parish of Holt) Path No. 73 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

City of Salisbury (Stratford sub Castle) Salisbury footpath no. 6 Diversion Order and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016

Parish of Box Paths 107A, 107B and 107C Rights of Way Modification Order 2016

Winchester City

(Winchester District No. 57)(City of Winchester) Definitive Map Modification Order 2015

Wokingham Borough Council

Parish of Earley Footpath Earley 15 (part) Public Path Diversion Order 2014



News story: Imperial War Museum Trustees: Desmond Bowen and Suzanne Nicholas

The Foreign Secretary has appointed 2 new Trustees to the Board of the Imperial War Museum following an open competition, each for a period of 4 years.

Desmond Bowen CB CMG

Mr Bowen is appointed Trustee with effect from 22 December 2017.

Mr Bowen was a civil servant from fast stream entry in 1973 until 2008 when he retired from the position of Director General for Security Policy at the Ministry of Defence. During his career he served as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris, as Defence Counsellor in the UK delegation to the negotiation on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, as Director of the cabinet of the NATO Secretary General in Brussels, as Director General in the Cabinet Office running the overseas and defence secretariat. As an officer in the Parachute Regiment between 1970 and 1973 Mr Bowen served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and West Germany.

Since his retirement, Mr Bowen has been a member and Chair of the UN Secretary-General’s advisory board on disarmament matters; a visiting Professor at Reading University School of Politics and International Relations and Staff Counsellor of the UK intelligence and security agencies.

He is currently a mentor for the Royal College of Defence Studies twice-yearly strategic exercises and a consulting member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and team leader for their workshops on nuclear doctrine with India and Pakistan. In 2008 he was awarded the US Secretary of Defense Medal for outstanding public service.

Suzanne Nicholas

Ms Nicholas is appointed Trustee with effect from 1 January 2018.

Ms Nicholas is currently Director for Counter-Terrorism at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she has been in service since 1995. Her previous roles have included Head of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre and Head of Counter Terrorism policy. Between 2009 and 2012 Ms Nicholas led teams responsible for delivery against national security objectives, including in preparation for the Olympic Games in London.

Prior to this she ran a research project for the British High Commission in Islamabad, presenting findings to the Home Office and FCO and spent a period of time in Jerusalem as Associate Producer of a BBC TV series on the Arab Israeli conflict.



Press release: Guardi’s Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi at risk of leaving the UK

The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, by Francesco Guardi.

Arts Minister John Glen has placed a temporary export bar on the Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi by Francesco Guardi to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country.

The extraordinary painting is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £26,796,000 (including VAT of £591,000).

With its masterful colouring and dynamic composition in which a series of gondolas bisect the Grand Canal, The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi showcases Guardi’s atmospheric style and the elegant depiction of light that would come to dominate his later works.

Arguably Guardi’s masterpiece, the painting is considered to be one of the ultimate expressions of Venetian vedute, or view painting. Alongside Canaletto and his nephew Bellotto, Guardi was one of the great Venetian view painters of the 18th century.

He was much admired in the 19th century for his impressionistic depictions of Venice and the Lagoon, which inspired many generations of artists visiting the city, most significantly Turner.

The painting is believed to have been commissioned in 1768 by the relatively unknown grand tourist, Chaloner Arcedeckne, making it of great importance to the study of the British relationship with Venice and Grand Tour commissions.

Arts Minister John Glen said:

This magnificent painting is a true masterpiece that encapsulates the vibrant atmosphere and light of 18th century Venice.

I very much hope that it can be kept in the UK, where it can be appreciated and admired by future generations for many years to come.

The decision to defer the export licence follows a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), administered by The Arts Council.

RCEWA member Aidan Weston-Lewis said:

At more than six feet across, this beautifully composed, bustling view of one of the classic stretches of the Grand Canal is one of the most spectacular and attractive Venetian view paintings in this country. Commissioned by a British visitor to Venice in the late 1760s, it has remained in the UK ever since and has frequently been on public display. Its departure from these shores would be a regrettable loss.

The RCEWA made its recommendation on the grounds of the painting’s outstanding aesthetic importance and outstanding significance for the study of the development of Guardi, Venetian view painting and the study of Grand Tour patronage and taste.

The decision on the export licence application for the painting will be deferred until 4 July 2018. This may be extended until 4 January 2019 if a serious intention to raise funds to purchase it is made at the recommended price of £26,796,000 (including VAT of £591,000).

Organisations or individuals interested in purchasing the painting should contact the RCEWA on 0845 300 6200.

An image of the painting can be downloaded via our flickr site.

ENDS

For media information contact: Yasmin Kaye Senior Communications Officer Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tel: 0207 211 6489 Email: yasmin.kaye@culture.gov.uk

Notes to editors

  1. Details of the painting are as follows: The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, late-1760s Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 204.3 cm Signed ‘GUARDI’ (lower left) In very good condition. Probably commissioned in Venice in 1768 by Chaloner Arcedeckne, in whose family it remained for the next 123 years, when it was acquired by Sir Edward Cecil Guinness, later 1st Earl of Iveagh. Then by descent and inheritance.
  2. The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest is an independent body, serviced by The Arts Council, which advises the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on whether a cultural object, intended for export, is of national importance under specified criteria.
  3. The Arts Council champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. www.artscouncil.org.uk.