CALSTOCK Riverside Path will be temporarily closed for one week commencing Monday, July 27.

The Environment Agency notified Calstock Parish Council that contractors will be working on the section of the path between the playing field and the new flood bank, improving the path and bringing it up to the right level. To do this they will be adding material to the landward side to support the path.

At the same time work will be done to improve the outfall close to the sewage works which was exposed a few years ago and has been allowing river water to flow into and out of the ditch system unrestricted.

The parish council said that unfortunately neither of these operations can be safely carried out with continued access along the path for the public so the path will be closed temporarily.