Work on blighted Bowstring Bridge halted by female protestor.
Work to demolish a derelict Victorian bridge in Leicester city centre has been halted by a protester who has chained herself to the railings.
All work was stopped when the woman climbed up Bowstring Bridge in the city’s West End at about 0600 GMT.
Campaigners fought to save the bridge and applied for it to have listed status but English Heritage said the structure did not meet the criteria.
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