For travellers seeking a local excursion, a 30-minute drive northward on paved roads leads to the Zagorohoria, a region of developed traditional mountain villages overlooking the awe-inspiring Vikos Gorge, said to be the world's deepest.

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It also said it troops failed to find any rebels in the gorge.

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Telford and Wrekin Council said all shops, restaurants and pubs on the Wharfage remained accessible by foot and that Ironbridge Gorge remained "very much open for business as normal".

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Meanwhile, the council said it was continuing its work to manage the issue of land instability in and around the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

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