The former mayor of Tewkesbury, councillor John Martin, first introduced the riverside walk idea in 1949 as a means of regenerating the town after the war.

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Bleak grey terraces have sprouted gardens, and music and markets enhance a new riverside walk from Vauxhall to Tate Modern (where a rather unpleasant 20-foot anatomical sculpture by Damien Hirst now greets visitors approaching the museum).

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The 88-year-old man was found by a passer-by in an underpass that leads to Lovers Walk in Riverside at about 1450 BST on Tuesday.

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Mr Duguid is accused of demanding that the pensioner hand over his wallet before pushing and pulling him at the underpass at the junction of Lovers Walk and Riverside in the town.

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John Gillespie died six days after being found injured near Lover's Walk, in the Riverside area, on 19 April.

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The pensioner was found by a passer-by at an underpass near Lover's Walk in the town's Riverside area on Tuesday 19 April at about 1450 BST.

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From Hongguan you can continue on to the riverside village of Big Likeng, though this 15km walk is more complex with numerous side trails -- you will definitely need to hire a guide in the village before leaving.

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