EVEN the visionary powers of old Mother Shipton could not have predicted the devastating flooding which struck the region last year.

But at a tourist attraction dedicated to the famous prophet, good old fashioned manpower has helped to erase the memory of the floods.

The main road leading to Mother Shipton's Cave, in Knaresborough, was demolished by the fast-flowing floodwaters of last October, leaving the park cut off to visitors.

But yesterday the problem was finally solved as a major project to bridge the gap was completed.

A bridge construction - supported by ten reinforced concrete pillars and three massive beams - has been put in place.

Park boss Bob McBratney said: "It really is an amazing piece of engineering, as it was quite difficult to do because of the danger of further landslips."