Is chancellor George Osborne set to axe the Cycle to Work scheme?
Is Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne about to axe the Cycle to Work scheme? That’s the worrying rumour hitting the UK’s bike industry ahead of tomorrow’s Comprehensive Spending Review, already...
View ArticlePolice investigate threat to "execute" council staff over cycleway
Police Scotland are investigating an anonymous threat to “execute” council officials over plans for a segregated cycle route in East Dunbartonshire.The message read: “Where do we que [sic] to execute...
View ArticleWhat does the Comprehensive Spending Review say about cycling?
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has today revealed details of the government's Comprehensive Spending Review to the House of Commons. Here's what the document has to say about specifically...
View ArticleGovernment backs British bid for UCI Road World Championships
The government says it is backing a bid to bring the UCI Road World Championships back to the UK for the first time in nearly four decades, with the proposed event looking likely to be based in the...
View ArticleBrighton station and British Transport Police among winners at National Cycle...
Brighton has been named station of the year at the National Cycle Rail Awards, with other winners including British Transport Police, Northern Rail and Aviva Trains Wales. The winners were announced at...
View ArticleLet police take law-breaking cyclists to nearest ATM, urges Irish politician
An Irish politician has urged that police be given powers to take cyclists found breaking the law to the nearest cashpoint machine so they can get money out to pay fines imposed on them, reports the...
View ArticleGlobal bicycle ownership halved in 30 years, research shows
Global bicycle ownership has halved in the past 30 years, according to research published yesterday.The study, in the Journal of Transport & Health, analysed data from 1.25 billion households...
View ArticleFears that George Osborne's whiplash clampdown could see cyclists denied justice
Fears have been raised that proposals to eliminate bogus whiplash claims by raising the small claims court limit, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his autumn statement last week, will prevent...
View ArticleBolton Council to urge government to make cycle helmets compulsory
Bolton councillors are to urge the Government to make cycle helmets mandatory for anyone riding on the road. The motion was brought by Labour councillor for Breightmet, John Byrne, whose son recently...
View ArticleNew £580m ‘Access’ fund means annual cycle funding remains well short of £10...
The Government says it will continue to support sustainable transport with a new £580m ‘Access’ fund for England which will run until 2019-20. However, the funding equates to little less than £3 per...
View ArticleCall for businesses to counter taxi bike lane opposition
A campaign for businesses to support a 12 month trial to double capacity of a popular bike route in central London was launched this week amid stiff opposition from the local taxi trade.Work to install...
View ArticleLord Lawson says cycling is most damaging thing for London since the Blitz
Lord Lawson has claimed that cycling is “doing more damage to London than almost anything since the Blitz.” Another Tory peer, Lord Higgins, has said that the Cycle Superhighways currently being built...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn’s bicycle Christmas card – too cool for Yule?
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas card depicts a snow coloured bicycle in front of a red telephone box – a nice, seasonal and non-denominational message, you might think, from the Islington...
View ArticleHackney Council forced to backpedal on cycle quietway trial
Hackney Council has been forced to back pedal on a proposed trial closure of 13 junctions, designed to cut rat running and encourage more walking and cycling, following vociferous local opposition to...
View ArticleGovernment makes rare mention of road traffic reduction
For what is believed to be the first time in 15 years, the Department for Transport (DfT) has stated an ambition to reduce road traffic. The words appeared in a document titled “Setting the First...
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Make Cambridge cyclists pay congestion charge, says transport expert
A transport expert has recommended that cyclists, as well as motorists, should be subject to any congestion charge introduced in Cambridge – the British city with by far the highest proportion of...
View ArticleGovernment to count cycling to work in new version of the Active People survey
A government sport strategy document reveals that Sport England’s role is to be broadened to cover a number of new activities, including cycling to work, walking and dance classes. The decision to...
View ArticleScotland budget leaves question mark over cycle funding
Scotland’s Spending Plans and Draft Budget 2016-17 appears to indicate that there could be a slight reduction in cycle funding next year. With cycling receiving less than two per cent of transport...
View ArticleLabour's Mayor candidate backs Rotherhithe Bridge and sets out 6-point plan...
The Labour London Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan has outlined a six point manifesto for cycling that he hopes will propel him to the top job.Claiming that his plan will make cycling safer and easier in the...
View ArticleStiffer penalties for using mobile phone while driving?
Motorists who use a phone while driving could face stiffer penalties if government plans are approved.The government is proposing to increase penalty fines for those driving while using mobile phones...
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