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Transport for London unveils changes to Chiswick High Road section of planned...

Transport for London (TfL) has announced details of changes to the proposed Cycleway 9 from Brentford to Kensington Olympia that have been made following pressure from opponents led by Conservative...

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Government statistics show no growth in cycling trips in England - though...

Growth in the number of trips being made by bicycle remains flat according to the Walking and Cycling Statistics, England: 2018 report released today by the Department for Transport – although cities...

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City of London draws up cycle tour group code of conduct

The City of London is to introduce a code of conduct for cycle tour groups operating within the Square Mile in a bid to avoid conflict between people participating in such tours and pedestrians on...

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Five cycling and walking projects in Scotland to share £60 million in funding

Five major cycling and walking projects in Scotland are to share £60 million in funding under the Sustrans Scotland’s Places For Everyone Scheme, which is funded by Transport Scotland.Two schemes in...

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Council hits back in Velolife cycle cafe row – cyclists CAN use cafe insists...

A council insists that it is not stopping cyclists from using a cycling café in Berkshire – despite having obtained an injunction that in effect does exactly that.On Saturday, we reported how the owner...

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Council tweets letter explaining Velolife ban – and even its own leader comes...

The council that has banned cyclists from meeting at the Velolife café near Henley-on-Thames has posted to Twitter a copy of a letter attempting to justify its actions, provoking an outpouring of...

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Velolife: Council leader to meet with planning staff and British Cycling over...

The leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead council says he will be meeting with British Cycling and council officials “to find a pragmatic compromise” to the ongoing row over cyclists...

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City of London issues planning wind guidelines to keep cyclists and...

The City of London Corporation, which governs the financial district in the heart of the capital, has issued the UK’s first planning wind microclimate guidelines in a bid to keep cyclists and...

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Private car ownership unsustainable, warns House of Commons committee

A House of Commons select committee has warned that private car use is unsustainable if the UK is to meet targets to tackle climate change and is urging the government to invest in cycling and walking...

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Save Velolife crowdfunder halfway to £15k target inside 24 hours

A crowdfunding appeal by the owner of the Berkshire cycling café Velolife to raise funds to pay for legal fees to fight an injunction brought by the local council is halfway towards achieving its...

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Hemel Hempstead PSPO bans defecating, urinating, spitting and ... cycling in...

Hemel Hempstead, the Hertfordshire town hitherto perhaps best known for the UK’s most confusing roundabout now has a new claim to fame – but a recently introduced Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)...

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Hounslow Council greenlights revised Cycleway 9 designs for West London (+...

The London Borough of Hounslow’s cabinet last night approved the amended proposals for Cycleway 9, which will now move to the detailed design phase.The route has been opposed by Conservative...

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Chancellor slammed over "squandered opportunity" to provide funding for cycling

Campaigners have slammed Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid for failing to allocate dedicated funds to walking and cycling in yesterday’s Spending Round announcement.Outlining government spending...

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Beautiful, bling bikes from Colnago, Specialized, Cinelli, Condor, Look,...

If you're heading to The Cycle Show at Birmingham's NEC tomorrow or over the weekend, lucky you! If not, or if you want a big old preview, then behold this gallery of the coolest bikes we spotted from...

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London's first Car Free Day is this Sunday - here's the details

The opportunity to ride a classic bike across Tower Bridge is just one of the attractions on offer as London hosts its first ever Car Free Day this Sunday 22 September, with the capital’s fleet of...

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Chris Boardman hails "a real step forward" as Stretford Cycleway opens (+ video)

A major cycle route including segregated lanes has been completed in Greater Manchester as part of a £42 million investment into making the city-region’s roads safer for people on bike and foot....

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Greenwich Council removes semi-segregated cycle lane – because it was trip...

A London borough has removed a semi-segregated cycle lane on a road close to where several cyclists have been killed just weeks after it was installed – because pedestrians were tripping over the...

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Every child in England could get cycle training if Government doubled £13m...

Cycling UK has called on the Government to double its funding of the Bikeability cycle training scheme. The charity says that just £26m of funding would mean every 10-year-old in the country would get...

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Warwickshire aims to boost cycle tourism - but campaigners want infrastructure

Warwickshire hopes that staging high-profile cycling events will boost cycle tourism in the county – but local campaigners say money would be better spent on safer cycling routes.The county has hosted...

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Dame Sarah Storey launches Active Travel Interactive Map for Sheffield City...

Dame Sarah Storey, the active travel commissioner for Sheffield City Region, has launched an interactive map to enable cyclists and walkers in the area to log problems with roads, cycle paths and...

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