Prime Minister brings forward ban on petrol and diesel cars to 2035 – but is...
Boris Johnson has brought forward plans to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2035 instead of 2040 in an attempt to position the UK as a leader in the fight against global warming –...
View ArticleEvery child in England to be offered cycle training – but where will they ride?
The Government has announced that its Bikeability training programme will be significantly expanded so that every child in England will be offered access to it. Campaigners welcomed the news, but said...
View ArticleGovernment admits it is falling way short of cycling target and is running...
The Government has admitted that current spending will only get England about 40 per cent of the way to its target of doubling cycling trips by 2025. While there are suggestions that more cash may be...
View ArticleUpdated: “A complete joke” – MP savages Boris Johnson’s cycling plans as he...
Boris Johnson’s pledge, announced today, to fund 250 miles of segregated cycling infrastructure in England outside London has been described by an MP as “a complete joke.” The prime minister was also...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s confusion over cycling funding reflects Downing Street...
An MP who co-chair’s the All Party Parliamentary Cycling and Walking Group (APCWG) says that Boris Johnson’s confusion over cycling funding for England outside London reflects the “chaos” inside Number...
View ArticleParisians keep cycling following transport strikes as mayor pledges 100 per...
Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, who is seeking re-election in next month’s municipal elections, has promised a bike lane on every street in the French capital, with her pledge coming as data reveal that...
View ArticleResearch finds councils spend average of £2 per person per year on cycling...
New research has found that spend on cycling infrastructure by councils in England averaged just £2 per person per year over the past decade – with one spending an annual average of just 3p per...
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Khan triples cycle tracks, calls cycling a social justice issue
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced he’s tripled protected cycle tracks in the city during his four years in the job. Khan told road.cc he believes cycling is a social justice issue and urged...
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Cycling in a locked down country: how Italian cyclists and bike brands are...
With no signs of the coronavirus outbreak slowing down and more than 800 deaths confirmed in Italy so far, all shops except food stores and pharmacies are now shut in the country – and the National...
View Article€30,000 fines will be dished out to riders caught with a tuned e-bike in France
Carousel short title: €30,000 fine for tuning e-bike in FranceHome Page Teaser: The harsh new statutory law could even land offenders with two years in jail if they're caught with an unlicensed e-bike...
View ArticleOxfordshire County Council set to green light plan to get more people cycling
Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet is expected to give its go-ahead to plans to get more people cycling in the city, including increasing the number of trips made by bike by 50 per cent over the next...
View ArticlePrime Minister says cycling allowed for exercise - but only alone or with...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has this evening put the United Kingdom into lockdown to tackle the coronavirus pandemic ,with people told to stay at home, with a handful of exceptions - one being that...
View ArticleBike shops allowed to stay open following UK lockdown: but some staying...
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new measures to fight coronavirus last night, telling the public to stay home and ordering all retail businesses to close. A list of exceptions were...
View ArticleWhen should you visit a bike shop during the emergency lockdown?
The UK government have announced strict new measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, urging the public to stay home other than to make essential journeys for supplies with bike shops included in a list...
View Article“Absolutely amazing” say campaigners as Government quietly announces it will...
Campaigners have described the contents of a new Department for Transport (DfT) document as “gobsmacking” and “absolutely amazing” for the way it seems to indicate a dramatic change in government...
View ArticleCycling and other outdoor exercise could be banned if people continue to...
Health secretary Matt Hancock says that people’s right to exercise outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic may be ended if government rules are not followed, saying it was “quite unbelievable” how...
View ArticleVideo: MP calls on cycling minister to implement temporary segregated cycle...
Ruth Cadbury, the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW), has urged transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris to implement temporary protected cycle lanes in...
View ArticleEast London council to block cars to protect cyclists and pedestrians from...
An east London council could be the first in the UK to cut rat running traffic on neighbourhood streets in a bid to ease pressure on its parks and pavements, as part of emergency plans to help people...
View ArticleUK lockdown remains in place for at least three more weeks, government...
Current restrictions on movement of people within the UK to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus will remain in force for at least a further three weeks, the government has confirmed.Foreign...
View ArticleCars to be banned from road along Brighton seafront to allow people to...
Brighton & Hove City Council is closing a major road along the south coast resort's seafront to motor traffic from Monday 20 April to give locals more space to take their outdoor exercise during...
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