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Campaigners accuse council of “failing our children” after failing to deliver...
A local cycling campaign has launched a scathing criticism of the North Yorkshire Council as it accused it of not delivering any "significant active travel infrastructure" in Harrogate in the last nine...
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“Cameras do not prevent a driver making a mistake”: Teachers and parents urge...
Parents and teachers have criticised a council’s plans to rip out protective bollards at several local primary schools, claiming that a reliance on CCTV cameras to enforce the School Streets will...
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Rat-run bridge will remain open to motor traffic, insists council – despite...
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has insisted that a narrow road underneath a railway bridge in Poole, commonly used as a rat-run by drivers, will remain open to motor vehicles –...
View ArticleCouncil set to scrap £100k leisure cycling route – after bike riders branded...
North Yorkshire Council is set to scrap a planned £100,000 leisure cycling route that had been branded a “waste of money” by local bike riders – with a report saying that the cash would be better spent...
View ArticleScottish Government urged to spend more on public transport and less on cycling
The Scottish Government has been urged by a group of councillors to spend more on public transport and less on schemes aimed at encouraging active travel, such as cycling, with the country currently...
View Article“Cyclists deserve far greater priority”: Former council leader calls on local...
Cambridge City Council's former leader has quizzed the current council about how long will it take to tackle the city's broken roads and called for greater priority to be allocated to cyclists when...
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"There is a proven way to improve the health of a nation": Concerning obesity...
The publication of NHS figures, showing hospital admissions linked to obesity have doubled in six years to more than 3,000 people a day, has prompted renewed calls for the government to prioritise...
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Cycling group slams "embarrassing" halting of "best bang for buck investment...
Cycling campaigners in New Zealand have condemned the country's transport minister's decision to halt local councils' active travel projects.Simeon Brown, representing the National Party, wrote to...
View ArticleMandatory hi-vis for cyclists a “timely proposal” coming up to Christmas, say...
With Christmas coming up, councillors in Limerick have welcomed a mandatory hi-vis proposal for all cyclists in Ireland as "timely", calling for cyclists to "respect the laws". However, they were...
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Sportive forced to relocate due to “dangerous” roads which have led to...
A beloved Scottish sportive which has been held in and around Aberdeenshire for more than a decade has been forced to leave due to the state of the roads which have caused several injuries to cyclists...
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Christmas is RUINED… by a cycle lane: Traders blame the “most disappointing”...
'Tis the season to... hate on cycle lanes? Oxford's Christmas Market has been called from things like the "most disappointing" to a "disgrace" by traders and locals alike who haven't been too keen on...
View ArticleGovernment touts Frog Bikes as post-Brexit "success" story, just months on...
Frog Bikes, the bicycle brand for pint-sized people, has been featured in a press release from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) that aims to highlight the opportunities open to British...
View ArticleDerbyshire potholes claimed to be caused by cycle lane works – but council...
A Derbyshire resident says her car was damaged by a pothole she claims was created by workers building a cycle lane in a village on the outskirts of Chesterfield – but the county council responsible...
View Article“Crackpot conspiracy theory” led to government slashing active travel funding
A “crackpot conspiracy theory” that misrepresents the urban planning concept of the 15-minute city led to the government slashing funding for active travel and pledge to review measures aimed at...
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“We warned that voting for these parties would lead to anti-car measures”:...
A council’s recent announcement that it intends to reduce the speed limit in urban, residential areas from 30mph to 20mph – a move the local authority says will be “beneficial” for people cycling,...
View ArticleScathing select committee report finds "not enough" communication of Highway...
The Department for Transport is not on track to meet its active travel targets by 2025, has not ensured active travel schemes are sufficiently joined-up with wider transport infrastructure, has failed...
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Seven out of ten people say they never ride a bike, as safer roads – not more...
Seven out of ten people never ride a bicycle, a new government survey on attitudes towards travel has found, which also revealed that safer roads – rather than the introduction of new cycling-specific...
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Politician slams “cop out” as Ireland’s cross-border Tour de France bid...
Northern Ireland’s joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host the Tour de France’s Grand Départ, which aimed to bring cycling’s biggest race to the island for three stages in either 2026 or 2027,...
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How to save a Low Traffic Neighbourhood: Overcoming hecklers, “dodgy” data,...
An attempt to put a premature halt to a controversial low traffic neighbourhood trial in Exeter – a consistent target and source of vandalism, protests, and intimidation of local politicians since it...
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"Cycle to work schemes are sucking the lifeblood out of cycle shops": Bike...
The Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) and senior figures from cycling retailers have met with MPs from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW) to make their case about the...
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