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3D-printed prosthetic for cyclist injured by drink driver

Cyclist gets new 3D printed face after drunk driver left him with severe facial burns

The cyclist was trapped under car and the side of his face, including his eye, nose and part of his neck, was burned by the exhaust

Mon, Nov 03, 2025 16:26

“Have a bit of this”: Cyclist camping overnight in field sprayed with slurry from tractor by “annoyed” farmer who wanted to teach a “lesson” to trespassing campers

The beef and sheep farmer saw the cyclist camping against the hedge and drove his tractor to spray a wall of manure on him, saying: “You won’t be staying in anyone’s fields ever again”

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 11:28

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Exeter LTN bollards (picture credit Devon County Council)

MP calls out “criminal behaviour” after local councillors receive faeces in their mailbox for implementing LTNs

Death threats were also sent to an MP and his loved ones by the anti-LTN protestors, who is asking people to “calm down”

Thu, Oct 05, 2023 17:19

Victoria Park, Bideford (Wikimedia Commons)

Councillors slam “ludicrous” and “cockamamie” idea of cycling path next to elderly people’s club and children’s park

The council leader said that he “couldn’t think of anything worse”, but one councillor accused members of being “anti-cycling” and called the decision disappointing

Fri, Sep 15, 2023 10:52

Driver caught speeding past child cyclist at an “eye-watering” 61mph in a 30mph zone outside school

Police confirmed that the driver will be prosecuted, and also identified 280 other offences of speeding and mobile phone-using motorists in one hour

Thu, Aug 24, 2023 11:06

Cyclists’ safety highlighted as dog walkers face fines for using long leads near cycle paths

From April, Teignbridge District Council will enforce a new public space protection order requiring dogs walkers to use leads shorter than a metre near cycle paths and highways, or face a fine

Mon, Feb 21, 2022 10:50

Drift Stealth 2 HD Action Camera – mounted.jpg

Devon cyclists to be given helmet cameras to help catch dangerous drivers

Pilot scheme in Exeter could eventually be extended across the county

Fri, Feb 26, 2021 10:57

Close passing motorist repeatedly punched cyclist before wishing witnesses a ‘Merry Christmas’

“What saves you from custody today is the current Covid restrictions”

Fri, Feb 05, 2021 14:19

Devon will use Strava to prioritise popular cycling roads for repairs

Much of an extra £27m will be directed towards smaller and unclassified roads

Fri, Jul 10, 2020 10:22

Hardknott Pass – licensed CC BY-ND 2.0 by kenugee on Flickr

Stay away! Non-locals told not to visit beauty spots across England for exercise despite lockdown restrictions being eased

From tomorrow, people can drive anywhere in England – but tourism and council chiefs say visitors aren’t welcome

Tue, May 12, 2020 13:37