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Cycling UK slams Government and threatens legal action for "excluding" cyclists and horse riders from new Wainwright Coast to Coast National Trail

Cycling UK slams Government and threatens legal action for "excluding" cyclists and horse riders from new Wainwright Coast to Coast National Trail

From 2025 the famous Wainwright Coast to Coast route in northern England will become a National Trail, but there are currently no plans to make it fully accessible to cyclists and horse riders

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Mail’s cycling number plates poll story “misleading and unreliable”, says Cycling UK

Mail’s cycling number plates poll story “misleading and unreliable”, says Cycling UK

The charity has raised a complaint with press watchdog IPSO after the Mail claimed that there is wide public support for tougher cycling rules – by citing the results of a Fair Fuel UK survey

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Cycling levels dropped in England because “short-sighted councils pulled out protected lanes”

Cycling levels dropped in England because “short-sighted councils pulled out protected lanes”

“More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring,” says Cycling UK

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UK’s cycling market and infrastructure “being left behind” by Europe, experts warn

UK’s cycling market and infrastructure “being left behind” by Europe, experts warn

Though cycling levels continue to rise by 33 percent, bike sales are down by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels

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Analysis shows nearly a third of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been scrapped

Analysis shows nearly a third of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been scrapped

The LTNs are removed sometimes without any local consultation

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More than 100 cycling and walking projects across England to share £200 million in funding

More than 100 cycling and walking projects across England to share £200 million in funding

Investment overseen by Active Travel England will also see £35 million spent on upgrades to the National Cycle Network

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Cycling UK says government’s Spring Statement is a “sticking plaster for the problems we face today”

Cycling UK says government’s Spring Statement is a “sticking plaster for the problems we face today”

The charity’s head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore said the statement “demonstrates little vision on how to solve our transport problems”

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Cycling UK urges council to publish evidence justifying Snake Pass cycling ban

Cycling UK urges council to publish evidence justifying Snake Pass cycling ban

The charity says that if no evidence exists, Derbyshire County Council should reopen the road to active travel users

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Highway Code changes: Cycling UK calls for long-term public awareness campaign to help produce a “mindset shift” on British roads

Highway Code changes: Cycling UK calls for long-term public awareness campaign to help produce a “mindset shift” on British roads

Charity says it will take years, not months, to fully enforce the revisions and change “entrenched driving behaviour”

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Conservative MSP questions whether Scottish government’s Access Bikes scheme represents “value for money”

Conservative MSP questions whether Scottish government’s Access Bikes scheme represents “value for money”

The scheme, devised by Cycling UK, aims to help people on low incomes and with limited transport options purchase a bike by providing interest-free loans of up to £500

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