A meeting in which councillors gave the green signal to build 28 new cycle lanes was the scene of a protest against the infrastructure by a group of around 80 anti-bike lane campaigners, who described the plans as “ludicrous” and had to be urged by the local authority not to be abusive and rude.The funding for … Read more
The redwood forests of Sonoma County, part of California’s world-famous Wine Country, are a striking example of the resilience of nature. A defining feature of the coastal county’s landscape for thousands of years, and featuring some of the tallest trees in the world, the forests fell victim to the Californian timber rush of the nineteenth … Read more
A cycling campaign has questioned a council’s decision to U-turn on plans for a 75-metre-long path linking a cycle route to quiet streets nearby, the scrapping of the cut-through link meaning that riders will be forced to make a longer journey on a “dangerous, traffic-choked” alternative instead.The controversy surrounds Norfolk County Council’s £1.9m project to … Read more
The government is set to add a number of new cycling offences to the Road Traffic Offender Act — including “cycling on a road dangerously” and “cycling on a road without due care and attention”, as well as mandatory light use at night and offences relating to cycling behaviour in London’s Royal Parks — with punishments of … Read more
Stronger than expected sales in cycling led Halfords’ strong final quarter of 2024, the retailer has announced, upgrading its profit expectations for 2025 as a result.Halfords’ share price has jumped 19 per cent this morning in reaction to the news and it will give some hope to the bike industry that has faced such challenging times … Read more
