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Bike parked on cycle rack blocks ice cream van door

“Common sense isn’t that common”: Ice cream van owner has meltdown over bikes blocking door… after parking beside cycle racks

“No wonder Jeremy Clarkson hates cyclists,” the fuming gelato merchant posted, whipping up tension with the town’s cycling community

Mon, Dec 22, 2025 18:59

Drivers parking in Duke Street cycle lane, Darlington

New ‘protected’ contraflow cycle lane opens on one-way road – and drivers immediately begin parking in it and crashing into bollards

“It used to be a two-way road. I turned the corner and I heard a car beeping… and that is when I hit the bollard”

Wed, Aug 02, 2023 14:34

“Danger” cycle lane to be resurfaced after cyclist’s crash

Darlington Borough Council found parts of the infrastructure "not to be of the required standard"

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 15:38

“Callous” road rage driver, who left cyclist lying in road with life-changing injuries after deliberately slamming on brakes, jailed for 21 months

The uninsured and disqualified motorist, branded a “danger to other road users”, close passed the cyclist before weaving across the road and causing him to smash into the rear of his vehicle

Wed, Apr 12, 2023 12:33

New cycle lane blamed as family home to be demolished for roundabout redevelopment

Under plans to redevelop the A68 near Cockerton the road would be widened with a new cycle path and pavement passing where the Austin family's home currently sits

Mon, Jan 17, 2022 10:30