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St Margaret’s Church car park (Google Maps)

“The church is under threat”: Vicar fears cycle lane outside church car park will drive away the congregation

“Our bells have been ringing out since the mid-1800s… Now we face extinction simply because of a crazy traffic system”

Fri, Jan 05, 2024 12:13
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Andy Burnham Bee Bikes Manchester (Andy Burnham/Twitter)

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham defends plans for a new segregated cycle path, saying drivers currently dominate the roads

“The world where drivers dominate and cars have got all the road – we just can’t be in that world anymore because life is changing”

Sat, Nov 25, 2023 18:43
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A56 vandalism (@echamings/Twitter)

Cyclists call for proper segregation as brazen vandals steal bike lane cones again

OneTrafford confirmed "systematic theft" of cycle lane cones had been reported to the police

Tue, Jul 11, 2023 16:00
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TfGM Bee Network bikes (picture via TfGM)

Police recover several stolen and vandalised hire bikes within hours of transport safety operation

The action comes just a week after Transport for Greater Manchester announced plans for “targeted enforcement” to tackle significant rise in hire bike vandalism

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 13:43
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Centenary Way, Manchester

Learner driver who was speeding and on a phone call jailed for 14 months for killing milkman cycling to work

The driver, who was doing up to 58mph on a 40mph road and was making a phone call when he hit the 63-year-old cyclist from behind, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 11:32
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A56 cycle lane

Cyclists call out latest bike lane vandalism as city named ‘worst in Europe for green transport’

UPDATE: Council responds to cyclist's claim that "it's not going to get people out of their cars and onto bikes if their 'safe route' keeps being stolen."

Mon, Jul 03, 2023 13:23
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Ashworth Road bridge over Cheesden Brook May 2023 (Google Maps)

“Complex rope rescue” after cyclist crashes from bridge into river

A large emergency service presence attended the incident in Greater Manchester on Sunday afternoon, the fire service called to help the man in the river "inaccessible to paramedics"

Mon, Jun 12, 2023 10:09
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Bolton Crown Court

Hit-and-run driver ran red light “at speed” and hit 10-year-old cyclist, avoids jail

Police later discovered Farhan Musaji's abandoned car without registration plates, the pharmacist spared jail and ordered to pay £900 compensation and a £400 fine

Tue, Jun 06, 2023 09:36
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Dame Sarah Storey via South Yorkshire Police

Dame Sarah Storey slams drivers who turn “a blind eye to yet another death”, asks for progress after three HGV crashes with cyclists in a day — two of them fatal

The British Paralympian and Greater Manchester’s active travel commissioner said that she felt “sick” after a cyclist died on road she frequently uses, and that “deterrents to dangerous and anti-social behaviour in a vehicle are clearly not severe enough”

Thu, May 25, 2023 10:55
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Talbot Road

Council to finally resurface cycle lane after backlash over fixing entire road but not the cyclepath

The backtrack comes after announcing that resurfacing of the road was “complete”, despite not fixing the “abysmal” cycle lane

Fri, Apr 07, 2023 12:18
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