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Mayor of Clun – Cllr Ryan Davies

Mayor who knocked cyclist off bike after “four or five pints of Stella” resigns

Local politician was banned from driving for 20 months and ordered to pay £3,000 at court in November

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Mayor of Clun – Cllr Ryan Davies

Drunk mayor knocked cyclist off bike after “four or five pints of Stella” at party

Court heard cyclist had lights, hi-vis clothing and reflectors, but was knocked off his bike by a local mayor, more than two times over the drink drive limit, who has now been banned from driving for 20 months and ordered to pay £3,000

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Old Oswestry Hill Fort aerial view

“Kids need somewhere to ride”: Cyclist’s campaign calls for pump track to stop young riders digging up woodland and damaging ancient archaeological sites

“They’re doing this because they’ve got nowhere else to go,” a local resident said after people were riding mountain bikes at a nearby Iron Age hill fort 

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Shrewsbury Sports Village cycle track (Google Maps)

Cycling track where Tom Pidcock won National Cyclocross title “in ruins” with cracking surface and “brambles shooting out of everywhere”

More than 30 riders have required treatment after falling off their bikes in just two events in the last year

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Shrewsbury Crown Court (UK Gov)

Delivery driver who smoked “six joints of marijuana” before hitting cyclist avoids prison sentence

The driver had been out partying and had only three hours of sleep before colliding with the cyclist, who was left with a “cracked” kidney and needing plastic surgery to her head

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Badger, Shropshire (via StreetView)

Tacks strewn in road for cyclists in idyllic Shropshire village

Local complains about cyclists riding two abreast

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Bacon sandwich (licensed CC BY 2.0 by Ross Bruniges on Flickr).jpg

Bacon sandwich-loving cyclist recognised by pork trade body

Steve Grice from Shropshire receives Outstanding Services to Bacon award for his reviews of mid-ride sarnies

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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Driver fined for driving into back of cyclist at junction

Magistrates concluded that BMW driver was not aware of collision

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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)

Former Tour of Britain winner injured after being knocked off bike on “death trap” Shropshire road

Tony Hewson left unconscious after incident on road where John Searle lost his life two years ago

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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Police urge driver in crash that left Shropshire cyclist dead to come forward

Rider's body was found at roadside in early hours of Monday morning, police believe he was hit from behind

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