Posts tagged with ‘canals’

Eight more miles of off-street routes

Birmingham City Council has pledged to build another eight miles of off-road cycle route. The Grand Union Canal towpath will be improved further towards Solihull, and the Tame Valley Canal…

Peak District towpath becomes bike route

A new canalside cycle route has opened to provide a picturesque, traffic-free route from Stoke-on-Trent to the heart of the Peak District. Four miles of resurfaced towpath along the Caldon…

Towpath upgrade for Ellesmere Port

The Shropshire Union canal towpath in Ellesmere Port, part of the Cheshire Cycleway, is to be given an all-weather hard surface. As well as forming part of the round-Cheshire route…

First Birmingham ‘revolution’ route opens along canal

The first of Birmingham’s new ‘Cycle Revolution’ routes opens today. But to describe the route as revolutionary is perhaps a bit of a stretch – as it’s simply a 1.5-mile…

Birmingham Roundhouse could be city centre bike hub

An iconic canalside building could become a ‘cycling hub’ for Birmingham under new proposals from the Canal & River Trust and National Trust. The Roundhouse, near the National Indoor Arena…