Free bike parking for Swindon organisations

Small businesses, charities and other Swindon organisations can get free bike parking for their premises – courtesy of the local council. Swindon Borough Council, working with charity Life Cycle, is…

Brompton hire comes to Birmingham

Birmingham might not have a city bike-hire scheme yet, but you can now hire a Brompton from Moor Street railway station. The foldable bikes will be rentable from each of…

New Forest scraps cycle hire scheme

The New Forest National Park has attracted the condemnation of cyclists after scrapping a proposed cycle hire scheme – amid accusations of “NIMBYism”. The scheme, announced earlier this year…

Two more contraflows for the City

The City of London is consulting on proposals to make two significant streets, Chancery Lane and Little Britain, two-way for cyclists. The plans aim to create “alternative routes to some…

20mph for Manchester and Edinburgh

The 20mph revolution rolls on with two of Britain’s cities taking steps towards more bike-friendly streets. This week sees large swathes of inner Manchester become 20mph zones, including Hulme, Rusholme…