Touring gets harder as more youth hostels close

cycle.travel has learned that the Youth Hostels Association is to close seven hostels this year – including several that have served holidaying cyclists for generations. The YHA has cut back…

London bike commuters double in ten years

Twice as many people are cycling to work in London than 10 years ago – and Cambridge has kept its crown as Britain’s unofficial cycling capital. The figures come from…

Cycleway makes its way to the coast

Construction work is underway on a new scenic cycleway to the Dorset coast. Local activists and Sustrans are aiming to turn the old railway from Maiden Newton to Bridport into…

Northampton is the latest to get hire-bikes

The town of Northampton is the latest to sign up to Britain’s bike-hire boom. The newly named ‘Cycle CoNNect’ scheme, riffing on the area’s NN postcode, starts operation in May…

Oxford roundabout scheme “still not good enough”

Revised plans to rebuild an Oxford city roundabout with ‘Cycling City’ money have failed to win over local cycle campaigners. The Plain, by Magdalen Bridge, is one of the busiest…