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United Kingdom
 
25.07.2008
CTC: David Cameron’s bike is stolen
The fact that David Cameron’s bike has been stolen demonstrates how often bike theft happens and how many members of the public do not notice when bicycles are stolen from the street. ...

United Kingdom
 
07.07.2008
Sustrans: How to reduce a petrol bill by £269 million
As the rise in fuel prices continues unabated sustainable transport charity Sustrans today (4 July) announces its latest count of people using the National Cycle Network for walking and cycling trips.

United Kingdom
 
02.07.2008
Exeter pupils saddle up for free ‘Bikers Breakfast’
PHOTOCALL Who: Students and teachers from West Exe Technology College   What: Up to 100 students from West Exe Technology College will be cycling to college to claim their free ...

United Kingdom
 
01.07.2008
Welsh Assembly urged to help trim people’s waistlines and carbon footprints
Assembly Members will consider a proposal on Thursday to make Wales a leader in the battle against climate change by reducing carbon emissions from transport. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans ...

United Kingdom
 
27.06.2008
UK's first cycling city announced
Last Thursday Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly appointed Bristol as the UK's first official Cycling City, and announced a further 11 Cycling Demonstration Towns across England. Bristol and the 11 ...

United Kingdom
 
09.06.2008
Sustrans' Bike It project set to expand in London
The highly-acclaimed Sustrans project, 'Bike It' continues to grow in London. The Bike It project encourages and supports children to choose two wheels instead of four for the school journey. ...

United Kingdom
 
11.04.2008
Cycling and Walking Bridge over Thames in London
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans today (10 April) announced the latest stage in its progress towards developing proposals for London's first major purpose-built dedicated walking and cycling ...

United Kingdom
 
31.03.2008
Sustrans: Railway Path needs a secure future
It's good news but we need to secure the future of flagship cycle path.Sustrans is very glad that Bristol City Council seems to have abandoned plans to  utlilise the Bristol and Bath Railway ...

United Kingdom
 
20.03.2008
London to Paris Bike Ride- Médecins du Monde UK 12-15 July 2008
Following the success of a sponsored bike ride in 2007, Médecins du Monde UK (MdM UK) is calling for more adventurous cyclists to sign up for the third London to Paris Bike Ride 2008. This ...

United Kingdom
 
18.03.2008
Cycle 'Clyde-Tae-Forth' with Sustrans in Scotland this summer
Booking is now open for Sustrans' mass summer bike ride, which this year is uncovering the beauty of Scotland's lochs, glens, forests and mountains with a 200-mile trip from Glasgow to ...

United Kingdom
 
11.03.2008
Sustrans: "Welsh streets need re-planning to help tackle obesity"
Wales's obesity epidemic will escalate unless streets are redesigned to encourage walking and cycling, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity will say tomorrow. With 18 per cent of ...

United Kingdom
 
03.03.2008
Bids open for new cycling demonstration towns
Applications have been invited by Cycling England for ten new cycling demonstration towns and one city. They will join the existing six towns that have pioneered this initiative, sharing £47m ...

United Kingdom
 
21.02.2008
Government plans could smooth the way for cycling
CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation today cautiously welcomed government proposals to ensure road works are completed with less disruption to road users. CTC campaigns and policy manager ...

United Kingdom
 
13.02.2008
London Spends 600 Million on Cycling
London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently announced the most ambitious programme to transform walking and cycling in London. “The aim of this programme is nothing short of a cycling and walking ...

United Kingdom
 
12.02.2008
London’s cycling revolution
CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation, today welcomed the announcement by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, of a major new cycling strategy and investment in cycling. Campaigns and ...

United Kingdom
 
22.01.2008
Sustrans urges Government to beat obesity epidemic by implementing NICE guidance
Obesity levels will continue to soar unless transport planners follow today’s groundbreaking guidance encouraging walking and cycling as physical activity, the UK’s leading sustainable ...

United Kingdom
 
18.01.2008
Sustrans springs into the cycling season with new maps and guidebook
There's more to explore on two wheels this Spring with a trio of new publications from sustainable transport charity Sustrans.  Sustrans has introduced two new additions to the ...

United Kingdom
 
15.01.2008
Government minister condones vigilante action against cyclists
CTC is deeply alarmed by the comments of a Government minister suggesting that vigilante action against cyclists is acceptable.In a House of Lords debate on the 10th of January, Baroness Sharples ...

United Kingdom
 
13.12.2007
Sustrans: £50 million won and we couldn’t have done it without you!
This is fantastic news, and thanks to everyone who voted for Sustrans’ Connect2 in the People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway, and for your help in winning £50 million of ...

United Kingdom
 
07.12.2007
Phone voting for Sustrans' Connect2 has begun
Many thanks if you have already voted online for Sustrans' Connect2 at www.thepeoples50million.org.uk and for spreading the word to your own contacts. Everyone can now vote from a landline ...

United Kingdom
 
29.11.2007
London Wants 80,000 Rental Bikes
The City Council of the UK capital has revealed an ambitious scheme to stimulate the use of bikes. Mayor Ken Livingstone has set a target of 80% increase in cycling by 2010. One of the means to reach ...

United Kingdom
 
26.11.2007
Connect2 £50m for Walking and Cycling
Your Vote Could Make the Difference: Online Voting Opens Monday 26 NovemberThe first opportunity to help secure £50 million for walking and cycling routes starts on Monday 26 November - so ...

United Kingdom
 
21.11.2007
No-car travel to Olympics 2012
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced a transport plan with a goal of 100% UK travel to Olympicvenues by non-car modes. Spectators will be encouraged to use public transport or to walk or ...

United Kingdom
 
20.11.2007
Investment in cycling could save £520m
Cycling England has told the Government that encouraging more people to cycle on Britain's roads could save the taxpayer more than £520m and fight climate change. A 20% increase in cycle ...

United Kingdom
 
14.11.2007
Bike It events keep Swindon pupils pedalling through the winter day and night
On a 'normal' day, Nova Hreod College can expect to have anything up to 150 pupils cycling in. On Thursday 15th November, the College will be offering an added incentive of a hearty breakfast ...

United Kingdom
 
13.11.2007
Cyclists protest missing links at St Pancras International
Tomorrow cyclists from the London Cycling Campaign will stage a demonstration at St Pancras International against Camden Council’s failure to cater for cycle access to the ...

United Kingdom
 
31.10.2007
A better climate for cycling?
Cyclox, the cycling campaign for Oxford, will on Saturday 17th November host a conference to examine how cycling can help tackle Climate Change. Our ‘Cycling for the Climate’ National ...

United Kingdom
 
04.10.2007
Lottery win for cycling
CTC, the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation, has been awarded a major grant towards a £6.3million ‘Cycling Champions’ programme, which will promote cycling to sections ...

United Kingdom
 
14.09.2007
Work starts on innovative structures that offer a different view of Lincolnshire
Cyclists and walkers will soon be able to experience a different view of the stunning landscape between Boston and Lincoln as work starts on installing the long-awaited Hi-Views structures on the ...

United Kingdom
 
11.09.2007
Litter pickers needed to help tidy up Route 64
Local volunteer Rangers, who help sustainable transport charity Sustrans to look after National Cycle Network Route 64 through Newark, are calling for more people to help clear rubbish from the ...

United Kingdom
 
05.09.2007
'Every Welsh child deserves a safe route to school' says Sustrans
As children across Wales return to school this week, sustainable transport charity Sustrans is calling for every child to be given the right to a safe route to school. The call comes as research ...

United Kingdom
 
04.09.2007
More volunteers needed to look after cycling and walking routes in Essex
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans is calling for more volunteers to help look after the cycling and walking routes across Essex and is inviting would-be volunteers to join the current volunteer ...

United Kingdom
 
24.08.2007
The day of the Bicycles - On Sunday 23 September, London goes traffic-free
London is buzzing today with the news that, for one remarkable day, many of the capital's roads will be completely traffic-free and open only to cyclists. On Sunday 23 September, London goes ...

United Kingdom
 
21.08.2007
Scotland leads UK on tackling the school run
Continued Scottish Executive investment to improve walking and cycling in Scotland means the country is leading the way on tackling the school run. As part of the Executive's National Transport ...

United Kingdom
 
16.08.2007
CTC - Challenge Rides
“A spectacular win like the Highway Code victory deserves a spectacular celebratory ride. This event is a unique way to support cycling while enjoying some stunning scenery – there’s never been a more ...

United Kingdom
 
14.08.2007
"The only seaside riding this summer will be by donkey" says CTC
Cyclists are being overlooked in plans to open up access to the English coastline according to CTC, the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation. At present the Government plans to improve access for ...

United Kingdom
 
08.08.2007
New research shows cycle tourism is route to riches
A new report by leading sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, reveals that cycle tourism has the potential to contribute millions to the UK's tourism economy. As demand for domestic holidays is ...

United Kingdom
 
07.08.2007
Help make the cycling and walking path in Healey Dell look really swell!
Get your hands dirty for a good cause and join local volunteers to give the cycling and walking route through Healey Dell, in Rochdale, a makeover at a workday organised by sustainable transport ...

United Kingdom
 
03.08.2007
CTC: Keeping Cycling on Track
"Cycling and rail travel are perfect partners. The combination provides a ‘doorstep-to-destination’ option for longer-distance journeys which might otherwise be possible only by car. It is also a ...

United Kingdom
 
02.08.2007
You Are My Bicycle (UG)
If other men are carsYou are my bicycle.Eccentric individualisttweed jacket and tie.Some women might mockyesterday's EnglishmanI am enchanted. Cars aren't always fast:traffic snarled, fume ...

United Kingdom
 
31.07.2007
Cycling to school more practical than swimming
Following today’s announcement that a £7.5million annual package of Government funding to help boost sustainable travel to school is to continue for another two years, the UK’s national cyclists’ ...

United Kingdom
 
04.07.2007
Walking and cycling the best buy in transport investment
Transport investment should be directed to the promotion of walking and cycling, so as to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent disease, says the sustainable transport charity Sustrans in a report ...

United Kingdom
 
03.07.2007
Sustrans 30th Birthday, Saturday 7 July
When: 12 noon, Saturday 7 July 2007 Where: Castle Park, Bristol What: Sustainable transport charity Sustrans hosts a free party from 11am to 4.30 pm. Who: Adam Hart Davis, 150+ cyclists fresh (!) from ...

United Kingdom
 
29.06.2007
Cycle to work and save
More than four million people are using their cars to drive less than three miles to work, figures revealed today.Yet a three-mile commute by bicycle would take an average person 20 minutes, according ...

United Kingdom
 
28.06.2007
Cyclists take to the saddle for Sustrans' celebration ride through south east Wales
Around 150 cyclists from all over the UK will be taking to the saddle from 29th June to 7th July and pedalling over 300 miles around the Bristol Channel, in celebration of sustainable transport ...

United Kingdom
 
27.06.2007
Hats off to the Blockers’ Seaside at Leagrave
When: 12.00noon, Saturday 30 June 2007Where: Leagrave Common, Leagrave, Luton (near junction of Sundon Park Road and Bramingham Road) What: The opening of a new artwork from sustainable transport ...

United Kingdom
 
26.06.2007
Cyclists take to the saddle for Sustrans' celebration ride
Where: Queen's Square, Bristol BS1 4JZWhen: Ride leaves at 11am, Friday 29th June 2007 Around 150 cyclists from all over the UK will be setting off on a mass 300-mile bike ride around the Bristol ...

United Kingdom
 
22.06.2007
Solution to Tour de France bike ban is in the bag
Southeastern Railways has reviewed its decision to ban all bikes on its complete timetable of services during the UK leg of the Tour de France from 6th – 8th July. Following negotiations with CTC ...

United Kingdom
 
21.06.2007
Win a bike and Change Your World!
Did you know that if everyone made one less car journey per week car traffic would be reduced by at least ten per cent? Throughout June, sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, is inviting people to ...

United Kingdom
 
20.06.2007
CTC and CycleActive MTB partnership announced
CTC has announced today that it is to work alongside CycleActive, the UK’s leading MTB training company, to further develop and deliver a range of CTC Mountain Bike Skills Training Courses. Both ...

United Kingdom
 
19.06.2007
Bike It off to a flying start at Bedford International Kite Festival
What: Local pupils, teachers and parents join Sustrans and Bedfordshire County Council at the Kite Festival to celebrate the launch of the Bike It project in BedfordWhere: Russell Park, adjacent to ...

United Kingdom
 
14.06.2007
Highway code changed to aid cyclists
More than 40 rules in the new Highway Code are being amended to help cyclists, a national organisation which represents them said today. CTC (Cyclists Touring Club) said there had been agreement to ...

United Kingdom
 
07.06.2007
Tour de France in the UK
For only the third time ever, and not since 1994, the Tour de France, one of the world's greatest sporting spectaculars is coming to the UK. On July 7th in London and July 8th in Kent we will all ...

United Kingdom
 
07.06.2007
Bike It sets wheels in motion in Ashford
What: Pupils in one of Ashford's new Bike It schools celebrate being selected for the project with a special cycle activity day Where: Oak Tree Primary School, 11 Oak Tree Road, Ashford TN23 4QR When: ...

United Kingdom
 
01.06.2007
Supermarket supports Sustrans' super volunteers
What: Local Sustrans volunteer Rangers accept a cheque for £13,500 from staff at Tesco's Brislington store and lend a hand picking up litter on a local cycling and walking route Where: On National ...

United Kingdom
 
01.06.2007
Sustrans change your world campaign
Together we can make a big difference. Ever wonder how life would be if we travelled in ways that benefited our health and our environment? We'd have safer roads, cleaner air and a better quality of ...

United Kingdom
 
31.05.2007
Highway Code cracked: more than 40 rules changed for cyclists
Following a high-profile campaign by CTC, the UK’s national cyclists' organisation, the Government has agreed to amend the Highway Code to improve cyclists’ safety and to encourage drivers to take ...

United Kingdom
 
15.05.2007
Pembrokeshire needs more pedalling volunteers
Sustrans is calling for more volunteers to help look after the cycling and walking routes throughout Pembrokeshire. Would-be volunteers are invited to join the current volunteer Rangers team on an ...

United Kingdom
 
14.05.2007
Pushing the boundaries for the Comber Greenway
What: The Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, cuts the ribbon to mark the opening of the latest section of the Comber Greenway Where: On the Comber Greenway adjacent to the Police Service Headquarters ...

United Kingdom
 
11.05.2007
BBC: Euro-MPs demand new lorry mirrors
Millions of lorries may have to be fitted with new mirrors after MEPs backed a law to eliminate a blind-spot that kills 400 people per year. New lorries are already required to have mirrors that ...

United Kingdom
 
09.05.2007
Street Design Manual Aims to put Well-Designed Residential Streets at the Heart of Sustainable Communities
New guidance on street design that aims to breathe new life into communities by creating safe and sustainable environments for residents has been unveiled today by Transport Minister Gillian Merron. ...

United Kingdom
 
08.05.2007
Battle continues for cyclist-friendly Highway Code
A revised draft of the Highway Code has not properly addressed the concerns of 11,000 cyclists who last year joined a CTC campaign to have the Code re-worded. The original draft of the Highway ...

United Kingdom
 
03.05.2007
Rhyl gears up for Ranger event
Sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, is calling for more volunteers to help look after the cycling and walking routes in and around Rhyl. Would-be volunteers are invited to join the current ...

United Kingdom
 
03.05.2007
New extended 2007 edition of Cyclecraft
A new edition of Cyclecraft, the definitive guide to safe and enjoyable cycling, has been published by The Stationery Office. With 25% more pages than the previous edition, the text has been ...

United Kingdom
 
03.05.2007
The transport elephant in the climate change room
On the eve of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sustrans, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, sets out its recommendations for low carbon travel.

United Kingdom
 
26.04.2007
Rangers ride the Inis Eoghain Cycleway
What: Around 40 Sustrans volunteer Rangers from across Northern Ireland will set off for a mass bike ride along the Inis Eoghain CyclewayWhere: Merchants House Bed and Breakfast, 16 Queen's Street ...

United Kingdom
 
24.04.2007
Cycle the celebratory Sustrans Channel Challenge this summer
Sustrans is challenging cyclists to join them on a week-long bike ride over 300 miles around the Bristol Channel this summer, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The Sustrans Channel Challenge ride ...