There’s A Hole In The Road, Please Can We Keep It?

There’s A Hole In The Road, Please Can We Keep It?

Hannah reflects on the disruption that a burst water main near home has caused, and hopes it continues. There’s a hole in the road where I live. Not your average pothole, but quite a substantial chasm. In the way of things in small towns where…

UK Government Launches Entirely Unnecessary Consultation Into Active Transport.

UK Government Launches Entirely Unnecessary Consultation Into Active Transport.

Hannah’s had enough with Government transport planners. Again… I’m going to scream. Actually, I did, though it was more of a desperate guttural groan of suppressed rage and frustration. Why? Because the Transport Committee of the UK Government has launched an inquiry into Active Transport.…

What One Old Lady Can Teach You About Cycling

What One Old Lady Can Teach You About Cycling

Betty was our next-door neighbour. She was the archetypal elderly spinster: she was feisty, she was fiercely independent, and she used her home as a sort of hostel for local stray cats. One of Betty’s tools of independence was her venerable Raleigh Shopper. Despite having…

TransPennine Express Fails Basic Cycle Proficiency

TransPennine Express Fails Basic Cycle Proficiency

Last year the Department for Transport published its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, bolding asserting: “We want to make cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey “ It came with a slew of transport policies –…