RoSPA – WE ALL NEED TO TAKE MORE CARE ON THE ROADS AND CONSIDER OTHERS.
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WELSH ACTIVE TRAVEL – GOVERNMENT STATEMENT
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TITLE Active Travel DATE 14 May 2019 BY Lee Waters AM, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport Crisis On All Fronts – Climate Chaos – Public Health decline – Destruction of the Natural Environment. ADDRESS BY LEA WATERS, WELSH DEPUTY … Read More
National Cycle Route 5 (Abergwyngregin- Talybont via the Roman Road) -UPDATE 15th April ’19
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A55 Abergwyngregyn to Tai’r Meibion Enabling Works On behalf of contractors, JONES BROS OF RUTHIN a statement was today (15-4-2019) issued in both English and Welsh to local residents and other parties, including the local CyclingUK team. and Sustrans THE … Read More
Walter Henry Dutton. Liverpool Cycling Sketchbook Diarist – 1887
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The editor shuffles forward…… Around thirteen years ago in 2006, an Alan Johnson presented us with photocopies of this 19th century sketchbook diary , Alan, retired and living in Spain had had the copies in his possession since the 1950’s. … Read More
Walter Henry Dutton. Liverpool Cycling Sketchbook Diarist – 1887
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Hunts Cross Holidays – July 1887
A 400 mile cycling journey through Britain at War – by two 12yr olds!
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Acknowledgement of source – Mari Jones, Daily Post A WW2 cycling memory from Easter 1941. Wartime Grimsby evacuee feels homesick. Two 12 year old friends with their panniers filled with nothing but sweets, cycle 200 miles during the second world … Read More
A540 Chester ‘High Road’ CYCLING CASUALTIES. (Badgersrake Lane- Woodbank Lane)
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CYCLING ACCIDENTS ON THE A 540 between BADGERSRAKE LANE and WOODBANK LANE. 2001 – 2018 DATE INJURIES LOCATION 26th January 2001 Serious Woodbank towards Chester. 29th June 2001 Fatal A 540 50 meters north of Puddington Lane. 9th April 2003 … Read More
Cheshire West & Chester Highways couldn’t care a sod for cyclists’ safety.
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The killer road – the A540 Chester ”High Road’. Solution – as simple as swinging a spade? It took only the swinging of a spade and the shifting of a few grass sods to reveal evidence of corporate neglect … Read More
North Wales Police – Operation SNAP – Llandudno prosecution result.
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Welsh Police ‘Operation SNAP’ The Police Service in Wales now has a scheme for accepting cam evidence of traffic misconduct, and in some circumstances this can proceed to prosecution. An interesting case appeared at Llandudno Magistrates Court on Thursday 3rd … Read More
Lee Waters – ex Cymru Sustrans CEO – now Wales Deputy Minister Economy & Transport.
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Lee Waters Following the appointment of Mark Drakeford as Welsh First Minister, his first appointments include former Sustrans Cymru CEO Lee Waters as Deputy Minster for Economy and Transport. An intriguing appointment. Lee is a long standing proponent of Active … Read More