A North Wales based CyclingUK Advocacy team has been liaising with the agency team involved in this major highway upgrading project. The following advice for cyclists and other non motor travellers has been issued on the 26th January 2021. ‘The … Read More
With the current emphasis on Active Travel and delivering quality infrastructure for non motorised modes of travel, not least cycling, the following have expressed support for upgrading the nature trail on the former Dee Valley rail line between Cowen … Read More
The Desperate Need For Prioritising Trees over Tarmac and Concrete. At the corner of a field on the outskirts of the North Wales coastal resort town of Prestatyn, sits the bleached skeleton of an elm tree within the grounds of … Read More
Welsh Government Commitment to Active Travel. WELSH GOVERNMENT is pushing forward in its ambition to make active travel a realistic alternative by making it easier for people to tell their local councils where existing routes need to be improved and … Read More
Eighty years have passed since the outbreak of WW2 and the restrictions on motor travel. At that time the adversary was Nazi Germany. A foe easily identified against which it was appropriate to control civilian movement on our mainland. In … Read More
CLICK – Cycle Parking Guidelines (CyclingUK) Town or village Retailer Cycle Parking Infrastructure? … Read More
True Active Travel – failure to deliver. The above ‘Active Travel’ shared use route (BLUE) has recently been completed (August 2020). The potential AT route with significant potential (GREEN) has a history.. In 2015 Denbighshire Planning Committee rejected … Read More
fcot.uk@virgin.net <fcot.uk@virgin.net>FROM: ATHLETIC NEWS. JULY 19TH 1887 (BORN 1863) Arthur Moore Dutton – Prominent Athlete- Athletic News July 19th 1887 When Arthur Dutton romped home with 500 yards from Snook in a Four Miles Flat race, at Kensington, Liverpool, … Read More
Plans to change the default speed limit for most urban roads in Wales from 30 to 20mph were supported by all the major political parties in the Welsh Parliament. Wales makes the first move. Wales looks likely to become … Read More
We reprint this unedited article by Tom Stafford from 12th February 2013. We believe it makes a valuable contribution to an understanding of why, for some drivers, the mere sight of a cyclist ahead is a reason for disapproval, or … Read More