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16 Jan 2026

The 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will start in the UK for the first time together, with ten towns and cities across Scotland, England and Wales set to host the...

16 Jan 2026

ACT Director Jonathan Harrison will feature on an expert e-bike panel at both iceBike* 2026 events, joining key industry figures to discuss safety, perception and trust in the growing UK e-bike...

15 Jan 2026

Independent retailers across Scotland have been left disappointed by the Scottish Budget, with Bira warning that the measures announced fall short of what is...

15 Jan 2026

ACT service partner Bikebook has featured alongside the most promising startup businesses of 2026 in the long-running Startups 100 Index, an annual list celebrating the UK’s most...

9 Jan 2026

ACT parent company Bira has has demanded equal treatment for small shops after the government announced plans to water down business rate rises for pubs.

9 Jan 2026

Bikeability has responded to a report that found participation in its child cycling proficiency scheme has fallen across parts of the Midlands, particularly in the West Midlands, and it believes...

8 Jan 2026

Councils across England have received more than £626m in government funding to deliver new walking, wheeling and cycling schemes, with enough investment to build 500 miles of routes and...

23 Dec 2025

An end of year message from Jonathan Harrison, Director of the ACT.

23 Dec 2025

Labour’s transport chief has talked up the government’s latest active travel funding pledge while not being drawn on specific national aims for walking and cycling, despite calls for...

23 Dec 2025

A $1.6 million anti-counterfeiting bust has seen illegal bicycle products seized after an investigation targeting listings on AliExpress, a Chinese retail giant whose website is accessible to...

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Social media tips to give your feeds a fresh look

Posted on in Business News ,Brands & Products News , Cycles News

Maybe* hamobileve pulled together a roundup of the latest social media tips and news updates. Checkout an overview of Meta's (that's Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp to you and I) latest data release, some guidance on when to use the block button, and the colours you need to build effective social media campaigns.

Make every day a Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day 2022 took place on 8th February, and to mark the occasion, Messenger released a useful infographic and social media tips to help users set boundaries in their DMs; vital for kids and adults alike.

More here.

Facebook's daily active user total dropped in 2021

Meta have recently released their latest performance data, showing a significant increase in revenue, plus a rise in monthly active users. In daily active users however, there's been a drop by a million, overall, which means that a million people are not checking their Facebook account on a daily basis.

Full breakdown found here.

Could Facebook and Instagram be banned in the EU?

Surely not! It all comes down to the company's handling of user data within the EU, but overall, it seems unlikely. Watch this space.

A detailed dissection here.

Twitter looks to explore longer form posting options with the app

Twitter is working on an addition called ‘Articles', which looks to be a means of creating blog posts within Twitter itself. These can then be shared across the app. Twitter say "We're always looking into new ways to help people start and engage in conversations on Twitter."

Social media tips for images and new colour trends for 2022

Getting your images right is always one of our top social media tips. Shutterstock have put together a beautiful infographic, revealing the colour trends for the year, based on their deep dive into the colours graphic designers are gravitating towards. Think coral, violet, pinks and greens, and you could give your own social campaigns an on-trend visual upgrade steeped in calming and serene hues.

 

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