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13 Feb 2024

2024 is well underway and we’re just around the corner from the Spring Statement and for the retail sector it’s pretty much business as usual…or is it?

13 Feb 2024

Fabian Hamilton MP, co-chair of the Walking and Cycling All-Party Parliamentary Group, has said that the Cycle to Work scheme "must be reformed".

13 Feb 2024

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has called for a series of cost-saving measures in the next Budget to help boost business.

12 Feb 2024

People across England are missing out on a slew of health, wellbeing and environmental benefits due to half a century of “chronic underfunding” of its streets, according to Cycling...

12 Feb 2024

ACT member and Cytech-accredited Pauls Cycles in Dereham, Norfolk has said its electric bike sales have increased by a quarter since October, despite predictions they would drop off over...

9 Feb 2024

Guy Opperman, the Minister for Roads and Local Transport at the Department for Transport, whose focuses among other things on cycling and active travel, has attended a meeting of...

2 Feb 2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published new information on how to safely purchase, charge and use e-bikes and e-scooters in an effort to improve consumer safety.
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30 Jan 2024

Cyclists in Warwickshire rode around the world during December as part of an initiative to encourage safe winter cycling.
 

30 Jan 2024

An  analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests that commuting by bike reduces the risk of mental ill-health.

30 Jan 2024

A North Yorkshire cycle shop, which has become one of the largest bike businesses in the area, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.

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Colchester e-bikes aim to get people out of their vehicles.

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Colchester has introduced an electric bicycle scheme in a bid to encourage short journeys without relying on cars with pay-as-you-go electric cargo bikes now available to hire.

Colechester bike kitchen

Colchester City Council's fleet of eCargo bikes has been purpose-built to meet various needs, including carrying groceries or children.

Residents who want to use the environmentally friendly transport must complete a training session first.

The purpose of the induction program is to ensure users are "competent cyclists and well-informed about the safe operation of eCargo bikes", the council said.

The bikes, available from the city's secure bike park off Sir Isaacs Walk, can be ridden on cycle paths, bus lanes, roads and bridleways and can be hired for £10 a day, or less for shorter periods.

Andrea Luxford Vaughan, the council's portfolio holder for the environment, said:

"Our electric cargo bike rental program is designed to make sustainable transport accessible and affordable for city centre residents.

"Cycling, as a practical, flexible as well as an eco-friendly and health-conscious mode of transport, plays a vital role in shaping our city's future."

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