Jonathon Harker9 October, 2019 Article by Laura Laker If only there were more potential cycling customers out there… In fact, 33% of disabled people are keen on cycling. CI.N investigates the potentials and the newly revamped Guide to Inclusive Cycling with one of the leading charities in the sector… There are two common myths about […]
7 hours ago Extinction Rebellion London Protests: October 2019 – In pictures Extinction Rebellion held a faux funeral procession through Oxford Street as the arrest figure for its latest action topped the number from mass protests earlier this year. There were 1,200 arrested in huge demonstrations across the capital in April and the figure for
Amid the consensus and agreement, the only conflict was over how fast Camden would go in bringing in changes and whether the council, as in the case of Unison’s suggestion to close roads to cars for one week in every month, would be willing to be more radical than the first list of suggestions. Camden
01 February, 2018 — By Richard Osley Council wants to meet World Health Organisation’s strict safe limits by 2030 Members of the public are invited to join the full council meeting THE Town Hall is set to declare an unprecedented war on car drivers blamed for Camden’s poisoned air. Council chiefs were urged to embark
Statistically less safe than regular cars and with higher CO2 emissions, campaigners argue the heavily-marketed cars have no place in urban areas Laura LakerMon 7 Oct 2019 07.00 BST “SUV insanity” shouted the front page of German business newspaper Handelsblatt earlier this month, showcasing a weekend special questioning the aggressive marketing by carmakers of highly
Fri 11 Oct 2019 As Extinction Rebellion held protests in cities around Australia this week, Guardian journalists tracked down protesters to find out who they were and why they were taking part in acts of civil disobedience. Here, 11 people who took part in protests in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne explain what motivated them to
Rebecca Morley A recent survey carried out by Sustrans has revealed that 90% of parents and residents would support closing streets to cars more regularly outside schools. Out of 954 respondents, three quarters were worried about the health impacts of exhaust fumes on pupils during school drop off and pick up times. 72% of the
Alan Brown Tue 8 Oct 2019 06.30 BST Where hiking can be a slog, cycling offers freedom. Nowhere more so than in the Highlands, where wild camping is legal and bothies abound In the dog days of summer 2016 I rode my bike from Taynuilt on Loch Etive to Findhorn on the Moray Firth using
After taking up riding to cope with tragedy, Mirtha Munoz has scaled the peak of extreme cycling Reuters Sun 6 Oct 2019 03.04 BST Bolivia’s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian on two wheels. The world’s most dangerous road spirals skyward nearly 3,300 metres, from the country’s lowland jungles to the
Westminster Bridge and Whitehall among blocked sites as number of arrests rises to 135 Haroon SiddiqueMon 7 Oct 2019 13.28 BST ‘We have the right to rebel’: Extinction Rebellion begin Westminster shutdown – video Extinction Rebellion protesters have shut off large parts of Westminster as they began a planned two-week shutdown of central London. The
