Over a quarter of the UK’s plug-in cars sold in last 3 months. Sales of electric cars and other plug-in vehicles continue to rapidly increase, with a record number of people taking advantage of government grants. The Plug-in Car Grant reduces the price of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) by up to £5,000 for cars […]

As evenings are now getting darker earlier and the end of British Summer Time upon us, Humberside Police are reminding pedestrians and cyclists to take extra care when cycling or walking during dark mornings and evenings. The warning comes after reports in previous years of walkers, runners and cyclists being spotted in rural areas wearing […]

Department for Transport consults on Cycling Delivery Plan. The Department for Transport has outlined plans to double cycling by 2025 and to explore how further funding can be generated for cycle schemes across England, which has already been doubled under this government. The government’s vision is that cycling, alongside walking, becomes the natural choice for […]

Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge Julian Huppert will take his campaign for safer cycling back to Parliament on Thursday (October 16th) reinforcing his call to the Government to implement the recommendations of the Get Britain Cycling inquiry. Julian Huppert led the inquiry which set out 18 recommendations to make cycling safer and encourage more people […]

Grimsby Telegraph reported on Saturday that cycle lanes in Grimsby town centre are under review, with the possibility of a link between East Street and the Town Hall. The newspaper reports: It comes as one of the paths, on Pasture Street, is branded dangerous by some users. East Marsh ward councillor and keen cyclist Steve […]

Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge Julian Huppert, who has fought to put cycling at the top of the government’s agenda, added his voice to the Space for Cycling Campaign at the Lib Dem conference fringe last weekend. The campaign aims to create conditions where anyone can cycle anywhere by removing traffic from residential areas, lowering […]

Motorists who use their mobile telephone whilst driving are to be targeted by Humberside Police in a month long campaign set to run throughout October. Between Wednesday 01 and Friday 31 October 2014, roads policing officers across the force area will be concentrating on tackling the offence with a view to enforce, educate and encourage […]

North East Lincolnshire Council’s regeneration services partnership will start work this week to improve air quality on one of the main roads in Grimsby as well as improve road safety and traffic flows at two key junctions. Temporary traffic management will be in place on the A180 Lockhill roundabout to keep the public and contractors […]

After only just celebrating its first anniversary of opening, a popular town centre cycling facility is in the running for a prestigious national award. Grimsby’s Cycle Hub has been nominated in the Partnership Working and Local Government Schemes category of the ATOC National Cycle-Rail Awards, 2014. The award recognises the importance of partnership working to […]

Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East David Ward has welcomed the announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority that they will introduce measures to increase competition in the car insurance market, reducing insurance premiums by up to £20. The measures announced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are included in the final report of […]