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Forest invests in Islington Council’s cycle training scheme

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Forest, London’s homegrown e-bike operator, has partnered with Islington Council to sponsor their Adult Cycle Training programme – an initiative designed to help riders improve their cycling skills and confidence, so they feel safe on the roads. Forest has invested £12,500 to support the initiative, which is open to anyone …

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Richmond Council’s Transport Committee has approved Forest as preferred sole e-bike operator in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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London’s homegrown e-bike operator, Forest, has been approved by Richmond Council’s Transport Committee as the preferred sole e-bike operator for the borough. The decision follows a thorough, competitive tender process, in which the company was the highest scoring operator. The new agreement will see Forest roll out up to 1,500 …

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Lime Releases its New Fleet of E-bikes

New Gen Lime Bikes

Shared e-bike provider, Lime, has announced plans to roll out its latest-generation e-bike model, the LimeBike, across UK cities. After launching in parts of the US, Australia and Europe, the new model will be introduced across the UK from this month, including London, Oxford, Nottingham, the West Midlands and Milton …

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Vok Bikes launches London cargo bike rental service

Vok Bikes available for rent in London Vok Bikes launches London cargo bike rental service

Electric cargo bike manufacturer Vok Bikes has launched Vok Ride, a new cargo bike rental service designed to help London businesses rapidly adopt commercial-grade four-wheel cargo bikes with minimal risk. Now live across the UK capital, Vok Ride enables companies to integrate cargo bikes into their daily operations without upfront investment …

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Beryl launches all-new connected bike ‘with a host of new features’

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Beryl has launched a new pedal bike in Belfast that sets industry-leading standards for connectivity, management, and security. Frank and Honest Belfast Bikes is the first scheme to adopt the innovative bike. Its users will benefit from a premium riding experience, remote hub locking, dock or ‘hybrid’ parking compatibility, and …

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LCC launches new map of London’s most dangerous junctions

LCC junction with cars and cyclists LCC launches new map of London’s most dangerous junctions

London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is highlighting inaction at ten deadly junctions as it launches a new map of London’s most dangerous junctions during Brake’s Road Safety Week 2025. Updating its Dangerous Junctions mapping – highlighting across London and by borough the most dangerous junctions for cycling, walking and wheeling for …

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Research shows entire primary school injured every year during school run

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Every year, 443 children in London – equivalent to a whole primary school – suffer injuries – on the school run alone. “We wanted to shine a light on the very real danger that children face getting to school. As parents, we see and feel it every school day. We …

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Rivian spin-off Also. introduces modular TM-Q quad for delivery and daily travel

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Also., the $300 million funded Rivian spin-off has showcased its first products, with the brand showcasing a four-wheeled pedal-assisted platform available in two distinct configurations, as well as a two-wheeled product, with shared software and elements of hardware. Here on MMB, we focus on the four-wheeled product, exploring how Also. …

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Cycling leads new sustainability rankings but 90% of Brits stall on action

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New rankings reveal that swapping a petrol car for an electric vehicle (EV) or bicycle offers the biggest annual CO2e savings per household, yet 90% of Brits surveyed by YouGov said they had no plans to make this change. The research, conducted by bicycle retailer Paul’s Cycles, identifies a disparity between the sustainable changes UK …

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Cardiff Council becomes first to tackle SUV carspreading with fairer parking charges

image 4 e1760969378570 Cardiff Council becomes first to tackle SUV carspreading with fairer parking charges

Councillors in Cardiff have voted to address “the scourge of carspreading” with plans to implement fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city. The move has been welcomed by campaigners, including the mother of a teenage boy who was hit by a car outside their home.  In a report which will …

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