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1 May 2024

Small shops have been more "agile" at fighting COVID sale slumps than chain stores, according to a new report.

29 Apr 2024

A Peterborough store stocking products solely from local entrepreneurs said it is bucking the High Street trend and looking to expand due to its success.

29 Apr 2024

BIRA is giving independent businesses across the UK a powerful new resource with the launch of its “High Street Matters” podcast.

29 Apr 2024

The Guardian has reported independent shopkeepers saying prices they pay at Tesco’s cash-and-carry arm Booker are often higher than in Tesco’s stores.

18 Apr 2024

Independent record stores around the country are preparing to celebrate all things vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day on Saturday April 20th. 

18 Apr 2024

BIRA, the British Independent Retailers Association, has announced its partnership with this year’s SME National Business Awards., joining the 2024 awards as a leading sponsor, backing...

18 Apr 2024

A Midlands fish and chip shop is celebrating 40 years in business and offering half-price chips to mark the milestone.

18 Apr 2024

Assaulting a shop worker is to be made a separate criminal offence in England and Wales as part of a government response to a wave of retail crime. 

18 Apr 2024

Eleven new businesses that have opened in the last year in the historic arcades of Cardiff city centre’s Morgan Quarter, made up of the Morgan and Royal arcades, have helped the arcades...

15 Apr 2024

The Rediscovery Centre, the National Centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland, today announced its partnership with Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for...

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Local Authorities are being provided with the resources to fix potholes, but is this enough?

Posted on in Cycles News

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced an extra £420 million to be invested into fixing potholes.

With one in five roads classified as "structurally poor", the government has made the decision to provide local authorities with the resources and support to maintain the roads properly.

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People are not cycling due to concerns around road safety, with the government getting involved and taking a step in the right direction more and more people will start cycling. This is instrumental towards the environment and its safety as well as personal health and fitness.

However this is not enough. 

Cycling, even today, still remains attractive to a small segment of society in the UK and this is where delivery of a real change is needed. We want to take the appeal of cycling and tailor it uniquely to the general public.

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