Monthly Archives: April 2013

Local Authorities – they just don’t get it!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by MrHappyCyclist

[7th May 2013 – Scroll to the bottom for an update.] This picture shows some road works that have appeared on Bolton Road in Salford, near the Pendlebury roundabout: I was pleased to see this raised “island” being put in … Continue reading →

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£260 million paid in VAT on bicycles.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by MrHappyCyclist

According to a recent article in the Times, People in the UK spent £1.56 billion on bicycles in 2012. That seems a staggering figure, but it is a figure released by the Office for National Statistics, so I expect it … Continue reading →

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