Category: Press
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Call for new commissioner to tackle ‘woefully underfunded’ walking and cycling in Newcastle
Evening Chronicle – 30 July 2019 Campaigners are calling for a ‘Walking and Cycling Commissioner’ in the North East. A new figurehead could be appointed to spearhead efforts to improve […]
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‘Clean Air Coalition’ demands new vision to solve Tyneside’s pollution crisis – on top of the toll
Evening Chronicle – 13 May 2019 Prominent action groups are urging Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside chiefs to do more to convince people of the need to slash toxic emissions. Campaigners […]
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‘A real shame’ – cyclists react to Mobike’s Newcastle exit and demand action from council
Evening Chronicle – 1 May 2019 The cycle hire firm confirmed on Tuesday that it is pulling all of its bikes out of Newcastle and Gateshead from the beginning of […]
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Fury as £500k projects to make Jesmond roads safer for children and cyclists put on hold
Evening Chronicle – 31 January 2019 SPACE for Jesmond has hit out after two schemes disappeared from Newcastle City Council’s ‘Streets for People’ programme NewCycling Chair, Sally Watson, said: “One […]
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Council comes under fire for scrapping plans to boost cycling in Newcastle
Evening Chronicle – 10 January 2019 Newcastle Cycling Campaign members say they are ‘disappointed’ after the plans were scrapped. Sally Watson said: “”The most recent of these is Barras Bridge, […]