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Cycle Shrewsbury's promotions manager, Emma Bullard, gives us the lowdown on last week's cycle to Shrewsbury station day. By 8am on Tuesday 2 March I was at the front of Shrewsbury station interviewing smokers about their views on facilities...

Part three of local photo journalist Richard Bishop's blog, updating us on the progress of the roadworks at Welsh Bridge and what the people of Shrewsbury think about them... The next phase at the Welsh Bridge is well underway with traffic coming...

Part two of local photo journalist Richard Bishop's blog keeping us updated on the roadworks at Welsh Bridge... Work started today on the Victoria Quay entrance onto the Welsh Bridge and the project is already a week ahead of schedule! Its not...

Over the coming weeks local photo journalist, Richard Bishop, will be bringing us regular updates on the Connect2 works currently taking place at the Welsh Bridge/Smithfield Road junction in Shrewsbury town centre. Here's his first...

You may remember my blog about Eric the Cycling Dutchman back in May 2009 where I told you all about Eric, who had been cycling about Shrewsbury surveying routes to be added to an online journey planner. Well, Shrewsbury's cycle routes...

The story of Sue Collinson's end to end ride... 2 years ago when for a Christmas present he bought me membership of the CTC. I wasn't sure what the Cycle Touring Club was all about but they did have a list of rides that leave the square in...

Students from Concord College, Acton Burnell, contacted me in November with their ideas for a new cycle route. On 24th November, they came to Shirehall to present their ideas for a traffic-free route from Acton Burnell to Shrewsbury,...

Phillip Belchere tries out Shropshire Council's pool bikes which includes a Brompton folding bike... I am a recent convert to the benefits of the pool bikes and having used the 'company' Brompton on Friday I can't recommend them...

Yesterday's fun freewheel at the football stadium event was great fun! There was a vast array of bikes to try out from folding bikes to electric bikes to an assortment of adapted bikes by Quest 88. Plus rickshaw...

I read a great article about cycling in Copenhagen in the Independent on Sunday this weekend. I thought I'd share it with you. Ahead of the UN's climate climate change conference in Copenhagen in December, Robin Burton investigates what...