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Cycle Safety: make it simple

May 18th 2018

Cycling UK wants more people cycling more safely. Their ‘Cycle safety: make it simple’ report sets out a blueprint for how to achieve this by improving cyclists’ safety and making it feel safer at the same time.

Portsmouth City Council welcomes grant to address air quality

May 17th 2018

Portsmouth City Council has received just under half a million pounds from the government to support its work in improving air quality in the city. The council has been awarded £450,000 from the government's £260million Clean Air Fund to deliver a series of sustainable travel initiatives and...

Walking Month this May – How you can get involved

April 13th 2018

May is National Walking Month and, now the evenings are lighter for longer, it is the perfect time to get outside and get walking. Walking has a whole host of different health benefits that you can use to motivate you and your family to introduce it into your everyday life.

Did you know you can report a near miss in Portsmouth?

March 28th 2018

Cyclists in Portsmouth can help make cycling safer in Portsmouth thanks to a new near miss reporting system. Portsmouth City Council has created a web-based system for cyclists who experience a near miss while cycling on Portsmouth's roads with the aim of using the information to inform future road...

Langstone schools see a reduction in traffic outside school gates thanks to council scheme

March 23rd 2018

Langstone Infant and Junior schools are the latest to complete Portsmouth City Council's Pompey Monster Walk to School Challenge. Nearly 500 pupils celebrated completing the seven-week challenge in a final assembly on 20 March, when Pompey Monster mascot 'Stomper' made a special visit. Mrs Jane...

All charged up for electric vehicles

March 20th 2018

Portsmouth City Council is one of the first local authorities to be successful in receiving funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles to install electric vehicle charge points in residential areas. The council was awarded £100k towards the cost of the scheme, which will provide electric...

Portsmouth City Council launches new near miss reporting system

March 16th 2018

Cyclists in Portsmouth can help make cycling safer thanks to a new near miss reporting system. Portsmouth City Council's Road Safety and Active Travel team created the web-based system for cyclists who experience a near miss while cycling on Portsmouth's roads with the aim of using the information...

Transport minister Jesse Norman officially opens the Hard Interchange

March 15th 2018

Jesse Norman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, formally opened Portsmouth's Hard Interchange today (Thursday 15 March). During this official visit, hosted by the Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Cllr Donna Jones, details of the council's brand new electric vehicle charge...

nextbike comes to Portsmouth

March 14th 2018

Portsmouth City Council has just announced details of their new bike-sharing scheme. Later this year Portsmouth residents and visitors will have access to 150 bikes, in an effort to encourage people to swap their car journeys and travel by bike. Public bike sharing company, nextbike, has over 55,...

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Check out our new electric bike pages

March 05th 2018

Thinking about getting an electric bike? If so then check out our new electric bike pages and find out what the benefits of using an electric bike are, key features and top tips for buying.

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