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  • In the company of wolves and kings: Suffolk's new medieval cycle trailThe Wolf Way a magnificent, not too hilly, cycling route takes in the county's myths, market towns and Gainsborough landscapesIt was an inauspicious start.
  • Boost walking and cycling in towns and cities, urges UK government adviserChair of Office for Space says move would boost prosperity, health and personal freedom and could help solve housing crisis. A leading government adviser on cities has urged ministers to make urban areas friendlier for walking and cycling, saying this would boost prosperity, health and personal freedom, and could even help solve the housing crisis.In a report that takes a notably different stance to Rishi Sunak's recent plan for drivers, which seeks to prioritise car use at the expense of active travel and bus use,

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  • Cabinet to discuss update on transport cashPlans to invest millions of pounds in fixing roads, supporting cycling, walking and bus travel, tackling road safety and congestion and boosting greener travel across Leicestershire, are set to be drawn up.

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  • UK Rail industry applauds sustainable start up Published on 18-03-2024 at 09:45Some companies are blurring the destination between passenger and freight-carrying operations. Network Rail chair Lord Peter Hendy lent his support to one ambitious start-up, at an industry gathering on Wednesday (13 March). The occasion was a public unveiling by ground-breaking express logistics operator Varamis Rail. The new company was parading its proposition to guests, ahead of proposed services into the heart of London.

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