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Saturday, 20 February 2021

The Guardian

• End of UK lockdown may mean a rise in bike theftsUK police services to launch national cycle crime partnership while pushing theft preventionBike theft is a perennial problem – and a pandemic-induced cycling boom inevitably means more targets for thieves. However, last year there was a 16.3% drop in cycle theft, according to police data from Opal (the serious organised crime unit), partly because more people and their cycles were at home. Across the transport network theft dropped by 60%. Perversely, the main exception seems to be thefts from key workers such as hospital staff. Continue reading...

Other Regional Press

• On Yer Bike: Why do so few women in Oxford cycle?Annette Pattinson looks at a new scheme encouraging women go get on their bikes.

Other News Sources

• Old Shoreham Road cycle lane usage data questioned COUNCIL claims about the popularity of a temporary cycle lane, which formed part of a bid for millions in government cash, have been called into question.