Chris Boardman news

Eleven local authority areas in England are sharing £12.7m as part of a multi-year funding programme to deliver social prescriptions for walking and cycling. The ... More

Former racing cyclist Chris Boardman has been appointed the new chair of grassroots body, Sport England. Boardman, who won an individual pursuit gold medal at ... More

The government's pledge to invest £2bn in improving the UK's cycling and walking infrastructure has been described as a "once in a generation opportunity" to ... More

The Bee Network initiative, a joined-up cycling and walking network planned for Greater Manchester, could provide a blueprint for improving the nation's health, while also ... More

More than three quarters (76 per cent) of British Cycling members do not believe that cycling is taken seriously by their local authority, while 81 ... More

Sustrans has called for the transformation and improvement of the UK-wide National Cycle Network, which would open up walking and cycling to more people. The ... More

Officials in Manchester have revealed plans to create a city-wide cycling and walking network made up of more than 1,000 miles of routes – including ... More

Businesses should be allowed to bid for grants of up to £100,000 (US$124,245, €113,646) to invest in facilities for cyclists, according to British Cycling and ... More

The government has unveiled a new blueprint to boost physical activity and sustainable transport by encouraging more walking and cycling across Britain. The strategy wants ... More

The government is to invest £214m into making cycling safer in the UK as part of plans to double the number of journeys made on ... More

Boris Johnson has allocated £100m of funding to create ‘mini-Holland’ cycling hubs around the capital's outskirts to encourage Londoners to be more active in a ... More

In 1982 The South Lakeland Leisure Centre, as it was originally named, opened to the public. 30 years and 7.5 million paying customers later, Lakes ... More