This week's opening hours Band on Tuesday 7pm Pizza Wed & Thurs 12pm till 8pm

If you live on one of our main gritting routes, please park considerately so that our gritter drivers can do their job properly. 🚚 Find out about our gritting routes orlo.uk/ITrzB

No #Covid PCR tests in England or Northern Ireland today?

#ideaswithbeers is back at 5pm UK time featuring Roger Geffen from Cycling UK and Simon Munk from London Cycling Campaign on effective campaigning. With commentary and news from Sally Watson Ruth Mayorcas CHAIRRDRF Claire Stocks @headstretcher

⚠️ Consumer Advice ⚠️ Here is a small collection of seized illegal 4D plates we’ve removed from vehicles recently. The drivers have all received a £100 fine and we inform the DVLA, who can revoke the registration mark if they get notified twice about an offending vehicle.

Panorama on BBC1 reports that the spending on roads policing in England and Wales has fallen by around 30% in 6 years

If this is your problem…

Diana Johnson MP: "When a Prime Minister is spending his time trying to convince the great British public that he is stupid rather than dishonest, isn't it time that he should go?" #PMQs

Plenty of people cheer the loophole lawyer’s successes but phone use at the wheel remains fatal for many.

Reminder that the final (?) consultation on the Levenshulme & Burnage Active neighbourhood plans is live, extended deadline to Sunday 30 January 2022. It's set up to comment on each area individually, but right at the end there's opportunity to discuss the scheme as a whole. 1/2

We are teaming up with Trafford Council to crack down on illegal matchday parking at Old Trafford. Over the Christmas period, we issued 779 penalty charge notices to vehicles parked illegally. Those caught face a fine of up to £70. Read more here - crowd.in/ne5unG

We very much welcome Chris Boardman’s appointment to Active Travel England. Ruth Cadbury says:

On most A roads through communities setting a 20mph limit would not increase journey times which are determined by too many cars rather than too little speed. Hence a 20mph limit increases safety, decreases noise and pollution, and makes those places more liveable.

@markhipwell1990 It’s another one of those “anti-grandad pushing a double buggy devices”

An important plea to journalists on upcoming changes to the Highway Code. Please see and promote the changes for what they are - an attempt to save lives. 👇

Our next FREE webinar will be with Chris Boardman MBE, newly appointed Commissioner at Active Travel England. We can’t wait to hear his plans for enabling more #Cycling and #Walking, and to share how #PlayStreets can support #ActiveTravel - sign up here! eventbrite.co.uk/e/244419935607

If Sue Gray wrote School Reports

Ah yes. The "but some kids might ride motor cycles some times which might annoy some people on the odd occasion therefore we are making this inaccessible to everyone" classic. Bin this shit. We don't put barriers on dual carriageways due to boy racers; let's not do this either.

Come and work with me to show the world (ok, mainly England) that in response to practically any question #activetravel is the answer…