How much responsibility do head teachers have for our children beyond the school gates? Should they ask parents to confirm their child is in bed by a reasonable hour? After all, lack of sleep has been shown to slow educational development. Should they ask parents to confirm to the school that their child has not been fed a high-sugar breakfast?…
The two most common questions in Tim Hoyle’s house used to be “have you seen my (enter cycling-related item of your choice here)?” and “Can you please put away your (enter cycling-related item of your choice here)?” It’s the reason he invented the Kitnetik, a clever magnetic rack that allows you to efficiently dry all of your current running or…
Iceland has become the latest country to use paint to create a 3D illusion in order to slow drivers. In Britain some speed bumps are flat, but painted to appear three dimensional. However, in Canada they have gone a step further. Cricket fans have become used to seeing the pitch printed with elongated advertising slogans, which appear in their correct…
When I reach 94, I want to be like Ernest Slade. Not only is he blessed with a large and loving family, which extends to a great-great-grandson, but he leads such an active lifestyle that he regularly cycles four miles to a local lake where he sails a dinghy. We are proud to say that Ernest is our oldest cycle…
Magistrates heard this week how a driver failed to see the cyclist waiting in the middle of the road to make a turn – only becoming aware of the cyclist’s presence when he was sent flying over the windscreen leaving him with injuries requiring four days in intensive care. District Judge Stephen Nicholls described the incident as a “momentary lapse…
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