Remember to wear your hi-viz, folks, so that you won't be hit by a bus driver ... Oh ... www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/2560646...

Last year, I did a (poor) recording of a song I wrote about naked cycling. This summer, Col & Sadie (@freewilders.bsky.social) gave me the massive honour of singing it as part of their handfasting. I've now recorded a new, extended, better? version. Listen here: freemusicarchive.org/music/graham...

🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. That's why I've signed the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics. Will you join me? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/stop-sha...

Only five of us for the 51st #BoltonCriticalMass ride last night, but the weather stayed fine and we had a good ride.

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Less than 24 hours until our Halloween #BoltonCriticalMass ride. Come down to Bolton town centre for a spooky, slow ride to a ghostly playlist, and dress up if you wish. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/o...

The next Bolton Active Travel Forum is scheduled for 12th of November. www.facebook.com/events/64573...

This podcast contains nothing that we (I) haven't already repeated ad nauseum to our council in the Active Travel Forum, but it is said in a way that really brings home how utterly sh1t our urban environment is in Bolton. Link is in the post, and lasts about 15 minutes. biketalk.org/2025/10/2541...

BL66AAF. Warning letter from @gmpolice.bsky.social for this. The driver cut me up when changing lanes unnecessarily. (Both lanes are ahead-only.) I was surprised to see only a warning letter for this because ...

We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Hit someone with a car inside the workplace and a Health & Safety investigation is launched, to ensure it doesn’t happen again Hit someone with a car in the street… <tumbleweed>… “Just a little whoopsie, just something that ‘happens’, nothing we can do to prevent it” 🙄

YX69NTD. Annoyed that I didn't get round to submitting this one to @lancspolice.bsky.social . Overtaking too close, at speed, over a double white line, forcing an oncoming driver to swerve onto the verge. Also a repeat offender (2nd clip) - warning letter sent by @gmpolice.bsky.social back in May.

MA63JFU. Warning letter from @gmpolice.bsky.social for this one. Given the huge amount of space available in the lane, I can only conclude that this was a deliberate close pass. If so, the warning letter is not educational, because the driver already knows they are doing wrong. 1/2

This is absolutely bizarre. These LTNs, which from the start always had majority local support, & which were paid for by TfL, are now uncontroversial in practice. Removal of £2million OBGR improvements would be an unprecedented act of social vandalism & financial waste. Shameful stuff.

🧵 Excellent thread picking apart baseless accusations and misinformation. In a modern world, it's very good for children to learn about and understand different faith systems and beliefs. Of course the close minded racist idiots don't want that, they just want to spread fear and suspicion.

Lancashire police have served a Notice of Intended Prosecution to the registered keeper of this truck, which was going very fast (probably about 50mph) when the driver overtook me far too closely.

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Avec de nouveaux arbres, de la nature et plus de place pour les piétons, Paris change ! La rue Charles-Baudelaire dans le 12ᵉ et la rue du Docteur-Magnan dans le 13ᵉ en sont de beaux exemples !

MC74NTT. Warning letter from @gmpolice.bsky.social for this close pass. We need something better than just sending letters one driver at a time; the problem is endemic.

MD71JWF. Warning letter from @gmpolice.bsky.social for this. There was nothing to prevent this driver from leaving 1.5 metres gap when overtaking instead of the 0.8 metres that they gave.

PE13LSK. @gmpolice.bsky.social sent a warning letter to Stagecoach bus company for this. This bus driver passed far too close (~1 metre) at speed (~37mph) on Wednesday. The crap bit of paint @boltoncouncil.bsky.social put on the road is irrelevant, but shouldn't be on a 40mph road.

Good to see that @gmpolice.bsky.social sent a warning letter to this obnoxious driver that I encountered on Wednesday. He took exception to my safety flag (70cm) and abused the horn, then demonstrated his irrational, visceral hatred of people who ride bicycles. People like 5this are a danger to all.

I often think about how so many cities are absolutely AGONIZING over the idea of turning a single street, or even a block, into a people-place and pedestrian stroll, while thriving communities like Gràcia in Barcelona are filled with so many streets & squares with no cars, or at most “tamed” cars.”

Spain's wholesale electricity prices were 32% lower than the European average in the first half of 2025 -- thanks to wind and solar reducing the influence of costly fossil fuels on prices. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Four weeks until the #BoltonCriticalMass highlight of the year: the Halloween Ride. And this year it's actually on Halloween. Get some spooky lights on your bike (optional), dress up (optional), and come down to enjoy the fun. The more the merrier. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/o...

Conditions are looking good for tonight's 50th #BoltonCriticalMass, so come down to Bolton town centre and enjoy a gentle pootle with like-minded people. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/2...

The Stupidest Speech in UN History! “Everyone’s saying so,” writes @billmckibben.bsky.social “the shots of delegates looking on in disbelief as Trump vented about broken escalators, MAGA hats, & his general greatness for nearly an hour (ignoring the 15min time limit…)” Global embarrassment. Joke.

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The weather is looking great for Friday's #BoltonCriticalMass. We should get a good sunset during the ride. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/2...

I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

Look what happens when these empty suits are held to account. Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for. Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note

Bus drivers entering Bolton Interchange often fail to respect the priority set out in Highway Code rule 140. "Should" rules define what should be expected of a competent and careful driver, per RTA S.3.

This is why Greater Manchester's "Right Mix" target will never result in significant change in town like Bolton. (Thread 🧵)

An excellent article from Simon Berriman.

The bike lane infrastructure in Paris was amazing. I couldn’t get over how many cycle lanes there were. The city is incredibly bike-friendly, with countless protected paths that are fully separated from cars and traffic, making it safe and enjoyable to get around on two wheels.

I used my Beeline to get around the city. I’m so impressed with cycling in Paris. As a woman riding solo, I never once felt unsafe the cycle lanes are so well designed and protected that they create a real sense of freedom and ease. It’s such a refreshing experience to move through a busy city.

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

We have some new continuous footways with Dutch style entrance kerbs in Bolton. They're not really in the right place IMO (see below), but it's a start.

Ten of us (on nine bicycles) enjoyed the fourth anniversary #BoltonCriticalMass yesterday evening in very pleasant conditions.

Got a great playlist lined up for #BoltonCriticalMass in an hour and a half, with lots of heavy metal, the weather's looking great and it's going to be a good one. Don't miss it! boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...

MJ09RYA. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. Another one showing we need compulsory retesting of drivers at least every ten years. This driver is also very ignorant.

DA07UDP. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. It really is time we had compulsory retesting of drivers at least every ten years. This driver is so ignorant.

GU04TRO. Warning letter from GM Police for this one. I've been cut up too lane times in that cycle lane, and a cycling instructor advised me not to use it anyway.

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

The weather forecast for tomorrow's #BoltonCriticalMass ride is now looking very good. Come along and enjoy a ride out with friends. #CriticalMass boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...

It’s still amazing to me that we’ve basically let ourselves be tricked into buying that THIS is what “freedom” looks like. #CarDependency

Beware of any politician doing this. It’s a major red flag of the most cynical political opportunism, weaponization of lies & misinformation, and manipulation of some consultant’s idea of a “wedge issue.” It would waste public money, risk or even cost lives, weaken the city, make traffic worse, etc.

The next #BoltonCriticalMass ride, on Friday, marks our first four years. Come along and meet new people. #CriticalMass boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/2...