Having nearly lost one childhood friend and one adult friend to left-turning lorries that caught them in the blind spot
Why I’m not convinced cyclist-friendly lorries are the solution to road fatalities | Matt Seaton
Quay skills: open-water swimming in Salford
When I moved up to Manchester this year to become the Guardian’s northern editor, one of the things I was
The parliament gym: is a ripped MP worth the fitness subsidy?
Name: Westminster Gym. Age: 14 years. Appearance: A dank underground chamber filled with sweaty politicians and special equipment. That sounds
TV election debates: the new theatre of the absurd | Peter Bradshaw
It is fast becoming the most tiresome pre-election tradition in British politics: the mind-bendingly dull TV debate. Ed Miliband has
Bath’s Combe Down railway tunnel to reopen for cyclists and hikers
In the age of steam this mile-long tunnel was notorious among train crews: a place of choking smoke and red-hot
A critical error
Move over: a Metropolitan police officer at a Critical Mass ride in London, 2005. Photograph: Andrew Stuart/AFP. Critical Mass is
In praise of leisure pools
Remember swimming widths? Probably not if you’re under 20, or even 30, unless you have access to a private pool.
Shortcuts: Who needs a gym membership? Now you can work out in the park for free
Peckham Rye in south London has just become home to the country’s latest outdoor gym. The equipment in the park
Letters: Why Britain has a bad attitude towards bicycles
Your review of research about attitudes to cycling is very disappointing and a contrast to my recent visit to Amsterdam,
Construction lorries ‘disproportionately responsible for cyclist deaths’
Lorries carrying materials to and from building sites are disproportionately responsible for cyclist deaths, something the construction industry is failing