Black Horse Finance has renewed its staff cycle fleet after a 150 per cent rise in usage. Staff at its St William House offices in Cardiff pedalled more than 1,500 miles last year instead of driving or using taxis, substantially reducing their carbon footprint. Part of Lloyds Banking Group,  Black Horse Finance introduced bikes in 2013 with the help of Cardiff supplier, The Bike Shed.  It has now renewed its fleet of 10 bikes and donated the old ones to…

As part of its preparations for Bike Week 2015 (running 13 – 21 June), the national cycling charity, CTC has found that almost half of Britain’s commuters live within an ‘easily cycle-able’ distance from their place of work (0-5 miles away). If they aren’t already enjoying a ride to work, CTC’s survey responses suggest that millions of more commuters would feel much better for making the switch to cycling. The latest YouGov research found that almost half of Britain’s commuting…