Back in July, the government launched a bike voucher scheme for England, offering £50 to get unused bicycles roadworthy again and help more people to travel by bike. To make sure bike shops weren’t completely overwhelmed with demand, only 50,000 vouchers were made available on a first come, first served basis. And there appeared to […]
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£50 “Fix Your Bike” Voucher Scheme Launches In England
The government’s bike voucher scheme for England is launching at 11:45pm today (Tuesday 28 July), offering 50,000 vouchers for £50 to repair unused bikes on a first come, first served basis. Hopefully, this little sweetener will give you that final nudge you need to dig your old bike out and make it roadworthy again. Then […]
Child mental health unit referrals ‘up nearly 50%’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Referrals to child mental health units from UK primary schools for pupils aged 11 and under have risen by nearly 50% in three years, the BBC has learned. Replies to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from 46 health trusts indicate they rose from 21,125 to 31,531. Seven trusts […]