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Bike Mayor Beth

@bethcycle.bsky.social

BYCS Bike Mayor for Torbay! Tree lover, owned by a PAT Dog, ex-RAF Nurse Practitioner. Disabled cyclist working to make sustainable transport safe and accessible for all. https://safesustainabletraveltorbay.co.uk

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Road Deaths in Torbay 2025 to date: 6 This page maintains a record of fatal road traffic collisions that have occurred within the local authority of Torbay in 2025, as reported by official or local media sources. Each entry links to the original report wherever possible. We acknowledge that behind every statistic is a life lost, a family changed forever, and a community affected. Our deepest sympathies go to the loved ones of those who have died on Torbay’s roads.

Road Deaths in Torbay 2025 to date: 6

This page maintains a record of fatal road traffic collisions that have occurred within the local authority of Torbay in 2025, as reported by official or local media sources. Each entry links to the original report wherever possible. We acknowledge that behind…

06.10.2025 10:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us for our Glow Ride! Sign up via eventbrite now to claim your free fairy lights for the ride! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/light-up-t...

02.10.2025 05:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s just possible that the Labour voices who urged Khan to ditch Ulez expansion after the Uxbridge by-election were not, after all, strategic geniuses.

01.10.2025 14:57 — 👍 219    🔁 50    💬 4    📌 2
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Something exciting in October…sign up now to receive set of fairy lights on the night!

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01.10.2025 19:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great to meet you today @drjomaher.bsky.social ! If you ever want to visit South Devon and come for a ride with Larry the Unicorn and I, let me know!

01.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes, you are probably right in most cases. Sadly, I think I have experienced both.

30.09.2025 00:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hate that kind of gaslighting - goes on so much!

29.09.2025 20:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Kids claim the streets of Oxford The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...

Kids reclaimed the streets of Oxford in Kidical Mass, a family bike ride, around the city centre earlier today. Our special report and photo gallery 👇

oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...

21.09.2025 19:19 — 👍 60    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 4
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We believe in safer, fairer, healthier streets for Torbay. Walking, cycling, wheeling & public transport bring stronger communities. Follow us & be a part of creating a Bay where travel works for everyone.

20.09.2025 15:08 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Union Square Redevelopment We have spoke in objection of this redevelopment on the basis that it was originally billed as a 'car-free' development but even with anticipated huge modal shifts, 40% of journeys will still be undertaken by private vehicle. Torbay Council Officer's did not recommend any improvements to off-site sustainable transport infrastructure and with only a tiny sum of £5,000 as a contribution to this.

Union Square Redevelopment

We have spoke in objection of this redevelopment on the basis that it was originally billed as a 'car-free' development but even with anticipated huge modal shifts, 40% of journeys will still be undertaken by private vehicle. Torbay Council Officer's did not recommend…

15.09.2025 19:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sadly, when people vote in climate change deniers pseudo science is given power.

15.09.2025 13:10 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If ever you wondered what you would have behaved like in 1930s Germany, what you behave like today will tell you.

Choose to oppose Nazis. Choose to oppose hate.

There's no middle ground here.

15.09.2025 05:08 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Will we see some bold leadership with regards to improving sustainable transport and consulting children/ young people so we can build a better future for them?

14.09.2025 17:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And also - it’s super creepy to follow you home. Go home type up and print off a letter then return to post through your door…

10.09.2025 19:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hmm…do you find drivers notice the thumbs down? I go for an outstretched arm to demonstrate space, not sure people understand though!

10.09.2025 19:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Brixham Regeneration We were extremely concerned to see the 'options' offered to Brixham Town Council in early September 2025. A choice of 3 different multi-storey car parks were offered, all significantly increasing the number of car parking spaces in the Central Car Park Brixham Town Council have since reported their preference is to 'Maximise parking for residents and visitors, with flexibility for long and short-stay users and residential permits'.

Brixham Regeneration

We were extremely concerned to see the 'options' offered to Brixham Town Council in early September 2025. A choice of 3 different multi-storey car parks were offered, all significantly increasing the number of car parking spaces in the Central Car Park Brixham Town Council…

09.09.2025 16:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Next week in conjunction with The National Trust we will be running a group bike ride from Paignton Pier to Greenway National Trust
Join us on your own bike or try one of our free electric hire bikes!
Book via eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-green-...

07.09.2025 09:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This is amazing!

31.08.2025 19:46 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Walking rates are up, according to today's National Travel Survey data - but the government is failing to meet the target of 55% primary school children walking to school.

The problem? Streets are not safe for walking.

27.08.2025 13:00 — 👍 23    🔁 17    💬 3    📌 0
MIGRANTS AREN'T THE PROBLEM
INEQUALITY IS
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

MIGRANTS AREN'T THE PROBLEM INEQUALITY IS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.

Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.

Don't fall for it.

26.08.2025 10:35 — 👍 1509    🔁 768    💬 24    📌 34

As someone in his early 40s who NEVER wanted to or expected to be a parent to a human child, I have to admit something that has been on my mind lately...

I noticed a lot of my attitude shifted when I started to think about all the Dutch 🇳🇱 cycling moments I could have with her (yes, a girl).

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23.08.2025 23:19 — 👍 87    🔁 5    💬 12    📌 2

Sadly relying on people to be able to judge and adjust their speed accordingly just doesn’t seem to work!

24.08.2025 17:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes - being rolled out through the whole county as default. Really wish Torbay/Devon would see that this must happen here too. Otherwise I’m sure tourists will vote with their feet (and wallets!)

24.08.2025 17:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hate to think what it might take for that to happen though 😢

23.08.2025 19:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Been a lady near me pushing cyclists into the carriageway. Accounts of teenagers and women feeling unsafe to ride again as a result!

23.08.2025 18:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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bloor street w yesterday evening☀️

bike lanes are still here, thanks to the advocacy of @cycletoronto.bsky.social and others, winning a charter challenge last month against the provincial government's attempt to remove them.

biggest win of the summer.

advocacy works! support your local 🚲 orgs!

23.08.2025 18:05 — 👍 60    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Yes - it’s a sign!

23.08.2025 06:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The evolution of Cycleway 17 in Dulwich Village.

Before, temporary scheme and the final version including Sustainable Drainage System & planting and a new space for cafes & local businesses.

18.08.2025 15:08 — 👍 72    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 3

As a Nurse, what I don’t understand is how there isn’t some form of reporting for this kind of incompetence that will clearly endanger countless lives in the future?!

18.08.2025 19:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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