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The Central Council of Physical Recreation, the umbrella body for the national governing bodies of sport and recreation, today unveiled its ‘Challenge to the Government’ at a meeting in Westminster.   The Challenge calls upon the government to place sport and recreation higher on the political agenda and seeks a genuine commitment for more sustained support and financial investment in the UK’s sports system.

Once 2000+ have signed, the petition will be presented to the British Medical Association. If you have yet to do so, you can sign the petition here...

Ed Benjamin, a bicycle industry veteran and a noted authority on light electric vehicles, has been named vice president, light transport for WaveCrest Laboratories of the US.

Brit abroad Errol Drew is a busy man. He's promoting the belt drive from his iXi bike as an OEM system "compatible with all Shimano, SRAM and Sturmey Archer internal hub gear systems as well as being suitable for single speed applications."

When brand owners switch their UK distributors the move is often accompanied by a bland press release with kind words from both the old and the new distributor, even if that's not the mood behind the scenes. But the move of Trelock to Fisher Outdoor Leisure has surprised Ruth Casson and Bob Elliot and they have penned a joint press release that lunges straight into attack mode...