Road grit plan after bike deaths

"Road safety measures are expected to be approved by a council following criticisms at an inquest into Britain's worst cycling accident. Four members of Rhyl Cycling Club were killed when a car skidded into them after hitting a patch of ice on a road near Abergele in January...

Cycle Disaster Law Change Debate

"An MP wants changes to the law to protect cyclists after four were killed in what a coroner described as "Britain's Worst Cycling Disaster". Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died on a practice ride on the A547 ...

Cycle Death Father is 'Not Angry'

"The father of one of four cyclists killed after a car skidded on ice feels no anger towards the motorist, an inquest jury has been told. Jonathan Harland, whose son Thomas, 14, was killed on the A547 near Abergele, Conwy in 2006, said in a statement that anger would not...

£1.4m Llanrwst Anti-flooding Scheme

"A £1.4m scheme to help prevent flooding at 60 properties in Llanrwst has been unveiled by Conwy Council. It would involve installing a 720m (2,360 ft) storm water overflow from Afon Bach into the Afon Conwy river. Council engineers said the work would reduce the likelihood...

Cycle Deaths Road 'Not Gritted'

"A road on which four members of Rhyl Cycling Club were killed in a collision was not gritted on the morning of the tragedy, an inquest jury has heard. Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died in January 2006 after a car skidded...