Via’s Bikeability team has received a donation of 36 new bicycles valued at £12,000 from the Bikeability Trust, a charity and leading authority on cycling education. The donation will enhance the team’s capacity to deliver crucial cycling training across Nottinghamshire. The Bikeability programme is renowned for its inclusivity and impact and is designed to cater…
DetailsPupils at a primary school in Kimberley are enjoying a safer journey to school following the introduction of a new School Crossing Patrol. Commonly known as “lollipop” people, school crossing patrols help children and adults to cross the road safely on their way to and from school. There are over 140 patrol sites in Nottinghamshire…
DetailsYour child will have grown throughout Social Distancing – wait until you try their school uniform on them… you’ll soon notice the difference. But there is something else you need to check, that could be life saving for them. Their car seat! Top 5 checks Harness Does it need adjusting, is it still at the correct…
DetailsThe men and women who serve as school crossing patrols, who are most easily recognised by their ‘lollipop’, were honoured in a celebration today, to mark the service’s platinum anniversary. Nottinghamshire has over 100 patrol sites which are intended to help primary schoolchildren get to and from school safely. Members of the county’s school crossing…
DetailsEarly signs are that safety cameras installed in a scheme by Via on Peafield Lane in Mansfield Woodhouse in the summer are already beginning to have a positive affect on accidents. Plans to install average speed cameras on the 50mph stretch of the lane (A6075) between Forest Road mini roundabout and Dennor Drive in Mansfield…
DetailsVia has installed 40 interactive speed sign schemes over the past 12 months, aimed at improving safety on Nottinghamshire’s roads. These have been paid for by the Nottinghamshire County Council out of the additional £20m cash pot which it earmarked last year for repairing and improving the county’s local road network. Chairman of the council’s…
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