• Cycling in New Malden: train to be a cyclist instructor

  By RebWright at 15:40 on 15/01/12

  

  As one of the Mayor of London's Biking Boroughs, Kingston Council has been allocated additional funding from Transport for London to improve and promote cycling. Measures include improving the cycling infrastructure in and around Kingson Town Centre, as well as support to existing cyclists that live, work or study in Kingston. If you or someone in your organisation is a keen cyclist and has a flair for teaching, Kingston Council is now...

• Real time service information for New Malden buses

  By RebWright at 14:24 on 04/01/12

  

  Who hasn't waited what seems like an age for a bus, and then 2 turn up at once? It's all well and good if the stop has a reader telling you how long you have to wait for the next bus to arrive, but not all stops have these.  But did you know that you can now get real-time bus information at each stop, simply by texting the bus stop code (which can be found above the information panel at the bus stop) to 87287*, or by going online...

• Take Control of your Transport Troubles

  By RebWright at 11:19 on 20/09/11

  

  Had a bad journey on the bus recently? Perhaps you're fed up with the rush hour crush or the state of the train platform?  If any of this sounds familiar, you'll be interested to know about www.fixmytransport.com, a website specially created for public transport users who want to make travelling better for us all. Fixmytransport reports problems, finds the people responsible, tracks progress and gets things done, so log on today...

• Bank Holiday chaos on the A3

  By RebWright at 10:40 on 30/08/11

  

  En route to Chessington World of Adventures with a friend yesterday, we joined the A3 at the end of South Lane to drive the short distance to Malden Junction to access the westbound carriageway, and got caught up in complete chaos and miles of stationary traffic presumably caused by an accident near DFS.  I didn't see what actually happened but apparently it was a major accident which caused the eastbound section of the A3 at...

• Bike Event for all the Family

  By RebWright at 09:36 on 29/07/11

  

  Kingston Council's cycling team will be holding a free event in August to be held in two locations in the town centre. If you're new to cycling or would like to start don't be intimidated or think you're not good enough, because the event is aimed at all ages and abilities. Bike Maintenance and Cycling Tips, will be held at Kingston Market Place on Sunday 7 August 10-3pm. If you're thinking about starting cycling or haven't cycled for...

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