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news.stv.tvMinisters accused of 'catastrophic' decision to approve new gas power stationEnvironmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a power station at Peterhead

Just thought I'd repost a story that no-one is talking about. We do need baseload on electric generation but is this really required? news.stv.tv/north/minist...

@LaidBackBikes@laidbackbikes.bsky.social

😠 😡 SSE earns £££ in curtailment payments when it needs to shut wind down and gets paid again for SSE gas gen! Scotland's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 grid rarely uses gas gen even though we pay gas rate - compare mix with our neighbours from CI site. 'Carbon capture' will be installed - a new tech still to be invented 😆

@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍@foescot.bsky.social

BREAKING 🚨 The Scottish Government has approved the new gas burning power station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. This decision is a catastrophic failure to protect people from climate breakdown and the greedy fossil fuel industry.

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Soundhouse

@soundhouse.org.uk

1 month to go, sound the winter klaxon! 📢❄️ Now that the clocks have gone back and it gets dark at approximately 5PM, it's the perfect time to start planning for Soundhouse Winter Fest. Who are you planning to see? You have 1 month to choose! Full programme: www.soundhousewinterfest.com/programme-1

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Blackford Safe Routes

Your annual reminder that in Scotland we do “guising” Kids are expected to tell a joke, riddle, or poem, or sing a song “Trick or treat” is for Americans - and no one likes being blackmailed

Ember buses busy today as rail disrupted. A90 north of Perth like a big car wash. Currently 14 mins late but in time to connect with next bus at Dundee Railway Station. Pre-booked stops • Rosyth • Kinross • Bridge of Earn • St Maddoes • Longforgan • Dundee West. Run time 1hr 40min. 🚌 @spokes.org.uk

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Final local (school) bus was 5 mins late which was 👍. Then we met a mid size car on the corner at Ballintuim on A924. Resulted in car running late and bus running later. 😆 'Tis the way in Highland Perthshire. People like large vehicles to 'get about' but find journey times increase with width.

ScotRail now running more to time but here's 'live' record of what happened earlier due to capacity on Highland line. Doubling the rail track and electrification would improve this so much and take pressure off A9. Normally 3 hrs. Could be under 2.5 hours. Ember e-bus always over 4 hours daytime.

Thankfully next Ember bus also late. Reliable lateness is next best thing to being on time. Interchange bus stop at Dundee Railway station with a live screen re-assuring. Good load on for the E11 Aberdeen via Braemar route. 👍

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@greenyesscotland.bsky.social

🚲 edi.bike | issue 168 | 26th Oct '26 TdF Grand Départ route announced; Spokes respond to City Plan 2040; Frustrations at St Mark’s Park bridge closure; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/issue-168-26th-oct-26/ #bikeSky #edinburgh

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Green Yes

Put your hand up if you are in favour of a nuclear-free independent Scotland ✋ #NuclearFreeScotland

bikeradar.comI’ve met cycling’s greatest designers – forget AI and wind tunnels, it’s people that make the best bikes | BikeRadarWhy all of the biggest and best advancements in cycling have come from the visionary designers and engineers – not AI and wind tunnels.

Late Mike Burrows... probably the greatest all-round 🚲 designer. Based in Norfolk 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 he designed all types. Spoke to him on phone a few times and LB advertised in BHPC 'Laid Back Cyclist' mag. • 8 Freight cargo ❤️ • Windcheetah trike ❤️ • Giant compact frame ❤️ Check old 'Speed' Guy Martin Ch4 prog.

Edinburgh Festival of Cycling@edfoc.bsky.social

I’ve met cycling’s greatest designers – forget AI and wind tunnels, it’s people that make the best bikes www.bikeradar.com/features/opi... Why all of the biggest and best advancements in cycling have come from the visionary designers and engineers

tandfonline.comProviding and confining mobility: the e-cargo bike as a technology of parentingThe private car is widely used by parents as a technology to cocoon their children from car-dominated environments while facilitating structured opportunities for their development. Outside the car...

"Unlike the car, the e-cargo bike affords a unique sensitivity to the natural world and local environment. This enables parents to train their children in local geography.." Children benefit from seeing how places connect... unlike the 'drive in movie' effect of a car window. (+ screen devices) 📽

Edinburgh Festival of Cycling@edfoc.bsky.social

Providing and confining mobility: the e-cargo bike as a technology of parenting www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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SpokesLothian

@spokes.org.uk

😍 See loads of inspiring personal 🚲 stories here --> bsky.app/profile/spok...

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Energy Saving Trust Scotland scheme was a game changer back then. EdFoC persuaded them that bikes had their part to play. We actually sold one on scheme, a Circe Helios tandem for parent & child, which had no motor or battery. This might have saved more carbon than an e-bakfiets? 🤔 Pros & cons.

Edinburgh Festival of Cycling@edfoc.bsky.social

Our experience of hiring out our cargo bike over the last 11 years, is that when people have the opportunity to try a cargo bike, they like it and want to buy one, sadly ScotGov does not seem interested in trying to lower the barriers to cargo bike ownership, this is a massive-missed opportunity.

Open today but may close early. Yesterday had to move a bike frame to our secondary storage near Haymarket. 100% 🌧 drookit. Super intense as also had appointment in Stockbridge. Today was just a card recycle box to BW and a hub pick up. Easy on the UA Breeze. 👍

Sparkling day to be out on the M5 recliner. 37 miles of sitting down with another brief sit down in the Wandering Bear Cafe beside Lintrathen. Did have a scramble to get a pic of the amazing Reekie Linn falls and gorge. Saw four other cyclists 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🌞

thenational.scotBBC sparks fury after putting Aberdeen in wrong place on map of Scotland

Misinformation on a few fronts today. • ITV showed unwanted Rosebank field to west of Shetland but with Orkney showing on map. • Chancellor claimed that oil came ashore to Scotland in the 1980s. Actually discovered in the 1960s and landed in 70s. • Announcement leaked to Sky before Westminster.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

NEW: The BBC has been accused of showing it 'doesn’t give a toss about Scotland' after incorrectly plotting Aberdeen on a map during coverage of the Jackdaw gas field 🗣️ 'It’s hard to imagine London being dumped in the middle of Cornwall'

@weegingerdug.bsky.social

Here's that map from last night's News at Ten. Shetland doesn't exist. 😆 'Invisible' Shetland of course cut its own deal with the oil companies to be rewarded for its assets. Scotland got asset stripped.

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weegingerdug

Can you tell the difference between bringing buses under public control and shooting thousands of your enemies then feeding their corpses to the crocodiles? If so, congratulations, you're officially more perceptive than Sandy Easdale. www.thenational.scot/news/2665005...

thenational.scotJohn Swinney tells bus bosses to 'watch their language' after 'dictator' jibeJOHN Swinney has told bus bosses to "watch their language" after he was compared to dictators Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe over plans to bring Scotland's bus network under public control ...

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Soundhouse

@soundhouse.org.uk

Fancy a Soundhouse Winter Festival teaser? 🤩 Thoughts from Dara Watson, Harben Kay, Haftor Medbøe, Matt Carmichael, Nora Winstanley, Douglas Robertson & Jane-Ann Purdy, talking a wee bit about why a winter festival celebrating music from Scotland matters. All upstaged by someone small and hairy... 🐶

youtu.beIntroducing ... Soundhouse Winter Festival 2026YouTube video by SoundhouseOrg

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🚲 edi.bike | issue 167 | 19th Oct '26 Details emerge for St Mark’s park bridge; Spokes announce competition winners; UK Government roadworks consultation; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

"Imagine living in the Highlands without a car." Visited Braemar again with Mrs LB. Nice walk round River Dee & Queen's Drive. Made possible by Ember E11 introduced over a year ago. The Great North of Scotland Railway 'station' was served by 'motorised coach' as railway ended Ballater. (Now closed)

Braemar paths are varied - walking beside Dee is tricky due to erosion. The Queen's Drive is nicely graded and combined this 5+ mile walk fits well into a day visit between buses. Arrive 9.54. Depart 16.39.Time for lunch etc. Plus a whisky in bar at Invercauld beside bus stop as not driving. 😆

LB shop open Saturday as usual tomorrow. UA Breeze went down well at cargo bike fest last Sunday. Other Urban Arrows / cargobikes are available. 👍 Really enjoyed showing off the easy to mount MIK childseat, seat pads and front bag.

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🚲 edi.bike | issue 166 | 12th Oct '26 Lothians Cargo Bike Network launch new impact report at Cargo Bike Carnival; ‘7-7-7’ Bus Lane trial begins today; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

We second that. 👏 Big thanks to @banzaiedinburgh.bsky.social @portyenergy.bsky.social @thebikestation.bsky.social, The Cycling Gardeners, Pedals and all those that shared advice and bikes!

Edinburgh Festival of Cycling@edfoc.bsky.social

Great day out at the Cargo Bike Carnival, thanks to all those who came along 😀

Ember E11 assisted 35 mile trip back from Braemar to village last Wed. Linear cycles and walks made possible by e-bus. @spokes.org.uk @highlandcyclists.bsky.social Another cyclist got off at ski-centre to head back by Glen Isla. Two bikes bookable per bus though.

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Lorna MacGillivray

@elemjay.bsky.social

• Yesterday we delivered this Czech made Azub trike featuring Bosch CX & Rohloff. • Today we're only open till 11 due to family event. (JBG may be around). Sorry for any inconvenience. • Tomorrow we'll be at the Meadows from 11 till 2pm. Meet up with existing and future customers. Details in poster.

This Sunday, 11am to 2pm, at Pavilion Cafe, Meadows, Edinburgh. Your chance to try out this model of cargo bike and others.

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2026 street 'furniture' in Marchmont is changing. • New 'smart' post boxes from privatised Royal Mail company. ✉️ 💌 (Using correct Scottish crown with no royal initials here of course!) • VOI city rental bike park and van man replenishing batteries. Arguably city's biggest public transport upgrade.

Can't beat a cargo bike fly by. St Peter's Place still closed at junction but bikes can get through cones with care or access canal via the ramp. Open today for all flavours of Urban Arrow and more. 🍧 🍨 Repairs and maintenance during week by Joe's Bike Garage. Details on our homepage.

Van-free UA delivery is convenient with a Brompton folding bike. Goes in through rain tent side window with room for extras. @edfoc.bsky.social

There's something lovely when all three buses we rely on (71+E11+E1) run late at same time. 😆 Means plenty of time to cross the many highways around Dundee! Lovely evening for travelling electric (first 7 miles diesel). Trip up had two bikes booked on board. One E-bike, one manual. @spokes.org.uk

azub.euVale Vale from Kilian Weigand and his Solar-Powered Journey to Asia | AZUB recumbentsAfter Sun Trip 2024, Kilian Weigand embarks on a 200-day solar-powered ride from Germany to Turkey on an AZUB Ti-FLY X recumbent trike.

Mobile sun beds are(n't) trending! 🌞 But... the two or three wheeled reclined format allows a solar array to go where it needs to. A decade of Voyage Solaire events prove it can be done. Azub from 🇨🇿 Czechia cover in link. Pleased to be dealers for this innovative company! www.azub.eu/vale-vale-fr...

Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️@philsturgeon.com

Just saw someone zoom by on a Solar powered recumbent e-bike, clearly homemade. I barely got a photo before he was away. Just commuting to work in Chippenham I think? Legend.

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🚲 edi.bike | issue 164 | 28th Sep '26 ‘How we could turn Edinburgh into a real cycling city’; Edinburgh Delivery riders unveil a Fair Work Charter; Minto St to Craigmillar Park Corridor; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #bikeSky #edinburgh

Merchiston Districts Community Council

Q. How low can you go? Last decade we shifted quite a few of these red metallic folding Sprint 26 models from Inspired Cycle Engineering (Not yet on BlueSky 😞). Still available in 2026 with or without a motor. A. Around 25cm seat height with excellent stability and visibility. (Model for sale)

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@merchistoncc.bsky.social

🚣🏽Sunday 27th September 12-5pm “end-of-season” event for traditional Rowing Boats on the Union Canal Try the boats and enjoy the stalls with Tea/Coffee/Cake & Raffle (with great prizes!) 📍On the canal towpath, opposite Ashley Terrace Boathouse Info & booking: www.eucs.org.uk/2026/09/even...

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sbarlster

@sbarlster.bsky.social

Want a simple measure of walkability for your city? Really know your councils travel priorities? Where to visit for a grass green walkable paradise? Or to keep away from sewer brown car dominated concrete sprawls. You heard of the Bigmac Index, now we have the Decathlon Index… decathlonindex.app

decathlonindex.appThe Decathlon Index

23 Sept

Good to see Labour MSPs agreeing with the SNP and Greens on this. Sad to see the Liberal Democrats actually voted against Scotland's right to decide!👎 This from a party that once believed in home rule and currently enthuses on rejoining the European Union ! 🇪🇺

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

An overwhelming number of MSPs have backed a motion affirming that Scotland has a right to decide its constitutional future. See how they all voted 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

18 Sept

If you own a cargo bike (or trike) then please drop by to share your experience of how it's benefitted your family or work transport needs. ❤️

Edinburgh Festival of Cycling@edfoc.bsky.social

Cargo Bike Carnival, a fun day celebrating cargo bikes: games, stalls, best-dressed bike competition, and a world record attempt. This will be a day out for all the family to showcase how fantastic cargo bikes are for getting around the city, whatever you might need to carry.

@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

18 Sept

On Wed lots of other two wheelers on A93 to Braemar. (54miles round trip). Recliner = low energy = comfort, plus only fun road bike I have 😆! Steepest bit slow but Strava average. Downhill rapido. Av 14.5mph twice by Glenshee Ski. Well done to Peak Tour LeJoG riders 80 mile ride slogging up north.

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Blackford Safe Routes

blackfordsaferoutes.co.ukCycling Bus - Blackford Safe RoutesBike bus calendar for the 2026/2027 school year – always on Fridays! – 21st August– 4th and 18th September– 2nd and 23rd October– 6th and 20th November*– 4th and 18th December*– 15th and 29th January*...

Bike bus is back again tomorrow, Friday 18th! 🚲 🚌 😻 We ride in a group, making sure everyone is included and kept safe. Details and dates of all the rides for this school year: blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/jgps-travel-...

Blackford Safe Routes@blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk

Fab to see the kids back again, for the first bike-bus of the school year! 🚲 🚌

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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

@sccscot.bsky.social

aprs.scotParliament votes to pause data centre applications until guidance is in place - Action to Protect Rural ScotlandParliament votes to pause hyperscale data centre applications until guidance is in place AND all are to be required to

'Parliament votes to pause hyperscale data centre applications until guidance is in place AND all are to be required to do Environmental Impact Assessments.' A huge step in the right direction 🙌 Read more on @aprscotland.bsky.social's full press release: aprs.scot/press-releas...

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youtube.comedi.bike: Summerhall Upgrades and Issues, September 2026YouTube video by edi․bike

📺 New on our Youtube channel: a video about Summerhall upgrades, safety problems, and teething issues — www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiR... #Edinburgh #bikeSky #EdTravCyc

Signs of renewables are everywhere in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Signs of renewal less so. Perth station must be one of the most decrepit city stations on ScotRail's network? One access ramp closed this morning. Leaky gutters and general neglect. Too many diesel trains surrounded by surplus electricity.

14 Sept

Yesterday was helping at a big horse + People's Procession event from Holyrood Park up the High Street. Spotted a couple of our cargo bikes, taking families into park. Shop UA can also be seen parked in last shot. Ideal for keeping extras & packed lunch! Spent day being asked about buses & toilets!