Carlton Reid

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'The best training for hillwalking is hillwalking,' mountain guide Andy Rowe told me on the rocky footpath heading up Ben Nevis. And what training had I done? A twice-daily dog walk through an urban park. Oops. I'm going to suffer here, I thought. I…

Travel writer Carlton Reid sets off to complete one of the UK's most notorious hiking challenges: climbing the peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon in under 24 hours.

Plans to install traffic lights on Clachan Bridge will ruin tourist attraction and endanger pedestrians, critics warn

Green Party leader Zack Polanski says that bus privatisation has been an “unmitigated disaster,” and that buses must be brought back into public con

A Scottish council has been accused of failing to consult a rural community over soon-to-be-installed traffic lights on a historic rural bridge. Adding to the s

My entry for bike design guru Mike Burrows (RIP) has been published today in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. It was a great honour for me to write his entry. If you have access, I'll paste the URL below. There are also extracts and some…

“Most people think Britain was better 50 years ago,” asserted the headline of a Daily Telegraph piece in mid-November. “UK residents feel that environment was cleaner, streets safer and people happier in 1975,” added the article’s sub-head. Were the…

Instagram is awash with Asian firms showing how they can remake old Broncos, Defenders, and other whole classic cars—better and much cheaper than in the US.

Thule’s top executives say the global rise of e-bikes is transforming commuting—and their own product roadmap.

Eric Hassett, his wife and Bernese Mountain Dog upped sticks from Colorado to live in Sweden. Eric works for Thule and has developed a new bike pannier system.

From a $1.5 million LA pump track to youth conferences, Eliot Jackson is proving that diversity in cycling grows fastest when access starts at street level.

Denmark’s DSB is rolling out new trains that triple capacity and expand daily departures—marking an upgrade for travelers who rely on Hamburg as gateway to Scandinavia.

In Malmö’s Varvsstaden, developers are transforming shipyard relics into new offices, homes, and public spaces. Oatly’s HQ anchors the project’s circular-economy vision.

Ford wants you to stash it in your belt buckle, but there’s absolutely no need to be lugging around a bulky fob. Trouble is, phone-as-a-key tech could be superseded before it even gets going.

"I've had advisors who tell me that this model won't scale, but I tell them, well, I'm just going to keep trying,” says Merry People founder and CEO Danielle Pierce.

Scientific American confirms that human on a bicycle more efficient than salmon, seagulls, or jet planes, updating a piece from 1973.

Cardiff tackles 'carspreading'.

Over-the-air upgrades can not only transform your ride, they can help carmakers slash costs. Here's why they're still miles away from being seamless.

Tory leaders David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson wanted climate action; current Tory leader Kemi Badenoch wants to repeal the Climate Change Act.