Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Solidarity with all my former colleagues in BBC Local Radio at this news. Regional speech led radio doesn’t work, nor does a national network with local opt outs. It feels like the heart has finally been ripped out of BBC Local Radio. 000
Reposted by Andy RocheVikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Labour has rejected my proposal for secure bike lockers at train stations, a simple step to make cycling safer. I have resubmitted the proposal for the next stage. In the meantime, I need your support. Please sign the petition to get your voice heard www.middorsetlibdems.org.uk/petitions/ke... 23623
Reposted by Andy RocheSam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 10/11/2025It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling. Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻writesbright.substack.comThe Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisyA paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups... 14758262
Reposted by Andy RocheAdy 🌱 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 @adyj.bsky.social · 27/07/2025@bremaininspain.com Britain needs voter reform. Britain does not need governments winning 63.2% of the seats on 33.7% of the vote. Britain needs a representative voting system. Please sign and share this petition #ElectoralReform #MakeVotesMatter petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Replace First-Past-The-Post with Single Transferrable Vote & Alternative VoteWe urge the Government to abolish First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) for all elections. We would like the Government to replace it with Single Transferrable Vote for General and Council elections, and Alterna... 163
Reposted by Andy RocheAdy 🌱 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 @adyj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025@emilykerr36.bsky.social please sign and share as widely as possible petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Replace First-Past-The-Post with Single Transferrable Vote & Alternative VoteWe urge the Government to abolish First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) for all elections. We would like the Government to replace it with Single Transferrable Vote for General and Council elections, and Alterna... 096
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 13/06/2025A great week running a Bikeability course for Yr 5s in Gainsborough in Bike Week. So rewarding to see children who could barely ride on Monday become super confident riding on the road by the end of the week. 030
Reposted by Andy RocheMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 30/05/20251.33 million journeys daily and growing 📈 581171136
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I’ve never seen these “two stage turns”, but the descriptions in this article look like they’re a slow, complicated nightmare. Just wondering whether the people who design these things ever actually ride them to test them out?? 030
Reposted by Andy RocheOrdinary Bloke On A Bike @blokeonabike.bsky.social · 15/05/2025To be fair, it also applies to cyclists passing pedestrians but would be a useful exercise for some of the car drivers who have close passed me recently 3285
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 14/05/2025The BBC World Service is more important than ever in these times of disinformation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHaving risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin BellIn an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need it, says former reporter, MP and Unicef ambassador, Martin Bell 020
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Live in Lincolnshire? The BBC mayoral debate is really worth a watch….. including an acknowledgement of the importance of Active Travel from Labour’s Jason Stockwood. 🚲 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukMayoral Debates - 2025: A Mayor for Greater LincolnshireA debate ahead of the May election of the mayor for Greater Lincolnshire. 020
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Lincolnshire friends - don’t let the vile, divisive politics of hate infect our lovely county. You know what to do……, 030
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 19/04/2025I need to ride on this. Just shows what can be done when the will is there. 010
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Love #Deathinparadise but so disappointed by the new series. The whole point of it is that it’s supposed to be funny. Nothing made me smile at all. Where has all the humour gone? Much prefer the Australian version now. ☹️ 110
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 10/01/2025This was such a poor BBC Panorama. Completely mixed up electric bikes with illegal electric motorbikes. Good to see the industry standing up for itself. road.cc/content/news...road.ccBicycle Association formally complains to BBC over Adrian Chiles’ e-bike Panorama “misrepresentation”, claiming episode “unjustifiably damaged” legal e-bike industryThe cycle industry organisation said the programme conflated e-bikes with “illegal e-motorbikes”, lacked balance, and “failed to properly inform the public” 050
Reposted by Andy RocheBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/01/2025“A 5-year study of 263K U.K. commuters, published in the British Medical Journal in 2017, found regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41%, and the incidence of cancer and heart disease by 45% and 46% respectively. Other large-scale studies have found similar.” Via @CarltonReid.comforbes.com18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early DeathBillionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft. 3280108
Reposted by Andy RochePeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 30/12/2024NEW: I interviewed Chris Boardman about his many careers, including his current role at Active Travel England. He told me that fact-free anti-cycling media stories are harming the UK's health, as they put off politicians from making brave but necessary decisions. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...theguardian.comAnti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris BoardmanRacing champion turned active travel advocate criticises parts of the media for safety scaremongering 926798
Reposted by Andy RocheTallBikeGuy @thetallbikeguy.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Good explainer of the recent junction changes in Cambridge that prioritise walking and cycling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDo Cambridge's newfangled road layouts actually work?Cambridge now has a Dutch-style roundabout, two Cyclops junctions and 14 Copenhagen crossings. 042
Reposted by Andy RocheDAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024The other swans aren't gonna believe this 643228113091
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Normanby Hall looking very festive. It’s rehearsal time for tonight’s St Cecilia Singers concert, and it sounds amazing. 010
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Only when we get decent cycle infrastructure will more people feel confident that it’s safe to cycle. This looks fantastic. 000
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Fantastic that the new Transport Secretary is a cyclist. Looking forward to good times ahead. 000
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Another day, another piece of furniture to build for daughter’s new house. This will be a chest of drawers. Very pleased with yesterday’s bedside cabinet. 010
Reposted by Andy RocheBikery @bikery.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Presumed Liability would allow us to compensate vulnerable road users, pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists quickly and effectively in the event of injury. Petition Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to road traffic collisions. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisionsIntroduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo... 11113
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 22/11/2024New amazing research which shows how important Bikeability is. It is literally saving lives. roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/researc...roadsafetygb.org.ukResearch highlights the ‘critical’ role of Bikeability cycle training 000
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Today’s Dad Job at my daughter’s new house. TV successfully mounted on the wall. Very satisfying that a mains socket and ethernet port were installed at the right height. 010
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 21/11/2024RIP John Prescott. Former BBC Radio Humberside Chapel Street staff will always remember him (among many other things!) for being the only person to have his own comb pinned to the wall of the Hull TV contribution studio, ready for use whenever he took part in a TV interview. 010
Andy Roche @andyroche.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Doing Dad jobs… when your daughter buys a new build house. So many bits of furniture to assemble and curtains to put up. 050
Reposted by Andy RocheUnofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Paddy McGuinness: Presenter to finish BBC Children in Need endurance cycle challengebbc.comPaddy McGuinness: Presenter to finish BBC Children in Need endurance cycle challengeThe presenter has raised nearly £5.9m for Children in Need by cycling 300 miles on a Chopper bike. 1204