Cash incentive to firms' cyclists

Firms in Cambridgeshire are being offered cash incentives to encourage their employees to cycle to work.

More than £6,000 is available to be spent on facilities such as cycle stands and shelters.

The scheme is part of the Travel for Work Partnership (TfW) Take A Stand scheme, funded by the county council's Local Transport Plan

Firms have until 30 June to bid for cash. In the last round, £8,000 in handouts was made to seven companies.

Lindsey Rushmore, from TfW, said: "The scheme advises companies on quality cycle stands that cyclists want to use, thereby encouraging them to cycle more often."