Tuesday’s ebikes – Greenford Road

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Now imagine you are visually impaired or even just make a misstep, perhaps in the dark. “Be a good citizen and lift them up and move them”? Have you ever tried to lift one of those things? They’re very heavy. And dirty, of course, as you can imagine in this foul weather of late. (Ed.)

Happy New eBikes (?)

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Greenford Road near Sudbury Hill, Saturday 10 January 2026
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These “Voi” brand eBikes are blocking the pavement beside the busy A-road.
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The mostly eBikes, mostly Voi on this occasion, are also partially obstructing the service road.
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Ealing Council please take note.

Click the eBikes tag to see our previous posts about eBike hazards and nuisance.

Crowded eBikes blocking footpath – Greenford Road

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Greenford Road 12 December 2025

This crowd of “Voi” and “OnLime + Uber” ebikes completely blocked the footway for pedestrians today, forcing them into a bike lane. A bike lane! They are dumped near an official parking place for them but there are too many to fit in that space.

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Viewed from the other side

Update: It’s no better today.

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Sunday 14 December 2025

The Blue of You by Amanda Huggins

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In my office at Herald House (SM)

What happens when you go back to your hometown after many years away and find that everything you thought you knew about people has gone adrift and all you feared, everyone you loved, and the town itself is different but only to you. You had it all wrong. And there is newness in the old place, new people and new decisions to be made.

A book about love and loss, exile and return. You may recognise some of the chapters from stories first published right here in Stories of the Month. It’s a page turner from Amanda Huggins.

Buy from Waterstones or direct from Northodox Press or all online booksellers.

Stephen Moran

WB Yeats “The O’Rahilly” set to music of a sort (demo)

Follow this link to see what that moonlighting so-and-so has to say about chords(?). How he has time to do all this while supposedly working for me, I really cannot fathom. Feargal, any thoughts? (Red)