One of the greenest local councils in the country says it is cutting back on its net-zero schemes this year due to funding pressure. Islington Council has won praise for its ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions in the borough. Last year, the borough was ranked the best single-tier local authority in the UK for its actions on climate change, which include decarbonising its waste recycling centre, rolling out electric vehicles and carrying out a social housing retrofit programme.
But it's not just the bright green bikes that are at risk of being outlawed, the council has its eyes on Forest, too. Last week, the council said that e-bike hire companies Lime and Forest are on their 'last warning' to tackle dangerous parking and reckless rider behaviour. If they fail to deal with the 'persistent problems', such as bikes blocking pavements, night-time noise, riders running red lights and overflowing parking bays, they could lose permission to operate in the borough.