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International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration commemorating women’s cultural, political, and social achievement. It is celebrated yearly on March 8th. It’s also a key point in the women’s rights movement, raising awareness about problems like gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.

IWD originated from labour movements in North America and Europe in the early twentieth century, spurred on by the universal female suffrage movement that began in New Zealand. The first version was allegedly a “Women’s Day” staged by the Socialist Party of America on February 28, 1909, in New York City. This prompted German delegates to the International Socialist Women’s Conference in 1910 to recommend that “a special Women’s Day” be held every year, though with no defined date.

The next year, the first International Women’s Day marches and commemorations took place across Europe....

Where are you ‘allowed’ to ride an electric scooter in the UK? Can electric scooters be ridden on the road?

Here’s some that we get asked from time to time and so here is the low down on riding an adult electric scooter

Electric scooters have been around since 1996. But they’ve just recently seen a massive rise in popularity and public interest. This is in part thanks to the growing number of e Scooter rental companies, like Bird, Lime, and more recently announced, Uber. Salford Council is participating in the Department for Transport’s E-Scooter trial.

They have partnered up with Lime Scooters who is running the scheme and are fully responsible for the implementation and operating costs. Lime is the world’s leading micro mobility company, which provides e-scooters in 125 cities around the world.

They have partnered up with Lime Scooters who is running the scheme and are fully responsible for the implementation....