Last year alone, 17 bikers died in accidents in Cambridgeshire, accounting for 23 per cent of all fatalities. That's a shocking statistic, and behind the stark figures are stories of promising lives cut short, and heartache and loss for families and loved ones.

Doubtless all of these accidents were not the fault of the bike riders, but it's a simple fact that those on two wheels are more vulnerable than car and lorry drivers, and a minority of bikers are responsible for their own fate when they roar headlong into trouble because they are seduced by the effortless speed of many modern machines. This is a factor that has caught out many older riders who have decided to return to biking as a leisure hobby.

Hopefully, national Motorcycle Week will remind everyone of the joys of riding on a bike, but also act as reminder to both bikers and drivers of the need to be safety conscious. The "think twice, think bike" slogan makes sense because drivers often fail to spot a biker when overtaking or exiting a road junction.

Read the full story: Safety call to cut road deaths

Another reason to be proud of firm
Peterborough was built on its reputation for engineering excellence, and in the forefront of developing that reputation was Perkins Engines. Now we can be proud that Perkins is playing a major role once more in offering opportunities to a new generation of Peterborians to develop their skills through its excellent new learning centre.

Read the full story: Perkins Engines opens The Learning Centre