Workers begin removing second bike route in Elche under orders of local rightwing coalition
Protesters in the Spanish town of Elche have tried prevent council workers from eliminating a cycle lane.
The recently elected local government in the Alicante region of south-east Spain, a coalition between the centre-right People’s party and the far-right Vox, has adopted a populist, pro-car policy.
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