Tamworth’s street wardens now have six brand-new bikes to help them get out and about – thanks to generous sponsorship from a town business.

Dave Owen, who runs Dave Owen Cycles at the Castle Grounds Activity Centre, has donated six brand-new Barracuda bikes - each worth £230 – to the street warden team.

And they have been very gratefully received by the wardens, who between them travel around 9,000 miles by bike every year.

Street warden Pete Watkins is the biggest bike user, covering an average of 250 miles each month – the equivalent distance to riding the Tour de France ever year. This is the fourth bike he has had in the last three years, as he does so many miles that they wear out very quickly.

He said: “We are really grateful to Dave for the support that he is giving to us – not only donating these six bikes but also servicing and maintaining them for us. Dave has always supported us and kept us on the road. It is really nice to see a local business supporting us this way.”

The latest donation of the six bikes is a continuation of the support which Dave Owen Cycles has given to the warden team over the last two years.

Said Dave: “The wardens are out and about in the community and I run a business for the community, so it makes perfect sense for me to support them. I am delighted to be able to help them out with these bikes and keep them on the road.”