Cycle-powered phone chargers come to Exmouth seafront

Charge your mobile phone on a static exercise bike in Exmouth's sunken gardens, as long as you bring your own cable

If you find yourself out of mobile phone battery in Exmouth in the future, then pedal power could come to your rescue thanks to a new £30,000 scheme.

The static dynamo bikes, complete with a shelter, will come to the town near the Pavilion at the end of July, according to the Exeter Express and Echo.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.