Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Zipping around town on an E-scooter is fairly commonplace for our continental cousins in metropolises such as Paris, Berlin and Rome.
But travel by these nippy, battery-powered vehicles has hitherto been an alien concept in the northern mill town of Rochdale.
That’s all about to change from next week, though, when a 12-month E-scooter trial is due to get underway. The first 100 scooters will hit the streets of the town centre on Monday - in the hope of make it easier for residents to get around, cutting down on short car journey and perhaps acting as a 'stepping stone' for would-be cyclists.
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