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Keen to please
10:18am Friday 5th December 2008
LOW cost small cars have come along way since the days of low rent interiors, questionable dynamics and equally questionable styling. For an increasing number of buyers the small car is their only car - and slumming it is not an option. Traditionally, when talk turns to small, inexpensive cars, the discussion turns to examples from the far east and Suzuki is a prime example. It has offered its fair share of low cost cars, but one thing it has managed to avoid is delivering a low rent experience.
Hogging the limelight
10:09am Friday 5th December 2008
FEW bikes command such a presence on the road as a Fat Boy. Everything about it is solid, chunky and loud – if an escaped hippo ran down the middle of the high street it might have less impact. The solid spokeless wheels sum up the philosophy of the Fat Boy better than any other part of this gleaming metallic hulk. It’s a philosophy that is the very antithesis to every other bike designer in existence - if we can make it heavier we will. At 313kg the Fat Boy lives up to its name.
Hutchings hits the big 5-0!
9:55am Friday 5th December 2008
It promises to be champagne and smiles all round tonight as Hutchings HQ Vauxhall and friends gather to celebrate 50 years as a Vauxhall Main Dealer. This unique commemortive event will include a lavish ‘Golden Jubilee’ Celebration at The Vauxhall Centre in Pontypridd, to be attended by staff, partners, key stakeholders and specially invited guests.
At 176mph it sticks in your mind!
9:57am Friday 5th December 2008
The 176mph Lotus Carlton super-saloon has been voted the UK’s favourite Vauxhall in a poll of 630 owners ran by the website vauxhalldriverscentre.co.uk. The results – which also included votes for the favourite Vauxhall from the last five years – were gathered over a single month and put the Lotus Carlton in first place ahead of the Calibra and Cavalier.
Given a red dot
9:42am Friday 5th December 2008
The Flextreme concept car has been recognised by an international jury for its outstanding design and has received the prestigious red dot award in a ceremony in Singapore.
Z’s true bloodline
9:46am Friday 5th December 2008
New Nissan 370Z continues the bloodline of previous Zs by offering an authentic sports car experience, with enhanced performance and handling thanks to its more compact dimensions and attention to weight-saving.
Truly different
9:49am Friday 5th December 2008
Porsche is proud to present the first official photos of the Panamera. In its design, profile and silhouette, the unique four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche family.
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I remember that...
I HAVE attached an old picture of Daisy the donkey, with my father Charles Davies who was the gardener in the Seaview Children’s home Bradford Place, and an unknown rider. The field opposite the home was named the Donkey Field. I wonder if anyone remembers Daisy? I think I took the picture in the late 1950s. Daisy lived in a stable in the grounds and one of my jobs was to bring her in at night from the field. My aim was to ride Daisy from the field through the side driveway to her stable, but Daisy always took the corner with a fast swerve and I regularly fell off.
JPs sought
THERE are 22 million volunteers in Britain, who give freely of their time and effort.The benefits of voluntary work, of all kinds, to the community and the individual volunteer, are clear.
Thank you
ON behalf of Lower Penarth Community Association, I should like to thank everyone who helped raise £459.63 for the Marie Curie (Holme Tower) Hospice at the recent coffee morning.
MP seeks review in Shannon case
Dewsbury MP and government minister Shahid Malik called for an independent review into the contacts social services had with Shannon Matthews prior to her disappearance in February.
MP seeks review in Shannon case
Dewsbury MP and government minister Shahid Malik called for an independent review into the contacts social services had with Shannon Matthews prior to her disappearance in February.
Allardyce fancies Sunderland job
Sam Allardyce has declared his interest in the Sunderland job after Roy Keane quit the Black Cats on Thursday.
Norton replaces Wogan on Eurovision
Chat show host Graham Norton is replacing Sir Terry Wogan as commentator on the Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC said.
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