Car wash brand IMO has selected national charging network Be.EV to install and maintain chargers across several of their sites, beginning with Cwmbran. It will also open in Yorkshire and the North East as it rolls out a programme to provide top up charging at washing centres. Road and congestion charging in Wales is being considered by the Labour-run Welsh Government, claim Conservatives in … [Read more...]
Nextbike suspend SWales operations after crimes
Nextbike is suspending its sharing scheme in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan after months of vandalism, thefts and threats to staff. Nextbike’s UK managing director said the levels of vandalism seen in the Labour-run Cardiff is unlike anywhere else across the UK. Since being introduced in 2018, more than 300 bikes have been stolen with 130 of them taken since August this year. Another 260 … [Read more...]
Christmas 2020 roadtest: Aston Martin DBX
Christmas cheer comes in the shape of the new Aston Martin DBX, writes Robin Roberts. Aston Martin is a survivor in a world of hard knocks and is now looking for a smoother ride with their latest DBX sports utility vehicle. After 100 years of making some of the most sought after sports cars in the world it has applied its knowledge to what it sees as a family car, albeit for a well off … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 December
Drivers were collectively planning about 13m separate trips by car to see family and friends during the coronavirus ‘travel window’ between 23 and 27 December, although a fifth (22%) don’t expect to make any such journeys this year because of the virus, research by RAC Breakdown suggests. With two weeks to go until Christmas, the greatest number of individual trips – some 3.1m – look likely to … [Read more...]
South Wales has some of UK’s safest roads
Five areas in Wales have some of the safest roads in Britain. Analysis of road accidents recorded by the Department for Transport showed over half of accidents happen between 21 and 30mph and with T-junctions the blackspots. The data shows that Kent has the most dangerous roads in the UK says Uswitch, which has looked at the figures. Government recorded 131,369 deaths or serious injuries on … [Read more...]
Newslines 22 January
Flintshire council is among the quickest response times in Britain for filling serious potholes, new research has revealed. Figures released by motoring charity the RAC Foundation show the authority aims to make road repairs "immediately" but the longest response time in Wales was in Vale of Glamorgan, which promises to investigate the following working day. World War One hero soldier who … [Read more...]
Tradelines 25 October
An update on the Aston Martin development and support to grow business in the Vale of Glamorgan will be given next week. It will be part of a breakfast networking event to promote business in the Vale and will take place next tuesday 31 October between 8 and 10am at the International Centre of Aerospace Training. As a result of securing a new contract covering the nationwide distribution of … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 December
In an unseasonal move, Vale of Glamorgan Council has banned a “lollypop lady” from giving pupils a high-five greeting. The school crossing patrol at Llantwit Major has been subject of two complaints and the council says she has not followed guidelines but parents are said to be on her side and the guidelines are not prescriptive. With drivers’ use of mobile phones acknowledged as endemic, … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 January
Vale of Glamorgan Council is the most negligent in Wales. It has paid out over £1.1M to claimants for injuries and losses including motor claims for damages, a fifth of the total for Welsh councils of £5.4M which includes vehicle damages amounting to £2.37M. Transport Minister Edwina Hart has launched a consultation on extending Blue Badge eligibility for temporary conditions and … [Read more...]