Cyclists and communities across Wales will benefit from £4.5m of new Welsh Government investment in cycling tourism infrastructure, as part of wider work designed to leave a lasting health, sporting and economic legacy from the Tour de France Grand Départ arriving in Wales in 2027. The Tour de France will be free to spectate and is expected to bring over … [Read more...]
Country roads can be killers, warn Ageas
Many motorists assume summer is one of the safer times to be on the road with longer daylight hours, better weather and fewer challenging driving conditions. But with the summer holiday season beginning this weekend for many visitors to Wales the challenges of switching from urban roads to country lanes can be daunting as well as dangerous with unexpected … [Read more...]
Hone perfect show in Wales
It’s 10 years since Jordan Hone last contested the Nicky Grist Stages, but that didn’t stop him leading this year’s event from start to finish and scoring a magnificent surprise victory in his Premier Car Parts Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. His stage times were considerably faster this year compared to when Jordan contested the Builth Wells-based event in 2016 in … [Read more...]
Terrifying speeds recorded by police, say RAC
Seven-in-10 police forces caught drivers travelling at twice the speed limit or more on 30mph roads last year, the RAC has found. Findings from a Freedom of Information request made to the UK’s police forces show the truly terrifying speeds some people are prepared to drive at that put everybody at risk. One driver was caught at 89mph on a 20mph stretch of … [Read more...]
Your luck’s in as Cloverlands Model Car Museum reopens
It has been a long eight months, but Cloverlands Model Car Museum is finally open to the public again in Mid-Wales.! Regular readers of our newsletter will be aware that we were forced to close at the end of August last year, to enable our hosts the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway to replace the life-expired roof of the building in which we are … [Read more...]
Transport must remain national priority, say engineers
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation is urging the UK Government to ensure that transport infrastructure investment remains a national priority following the publication of the Government's Defence Investment Plan Funding Explainer, which outlines reductions to elements of the Department for Transport's capital programme to support … [Read more...]
Smog is gripping Europe under heatwave
Parts of Europe are suffering through the second heatwave of the year leading to dangerous spikes in ground-level ozone pollution with devastating consequences for human and environmental health, warns the European Environmental Burea, Europe’s largest network of environmental NGOs. Extreme temperatures have serious health repercussions but the impacts of a … [Read more...]
British GP centenary celebration begins this month
Visitors attending the special Brooklands Grand Prix Centenary Celebration on Saturday 8 August will not only experience the sights and sounds of 100 Grand Prix cars spanning more than 120 years of competition, but will also be among the first to explore a major new season-long exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Britain’s very first Grand … [Read more...]
Plaid under pressure on road jams
Responding to Rhun ap Iorwerth’s comments on M4 congestion in Newport, Welsh Conservative Shadow Environment Minister Andrew RT Davies has repeated his calls for a relief road to be built. Mr Davies said Plaid Cymru separatists’ longstanding opposition to the road had allowed problems to get worse. He also pointed to a public inquiry which found the … [Read more...]
Transport for Wales boost Welsh rural routes
Passengers across North Wales and West Wales will benefit from an uplift in rail services as Transport for Wales runs a new timetable from Sunday 17 May. This is a major rail timetable change for North Wales, bringing extra capacity and more services. In West Wales, extra trains will operate over the summer months, including on holiday routes and on … [Read more...]
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