More than 1,000 drink-drivers were caught in Wales in 2017, nearly all in North Wales. North Wales Police recorded the most offences in Wales with 882 drink-drivers caught and than half (51%) of drivers in Wales admit to driving after having an alcoholic drink – more than half (53%) of which did so during the summer. In total, more than 41,000 UK motorists … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 June
Welsh Government has failed to deliver promised improvements to the A55 dual carriageway, claim Conservatives. The opposition party was commenting on a Welsh Government plan to consult on improvements between Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr which the Government had said would be started in 2017. Britain saw a 20 percent increase in sales of petrol … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans claws way onto Portugal podium
Elfyn Evans has returned to the FIA World Rally Championship podium with an impressive second place finish on last weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, round six of this year’s WRC series. It was the first time the 29-year-old Welshman and co-driver Daniel Barritt have stood on the podium since sensationally winning last October’s momentous Wales Rally … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 February
The A55 trunk road over North Wales and linking Anglesey with North West England has been shut for almost four months in total in the last year. Welsh Government responding to a question from Aberconwy AM Janet Finch-Saunders said there had been 55 closures in all and each for over an hour minimum which added up to nearly four months in all. You can … [Read more...]
Wales Rally GB preview today at Autosport show
Visitors to this week’s Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s NEC will be treated to a very special sneak preview of the 2018 Wales Rally GB 4-7 October. All the WRC stars will be present today to launch the eagerly-anticipated 2018 series which blasts off with the world famous Monte Carlo Rally later this month and then travels the globe before … [Read more...]
Welsh police report rising theft from cars
Car theft from vehicles is soaring in West and Mid Wales. Dyfed Powis Police have logged a 23% rise in 12-months, Gwent saw an 11% increase but in North Wales the crime went down by 10% and South Wales Police refused to provide data. More than half of police forces have seen an increase in thefts from vehicles with nearly quarter of a million broken … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 Dec
Engineers and councillors will consider installing average speed cameras along the 20 miles Evo Triangle in north west Wales The undulating and twisting roads are popular with drivers who want to test their cars on the circuit and follow the tyre tracks of motoring journalists but four people have died and 20 have been hurt there in the past five … [Read more...]
Newslines 17 October
North Wales AM, Llyr Gruffydd has called for a dedicated police unit to tackle speeding on the Conwy and Denbighshire border moorland roads. The area has been popularised on social media but four people have died and 20 injured around the Llyn Brenig area. New electric vehicle registration data shows that public appetite for plug-in vehicles continued … [Read more...]
Pentraeth put MG on North Wales map
North Wales Pentraeth Group is putting MG on the map with the opening its showroom after three decades serving the local community. Ken Jones, Managing Director of Pentraeth Group, said, “Since 1980 we’ve built a reputation for delivering a wealth of experience and a personal approach from the second customers set foot in our showroom. We’re really … [Read more...]
Classic rally cars to take on WRC elite
Competitors wanting to pit their skills against the sport’s elite have never had such an exciting, varied and affordable way to enter the UK’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Organisers of Wales Rally GB 26-29 October have announced that nationally-registered cars will be eligible for the main WRC event. Thanks to a new FIA regulation, … [Read more...]
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