Welsh roads are getting safer, unless you travel and live in Cardiff. Latest figures show a significant reduction in the number of casualties on Welsh roads, with 2017 seeing the lowest number of motorcycle casualties since comparable records began. Welsh roads were also safer for children – with a 15 per cent decrease in casualties of those aged under 16, and a 16 per cent fall in young … [Read more...]
Classic bikes return for Swansea show this weekend
The Swansea Classic Motorcycle Show makes a return to the city on 7 October based at the new Bus Museum and Transport Heritage Collection at Viking Way on the Winch Wen Industrial Estate Swansea SA1 7DA. The show opens to the public from 10.00 am, admission £3 for adults and £1 for accompanied children, all proceeds used for the Museums charitable aim of restoring historic vehicles for the … [Read more...]
Landies lord it at 70th anniversary in Swansea
The new Swansea Bus Museum and Transport Heritage Centre celebrated the seventieth year of Land Rover production with a display of some unique four wheel drive machines at the Viking Way premises on Sunday. A superb array of the Land Rover models from the most early basic days up to the luxurious Range Rover versions of today, and with every imaginable fitments, was presented. In that 2018 … [Read more...]
Panda Motors win rare accolade
MG Motor UK parent, SAIC Motor, has awarded their prestigious 4* Overseas Dealer Award to Panda Motors in Swansea for excellent customer service and strong sales performance. In 2016, Panda Motors was appointed as the main dealer for MG in Swansea, hitting the ground running by embracing the brand, its products, and all the opportunities that were available. Since then, the dealership has … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 July
The exclusive McLaren BP23 will be officially named the Speedtail. It’s central driving position with a passenger each side is reminiscent of the original P1 McLaren but the new hyper-GT will be limited to 106 cars each costing £1.6 M plus taxes. The second Clean Air Roadshow in Swansea had to cope with unseasonal heavy rain. Hundreds still turned up to look at a selection of electric … [Read more...]
Swansea’s Clean Air Roadshow
Swansea City Centre will tomorrow host the second Clean Air Roadshow supported by Swansea BID and The Big Heart of Swansea. With over 150,000 vehicles on the road today powered by electricity, the Clean Air Roadshow will bring a selection of these to the city centre. Castle Square will be a hive of activity from 10am – 4pm, featuring vehicles from Kia, Mitsubishi and Nissan, as well as the … [Read more...]
Tories demand more clean air charging zones in Wales
Wales’ poor air quality needs to be given greater prioritisation by the Labour Government, according to a senior Welsh Conservative AM. Assembly Member for South Wales Central David Melding has called on the Welsh Government to introduce clean air zones in Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham in order to combat the ‘troubling’ reality of poor air quality across Wales. The Shadow Secretary for … [Read more...]
Swansea and Hay traffic jams predicted
Music fans, day-trippers and holiday makers as well as regular commuters and residents can expect lengthy delays around Swansea this weekend. BBC Radio 1 Biggest Weekend in Singleton Park will host 60,000 people to watch and listen to Ed Sheeran, Florence And The Machine, Taylor Swift and Sam Smith and there are local road closures over Saturday and Sunday. The Hay book festival will also create … [Read more...]
Welsh Conservatives urban plans will hit motorists
Welsh Conservatives are calling for more clean air zones and greater pedestrianisation. Shadow Environment Secretary David Melding yesterday launched the party’s Liveable Cities strategy for urban renewal and a focus on healthier, happier cities and towns, which is an extension of the schemes announced last month by Labour controlled Welsh Assembly. Key to that goal is the creation of clean … [Read more...]
Engineers criticise Government and back rail electrification
Britain’s engineers are backing the case for rail electrification between Cardiff and Swansea. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has also debunked Government claims over cost and said the proposed diesel & electric bimode trains will be less efficient, less economical and more polluting. Dr Jenifer Baxter, Head of Engineering at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, … [Read more...]