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Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brake

2015-09-24 20:51:23

Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brake At a glance The performance flagship of the CLS-Class Shooting Brake range, the CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brakeis the fastest and most powerful CLS-Class Shooting Brakeever offered in the UK. Beneath its sculpted bonnet sits a hand-assembled 585 hp 5,461 cc biturbo AMG V8 engine that drives the rear wheels through an AMG MCT seven-speed automatic transmission. Suspension, steering, brakes and chassis have all been significantly upgraded by AMG. Key figures –CLS...Read more

The 22nd Goodwood Festival of Speed

2015-09-23 16:03:01

The 22nd Goodwood Festival of Speed drew to a close this evening, with the winner of the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend, Nico Rosberg, having thrilled the assembled crowds in his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W04 V8 Formula One car. Having harmed tyres on the 1.16-mile Goodwood Hill, Nico Rosberg spent time among the crowds at the Festival of Speed before making a special appearance in front of a capacity audience at the Mercedes-Benz Pavilion to be interviewed by Sky...Read more

The new BMW X1

2015-09-22 19:05:57

BMW’s compact Sports Activity Vehicle, the X1, has been a huge success since its launch in 2009. More than 730,000 were sold globally of that first generation with nearly 40,000 new owners of X1 in the UK over the same period. Now an all-new BMW X1 has been unveiled and features dynamic BMW X styling, a sporting character blended with outstanding efficiency, and an array of innovative equipment features in comfort, safety and infotainment. Featuring an all-new range of engines...Read more

The Oscars for box sets!

2015-09-21 19:28:18

If television (or should we say box sets) is the new cinema perhaps the Emmys are the new Oscars? Last night in LA the stars of American TV gathered for the annual Emmy Awards Ceremony, after the obligatory red carpet entrance the show began with Game of Thrones sweeping the board with a record breaking 12 wins! For the TV buffs amongst us (me included) here’s the list of winners-probably coming to HBO/Netflix soon! Emmys 2015: the full list of...Read more

Biscuits-not flowers!

Biscuits-not flowers The day after the dinner party, bit hung-over did everyone enjoy themselves?, crickey! did I really tell ‘that story’! then the bell rings-flowers a thank you note –all is well! Nothing amiss with this scenario I hear you say, well I beg to differ, I’ve stumbled across the most ingenious of websites offers beautiful biccies in place of the more traditional thank you methods. A company called Biscuiteers (www.biscuiteers.com) have dreamt up and then baked batches of biscuits...Read more

Power to the people-Citizen Smith set for a return

Power to the people-Citizen Smith set for a return Written by the much missed John Sullivan (Only Fools and Horses) Citizen Smith is perhaps set to make a comeback. The self-styled left wing revolutionary Wolfie Smith remains one of our best loved comedy characters, launching the prolific career of Robert Lindsay. Sullivan grew up in near-by Balham, however I’m sure Wolfie would have been priced out of the neighbourhood by now with many of the houses in Tooting selling at...Read more

UK caravan and motorhome owners’ attitudes and behaviours in relation to road safety

Caravan insurance specialist, Shield Total Insurance, has published the results of a recent online survey investigating 400 UK caravan and motorhome owners’ attitudes and behaviours in relation to road safety. The poll was conducted in light of a recent report by road safety charity Brake, which found that many road users have a tendency to overestimate the safety of their own driving and blame others for dangers on the road, while often disregarding traffic laws themselves. Caravan/motorhome owners often find...Read more

The ‘Big Knit’ returns

2015-09-09 12:11:19

We’ve read there’s a resurgence of knitting, whether you’re a new knitter or old hand here’s the perfect excuse to look out the needles and thread Age UK’s wonderful campaign ‘The Big Knit’ What's it all about? The Big Knit is a joint campaign between Age UK and innocent drinks to help vulnerable older people. You knit the hats, innocent drinks wear them and 25p of every drink sold will go to Age UK. Every bottle sold will generate a...Read more

The UK ranks at 10 in the The third annual Global Age Watch Index published by Age UK

The UK ranks at 10 in the The third annual Global Age Watch Index published by Age UK. No real surprises in the top ranking country-Switzerland and Afghanistan remains the lowest ranking (96th out of 96). Britain performs well in some sub categories including personal safety and easy access to public transport however does not fare so well with healthcare. According to Age UK ‘The UK has seen the most progression in the ‘capability’ domain for education status and employment...Read more