Friday, 05 September 2025
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Peugeot places its chips on black and red paint option
WALES is a land steeped in verse and versatility — the former coming in part from the earthy pen of Dylan Thomas, the latter because ...
Benefits of electric
THE new smart electric drive is making electric mobility more attractive than ever. This is the fourth-generation electric smart, ...
Show has got Soul
KIA has announced details of a range of upgrades to the Soul compact SUV, and the introduction of a powerful new 201 bhp 1.6-litre ...
VW picksup hatful of awards
WHEN I wrote about the 4MOTION-equipped all-wheel drive Volkswagen Passat Alltrack earlier this year I said it was “something special”,...
Perky little upstart can go just about anywhere
MY second foray into the world of the Jeep has proved to be as surprisingly impressive as the first. A short while ago I wrote about ...
Shocked by genius of Italian craftsmanship
CAR enthusiast Ben Stodolnic loves to spot super cars in Henley. Here, in the latest of his monthly reports, he came across two fine ...
Motoring showcase gave me enduring love of cars
MY enthusiasm for cars, like many people, comes direct from childhood: one of my most vivid memories was our annual visit to the ...
Peugeot power
PEUGEOT presents three world premieres at this year’s Paris Motor Show, from October 1 to 16, as it continues to strengthen its SUV ...
Audi’s latest is a driver’s car worth investing in
IF there is such a thing as a driver’s car then the Audi A7 Sportback should appear high on that particular roster. Not because it has ...
E-Type’s long confinement is ending
BACK in the late Sixties I took a memorable ride in a Jaguar E-Type convertible through the leafy lanes of South Oxfordshire from ...
Remember Beetlemania? Volkswagen big up concept car ahead of Paris Motor Show
AT this time of the year, the motoring industry likes to keep you guessing, writes Nigel Wigmore. Volkswagen is no exception and to ...
Book’s evocative lookback at motor racing
PAUL PARKER is a renowned photo researcher and author whose work focuses on motor racing in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies. He has ...
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Survey ordered to find cause of pond’s falling water levels
A HYDROLOGICAL survey of a village pond which started losing water at the beginning of the year will take place after deliveries of water failed to stabilise water levels. Sonning ... [more]
APPLICATIONS for Eco Soco’s annual tree give-away will open in September. Each year, the environmental group teams up with Community Action Groups Oxfordshire to give away free ... [more]
A MEETING of the Peppard WI on Wednesday, September 10, at the hall in Gallowstree Road at 2pm, will hear a talk by Hannah Bignall, on flower arranging. Details at: Stephanie.... [more]
dorian centre approved 2208
PLANS to build nine new homes in Sonning Common have been approved. Reading-based developer Elegant Homes will build the mix of detached and semi-detached homes on 0.88ha of ... [more]
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