By air, by sea and in between, two islands off the Western Group coastline are still linked by a unique form of pubic transport, as Dave Moss explains in the last instalment of his grand tour through the West Country and South Wales looking at Wonders of the Western Group World –
Tomorrow marks the 65th anniversary of the most ambitious car factory opening in Wales, but you may never have heard of it or seen its products, says Dave Moss –
You may have wondered why there are two varieties of its famous cheese, but did you also know it has mellowed since being the aviation capital of Britain, as explained by David Moss –
Britain’s most secret motorway is also its shortest and there’s a long story behind it, explains Dave Moss –
If recent talk of a new Thames estuary airport sounds like the stuff of dreams to escape the crowded south east – or alternatively, something close to an unmitigated environmental disaster – then spare a thought for those of us in South Wales and the West of England, says Dave Moss –
As another episode in this series reveals, the biggest regional airport in the Western Group area has an interesting but hidden history, as revealed by David Moss –
Love or loathe them, from E to eternity there is a long distance road to get you across Europe, and your guide is our own David Moss –
Today, Whitchurch is a pleasant semi-rural village and home to around a thousand people and who probably know little about its sometimes secretive past, writes Dave Moss –
Many, many flights – some of them quite fancy, says Dave Moss –
There are some mystery junctions along the M5 indicating the most delayed motorway link project in Britain, as Dave Moss explains –
Amongst the many sad tales of trials and tribulations in aviation history, the story of Plymouth City airport’s still-recent demise is particularly poignant, says Dave Moss –
In this radical alternative travelogue to thewesterngroup area, an eclectic collection of stories is pulled together by group historian Dave Moss to entertain and inform you over future months, so we hope you enjoy this new series you will not want to miss –
In this radical alternative travelogue to thewesterngroup area, an eclectic collection of stories is pulled together by group historian Dave Moss to entertain and inform you over future months, so we hope you enjoy this new series you will not want to miss –
Who remembers the Nissan made by Alfa Romeo? Dave Moss does and recalls this and a few other automotive highlights from the year the Western Group was founded –
New Alfa Romeo Junior at the NEC Classic Motor Show.
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R sells at the Iconic Auctioneers NEC Classic Motor Show sale.
1994 Renault Clio Williams sells at the Iconic Auctioneers Classic Motor Show.
1979 Volkswagen Mk1 Golf GTi at the Iconic Auctioneers NEC Classic Motor Show auction
