A KEY part of Mitsubishi's rejuvenated model line-up, the all-new fifth-generation Colt, arrives in UK showrooms on September 1, 2004. Offering sharp styling, outstanding versatility and engaging driving dynamics, new Colt is set to bring something new
Blackwood's Bradley Dredge, pictured, was looking to get his season back on track this morning in the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles in Perthshire. Dredge has been woefully out of sorts in his last three tournaments, missing the cut at the Deutsche
PEUGEOT has introduced its ML6C six-speed manual gearbox to all 2.2-litre HDi diesel engine versions of the 807. The gearbox will provide a number of benefits such as improved fuel consumption, more relaxed driving and a reduction in CO2 emissions. Sales
THE Mini stunt team performed over 25,000 handbrake turns during the course of this year's Motor Show Live. Each 10-minute super-click show incorporates 200 handbrake turns, 150 metres of two-wheel driving, 25 precision near misses, 20 J-flick turns and
DEALERS nationwide are scrambling to sign up for Subaru, with interest in the Japanese all-wheel drive brand at an all-time high. And now the biggest Ford dealership in the North East - Jennings - has taken on the franchise, spending almost £800,000 on
FOR more than 100 years, generations of young people in Newport have been set on the right course to adulthood thanks to the sterling work of the city's Sea Cadets. But the future was looking bleak today for those teenagers who give up their time for
A MULTI-million- pound revamp was meant to breathe new life into a run-down Gwent town. But traders fear the development in the heart of Pontypool could mean the end for their businesses. The £12.7 million regeneration has become a "nightmare", retailers
Mike Ruddock has targeted double British Lion and dual-code international David Young as the man to make the Wales scrum a mighty force for years to come. Cardiff Blues coach Young is currently in New Zealand helping Graham Henry plot the downfall of
CWMBRAN beauty Rachel Rice is hoping to make it third time lucky in her bid to be crowned Miss Wales. The 20-year-old model and student is entering the annual beauty pageant for the third year running, and has high hopes of making the top five again.
MORE than 3,000 homes in the Caerleon area went without power after a fire destroyed an electricity substation. More than £30,000 of damage was caused when a skip situated next to a power transformer near Ponthir was set ablaze. Fire crews from Maindee
TOP racing rivals, Jason Plato and Yvan Muller, are set to go head to head off the track when they cheer on their home nations in Euro 2004. After competing the Irish rounds of the Green Flag British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), the pair, who have
SEAT'S best selling model, the Ibiza, has taken Diesel Car magazine's award for Best Budget Car 2004. Diesel Car gave the honours to the Ibiza 1.4 TDi S after an exhaustive search left them in no doubt that, although not the cheapest, it offers the best
ON a field of battle far from the Normandy beaches, the body of a Gwent soldier was finally laid to rest 60 years after he fell in bitter fighting. While the world remembers the D-Day invasion, the biggest amphibious assault in the history of warfare,
DAIHATSU'S cute Copen sportscar celebrated The Sunday Times Motor Show Live with a free leather pack comprising heated leather seats, leather door trim and a leather Momo steering wheel - collectively worth £500. "It was our way of thanking the 1,500
IN a week when oil prices rose sharply, leading to increases in the cost of fuel, Vauxhall's Fuel Cell Marathon has set a new record for long distance driving in a fuel cell car just over halfway - 5,474km - through its epic 10,000km run. Twenty-three
A GANG of arsonists is bringing terror to three communities in a shocking spate of attacks, police revealed today. And they warn that someone will be killed if the fires in the Abertillery area do not stop soon. In the past week six cars have been torched
VAUXHALL'S stylish new Astra hatchback has been on sale for just two weeks but already the company is revealing details of the new member of the family, the new Astra Estate. Making its world debut at the Madrid Motor Show this week (May 20), the Astra
PAEDOPHILE police surgeon Dr Robert Wells was freed to live just a short distance from a Cwmbran primary school while he awaited trial for a string of sickening sex attacks on young girls, the Argus can reveal today. And shocked parents have expressed
MAZDA'S revolutionary Renesis rotary engine, which powers the exciting Mazda RX-8 sports coupe, has won the trophy for best engine in the 2.5-litre to 3-litre category at this year's international Engine of the Year Awards. This is Renesis' fourth trophy
A VAUXHALL van dressed in the exciting livery of VXR, the new performance brand from Vauxhall, drew the crowds - and raised eyebrows - at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live. The Luton-built Vivaro double cab, with red and grey soft leather seats for six
AT YAMAHA the goal we have set ourselves is to create scooters which encourage their riders to grow and develop. They are easy to ride for novices, but with the ability to satisfy the most demanding riders. So as their riders' skills and ambitions progress
PIAGGIO, the UK's number one scooter manufacturer, has created a special one-off Euro NRG 2004 scooter in England colours, entering into the spirit of this summer's European Championships in Portugal. The Piaggio NRG is emblazoned with the red and white
BEATEN but by no means disgraced was stand-in team manager Tim Stone's summary of last night's heavy Premier League defeat. Promoter Stone had spent most of the previous two days on the telephone trying to get together a team to travel to East Yorkshire
