Leisure Archive
(May 2019)

20 May 2019

‘Sconeathon’ set to tempt the taste buds at Churches Festival

One of the largest festivals of its kind in Europe, and now in its 23rd year, the West Lindsey Churches Festival will see 95 churches and chapels across this Lincolnshire district opening their doors on the weekends of 11th–12th and 18th–19th May, welcoming over 9,000 visitors, with the offer of scones of all shapes and Read more…

15 May 2019

New Lexus has the ‘X’ factor

The Lexus UX, the baby sister to the RX and NX, has finally arrived in Britain. Lincolnshire Life test drove the UX 250h F-Sport courtesy of Lexus Lincoln and ended the excursion at the beautiful Doddington Hall. It is a well designed car, some may find it a little ahead of its time in styling, Read more…

14 May 2019

Morgan bids a fond farewell to the V8 paving the way for its all-new ‘wide body‘ sports car

This vehicle will be built upon an all-new bonded aluminium fabricated platform and use a powertrain never before installed in a Morgan. This year marks the 50th – and final – year of Morgan using a V8 engine. The Plus 8 and Aero 8 are unquestionably iconic models within the Morgan range and Morgan’s latest Read more…

Jaguar I-pace is UK Car of the Year

The Jaguar I-PACE all-electric SUV has been named UK Car of the Year ahead of a number of highly competitive models from the likes of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Volvo. Since its launch, the I-PACE has been winning awards around the world, having been named Car of the Year by the top automotive experts in Norway, Read more…

Subaru XV is 4×4 Magazine’s Crossover Estate of the Year

Subaru UK is pleased to announce the Subaru XV has been awarded 4×4 Magazine’s ‘Crossover Estate of the Year 2019’, a testimony to Subaru’s ongoing commitment to build cars that are incredibly safe, extremely capable and unfalteringly reliable, too. Beating off strong competition in its category, XV impressed the judging panel at 4×4 Magazine across Read more…

Range Rover Turbo D

The first ideas for a road-going Land Rover came to life in the very early fifties, when the Rover management were contemplating a vehicle that would combine the Land Rover’s ruggedness and off-road capabilities with the luxury and civilisation of the traditional Rover car. A great many false starts to this project were made, usually Read more…

Range Rover at Land Rover Legends

Three historic ‘firsts’ in the Range Rover’s evolution to appear exclusively at Land Rover Legends. The Range Rover ‘In Vogue’ first series introduced in 1981 marked its first foray into the worlds of fashion, style and luxury, in a historic partnership with Vogue magazine. A number of new features for the 2-door Range Rover were Read more…

A great family affair… with the new MG ZS and new MG3

THE NEW MG ZS The new MG ZS is described by its maker as the next chapter in its history, and it’s probably its most important. It’s a small SUV with a big task, since it enters a booming class teeming with rivals – if not outright quality. Among them are the Citroën C3 Aircross, Read more…

Anniversary celebrations at Land Rover Legends

Four very special anniversaries will be celebrated at Land Rover Legends at Bicester Heritage in May, each one marking a highly significant milestone in the history of the Land Rover marque. 50 YEARS OF THE PINK PANTHER The 50th anniversary of the entry into service of the Series IIa SAS Pink Panther will be commemorated Read more…

Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2019

Despite there still being five months to go, Carole Pendle finds preparations are once again in full swing for the annual Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Behind the hugely successful equestrian event, which attracts in excess of 160,000 visitors each year, is a stalwart team of event managers, course builders, groundsmen and administrators who work Read more…