Leisure Archive
(July 2025)

18 July 2025

Burghley welcomes the world’s best

Make a date with this year’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials, which showcases international eventing’s leading event riders. By Barbara Young. Preparations across Burghley Park are well underway as this year’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials (4th-7th September) gets ready to welcome the world’s top horse and rider combinations. The four-day spectacular celebration of world-class sport, together Read more…

Dusty lanes, dogs and the hedgerow harvest

Matt Limb OBE looks forward to the fast-approaching autumn and preparing to make the most of what nature has to offer. Dusty pathways, dogs at your heels and a bramble or two just beginning to blush. It’s not quite autumn yet, but in the hedgerows you can sense it coming. Now’s the time to open Read more…

Jack Lowden leads MINI’s cinematic turn in Agents of Fun

MINI’s new advert is inspired by espionage thrillers. A cinematic new campaign, fronted by actor, producer and Golden Globe-nominated Jack Lowden, reimagines the car advert as something entirely different: a sharp, espionage-inspired short film with subversive wit and cultural edge. It marks a return to narrative-led advertising – where story drives impact, rules are playfully Read more…

Honda Civic Type R secures hat-trick at Auto Express New Car Awards 2025

The Honda Civic Type R has claimed the coveted Hot Hatch of the Year title for the third year running at the 2025 Auto Express New Car Awards, further solidifying its status as the ultimate performance hatchback. In its sixth generation, the Civic Type R has set the benchmark for hot hatches. Its latest win Read more…

17 July 2025

Aston Martin Vantage

The latest Aston Martin Vantage presents a positive, stimulating design that is guaranteed to get your pulse racing and distinctly sets it apart from other sports cars on British roads. This two-seater boasts a more commanding silhouette, now 30mm wider. However, it doesn’t come across as bulky; the Vantage is sculpted in all the right Read more…

Lucky for some: Isuzu D-Max wins ‘Best Workhorse Pickup’ for 13th year in a row at 2025 Trade Van Driver Awards

Isuzu UK celebrates the award as a testament to the D-Max’s reliability and enduring appeal among owner-drivers and small business users across the UK. Isuzu UK is proud to announce that the multi-award-winning Isuzu D-Max has once again been crowned ‘Best Workhorse Pickup’ at the prestigious Trade Van Driver Awards 2025, marking its 13th consecutive Read more…

From car park to countryside

Matt Limb OBE discusses the need to publicise The Countryside Code, so that everyone can enjoy the local landscape responsibly. July in the countryside – long, warm days when the sun hangs high in the sky and laughter echoes through fields and footpaths. The school holidays are upon us and with it comes the familiar Read more…