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Wonders of the Western Group world: 11 An unfortunate coincidence

Wonders of the Western Group world: 11 An unfortunate coincidence

by Dave Moss | Jul 21, 2014 | Features, Meet the experts

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 –

When car making really was child’s play

When car making really was child’s play

by Dave Moss | Jul 4, 2014 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group world: 10, How should you spell Gloster?

Wonders of the Western Group world: 10, How should you spell Gloster?

by Dave Moss | Jun 30, 2014 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group: 9 The M96 revealed

Wonders of the Western Group: 9 The M96 revealed

by Dave Moss | May 21, 2014 | Features

Britain’s most secret motorway is also its shortest and there’s a long story behind it, explains Dave Moss –

Wonders of the Western Group: 8 Idea stuck in the mud at Severnside

Wonders of the Western Group: 8 Idea stuck in the mud at Severnside

by Dave Moss | Apr 17, 2014 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 7 The dragon’s unlikely tale

Wonders of the Western Group World: 7 The dragon’s unlikely tale

by Dave Moss | Mar 17, 2014 | Features

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 –

No E Numbers please, we’re British

No E Numbers please, we’re British

by Dave Moss | Feb 14, 2014 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 6 Why racing started at Castle Combe

Wonders of the Western Group World: 6 Why racing started at Castle Combe

by Dave Moss | Feb 7, 2014 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 5 Flights of fancy

Wonders of the Western Group World: 5 Flights of fancy

by Dave Moss | Jan 13, 2014 | Features

Many, many flights – some of them quite fancy, says Dave Moss –

Wonders of the Western Group World: Earning your spurs

Wonders of the Western Group World: Earning your spurs

by Dave Moss | Dec 9, 2013 | Features, Wonders of the Western Group

There are some mystery junctions along the M5 indicating the most delayed motorway link project in Britain, as Dave Moss explains –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 3 Runways end at Plymouth?

by Dave Moss | Nov 29, 2013 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 2 Have the region’s choppers really been grounded?

Wonders of the Western Group World: 2 Have the region’s choppers really been grounded?

by Dave Moss | Oct 28, 2013 | Features

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 –

Wonders of the Western Group World: 1 Small remote airport reflects on past glories

Wonders of the Western Group World: 1 Small remote airport reflects on past glories

by Dave Moss | Sep 30, 2013 | Features

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 –

1983 and all that…er we forgot

1983 and all that…er we forgot

by Dave Moss | May 1, 2013 | Features

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 –

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