Maxine Ashford | The Western Group of Motoring Writers

Women on the move in hard times

by Maxine Ashford | Feb 4, 2021 | News

Women On the Move Against Cancer’s (WOMAC) annual February party is a firm fixture in the automotive calendar and very well supported by the industry, but unfortunately February 2021 will be the first year in more than 40 years that WOMAC won’t be holding its annual...

Driving under the influence of a good story

by Maxine Ashford | Apr 10, 2017 | Features

Just when you thought it was safe to get into a car with Maxine Ashford –

Building parts at the speed of light

by Maxine Ashford | Jan 18, 2016 | Features

3D printing is often seen as a modern manufacturing system, but it has been successfully used for over two decades by JLR, explains Maxine Ashford –

A funny thing happened on the way to lunch…

by Maxine Ashford | Aug 27, 2015 | News

Now you do see some strange things on launch events, but nothing prepared two of our members for what lurked around a hairpin bend in The Pyrenees, says Maxine Ashford –

Getting a grip on reality, at last

by Maxine Ashford | Mar 28, 2014 | Features

Motoring journalists live a pretty blessed existence travelling across Europe to test out the very latest models in the most exotic locations, usually in warm weather but it was on a recent trip to Salzburg, Austria that opened the eyes of our Maxine Ashford –

All perfectly innocent, or is it paparazzi?

by Maxine Ashford | Feb 21, 2014 | Features

Lurking in the deepest darkest depths is a creature so deadly to man that royals, celebrities and mere mortals dread them wherever they pass –

Tackling sheep and avoiding landslides

by Maxine Ashford | Jan 4, 2013 | Features

It seems only appropriate in this the year of the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia for rugby fan Maxine Ashford to talk about a trip to the other side of the world to watch the amazing Rugby World Cup –