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Click the thumbs up > AM100 motor retailer HR Owen is investing heavily in 2021 ready to win over more luxury car buyers. That comes despite a heavy hit to its 2019/20 profits as coronavirus lockdowns took their toll. In December it bought a 5.4 acre site at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which will become home to its corporate headquarters and a cross-brand ‘statement site’ for wealthy car enthusiasts. Construction has already started at the £30m development, which will increase HR Owen’s sho...

Filming of Amazon Prime spy drama Alex Rider underway in Bristol It stars Vicky McClure, who plays Kate Fleming in Line of Duty Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now FIND OUT WHATS ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Notice...

New Sky thriller Extinction starring Paapa Essiedu begins filming in Bristol Its described as a "gripping exploration of memory, fate, and the limits of love" Paapa Essiedu rose to fame following his role as Kwame in BBC drama I May Destroy You (Image: BBC/Various Artists Ltd and FALKNA/Natalie Seery) FIND OUT WHATS ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsl...

The auction industry’s digital revolution Over the last 12 months, the auction industry has been officially digitised. We catch up with Arthur Touchot to see how PHILLIPS – and its watch auctions – have moved with the times Published: Wednesday 27th January 2021 On 10 December 2019, Arthur Touchot was in New York for PHILLIPS’ final auction of the season. The sale, which hundreds of collectors from around the world flew in to attend in person, ended with a significant lot, an Urwerk R...

The London restaurants given Michelin stars for the first time in the 2021 guide After what has been a brutal year for the industry Updated One of the dishes on offer at Benares in Mayfair (Image: Jodi Hinds 2020) The pandemic has caused complete carnage in so many trades, with the restaurant industry suffering more than most. But a handful of restaurants were at least given some extraordinary news this week, when they found out they had made it into the coveted Michelin guide for the first ti...

The troubled rebirth of TVR has gained a new lifeline, securing a £2m funding boost to help secure the future of the brand and get its new Griffith to market. While this is well short of the £25m TVR has been aiming to raise in order to get its facilities in Wales up and running, this is at least a glimmer of hope for the troubled brand after years of inactivity due to fiscal complications.  The first cars were due for delivery in early 2019, and all looked healthy with a £40m order bank an...

London restaurants Core by Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze at The Connaught have both been awarded three stars in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021. Last nights (25 January) virtual event to commemorate the launch of the latest edition of the red book saw a total of 22 restaurants receive new star ratings, with three new two-star restaurants announced and 17 new one-star restaurants recognised. In total, the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2021...

Filming underway in Bristol for mystery Amazon Prime series A film crew has set up camp in Berkeley Square Updated Filming in progress at Berkeley Square, Bristol (Image: Bristol Live) FIND OUT WHATS ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Not...

In Britain Herbert Austin, works manager of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co, built the first of the Wolseley cars in 1896. Britain had been slow to adopt the concept of the motor car, partly because of the strong lobby from the railways and partly because legislation until 1896 had limited the speed of powered vehicles to 4mph in the countryside and 2mph in towns. In 1896 the limit was raised to 14mph and in 1903 to 20mph. Frederick Henry Royce was born in 1863. His father’s m...

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