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The president of Felixstowe Rowing Club is hoping to revive the tradition of pilot gig rowing, which was a familiar pastime off the East Anglian…

The motoring world was a different place in 1966. A gallon of petrol was five shillings and sixpence, the UK’s first motorway had been open for just seven years, and three-point seatbelts had only recently appeared. Britain’s automotive love affair was firmly established by this point, though. There were fewer than two million privately owned cars in the UK in 1950 – a number that had more than quadrupled by 1966, and would climb at a similar rate over coming years.  Despite this growth, money was tight for UK motorists. The cost of 1966’s best-selling car – the Morris 1100 – wa...

The iconic Haynes Workshop Manuals will no longer be physically printed and published for new cars, its publisher has confirmed following the death of its founder.  More than 200 million manuals on 300 models of cars and 130 motorbike models were sold to DIY enthusiasts who wanted to maintain and repair vehicles themselves for more than 50 years. Haynes Publishing was founded by John Haynes in 1960, but was sold for a reported £114million earlier this year to French firm Infopro Digital after his death from a short illness. Haynes Publishing was founded by John Haynes in 1960, but was sold ...