New Forth crossing will get a name

THE NEW FORTH crossing could, after all, be given a name. That statement in itself may well sound strange, but prior to the start of the Scottish Government election Transport Minister Keith Brown had stated there were no plans to change the name from its project title, the Forth Replacement Crossing, writes…

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Mazda’s lightest, fastest MX-5

MAZDA HAS introduced its all-new GT racing version of the MX-5, five months after we drove a race-prepared MX-5 in the Britcar 24-Hours at Silverstone, writes Jim McGill. The new race version of the MX-5 is the lightest and most powerful version of the iconic roadster ever built … but it’s not…

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New Scots transport museum to open

GLASGOW’S NEW £74 million Riverside Museum — which houses the city’s transport collection, which was previously displayed at the Kelvin Hall — is to open in June, writes Jim McGill. The Riverside Museum, positioned on the Clyde, will house around 3000 exhibits and will officially open at 10am on June 21. READ…

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