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Scotsman
3 hours ago
- Scotsman
West Lothian man dies in hospital one week after horror crash in Inverness
A West Lothian man has died after a horror crash involving a campervan and a motorbike in Inverness. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Steven Twizell was rushed to Aberdeen's Royal Infirmary after his blue BMW motorbike collided with a white Peugeot campervan on the A8 at Lochend on Thursday, June 19. The 57-year-old, who was from Armadale, died at the hospital a week later on Thursday, June 26. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The 46-year-old driver of the campervan, who has been charged in connection with a road traffic offence, was also taken to hospital as a precaution but has since been discharged. Steven Twizell was rushed to Aberdeen's Royal Infirmary after his blue BMW motorbike collided with a white Peugeot campervan | Police Scotland Sergeant Kate Finlayson, of Police Scotland, said: 'Our thoughts are with Mr Twizell's family and friends at this difficult time. We'll continue to support them throughout our investigation. 'I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information to assist our enquiries. We are still looking for witnesses to this collision, if you have dashcam footage from around this time, please check and see if you captured anything. "Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting reference 2403 of June 19."
Daily Record
3 hours ago
- Daily Record
Biker dies week on from horror Highland crash after man arrested
Steven Twizell, from Armadale in West Lothian, died in hospital a week after the June 19 collision near Inverness. A biker has died a week after a horror crash in the Highlands. Steven Twizell, from Armadale in West Lothian, died in hospital on Thursday after suffering injuries in the collision near Inverness on Thursday June 19. Police were called to the scene at around 4.30pm on the A82 at Lochend after a crash involving a white Peugeot campervan and a blue BMW motorbike. Emergency services attended transferred Mr Twizell, 57, to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died on Thursday June 26. Police have appealed for information relating to the crash. A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing. He was taken to hospital as a precaution following the crash and has since been discharged. Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: 'Our thoughts are with Mr Twizell's family and friends at this difficult time. We'll continue to support them throughout our investigation. 'I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information to assist our enquiries. 'We are still looking for witnesses to this collision, if you have dashcam footage from around this time, please check and see if you captured anything. "Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting reference 2403 of 19 June." Mr Twizell's family have asked for privacy following the tragedy. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. It comes just days after another biker died in a horror crash on a country road in Aberdeenshire. The tragedy happened at around 6.10pm on June 21, on the B966 Fettercairn to Edzell road at Cairnton of Balbegno. A 59-year-old man, who had been driving the blue and white Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another biker was killed in a crash in the Highlands earlier this month. Emergency services were called to the A87 at Loch Cluanie after the alarm was raised at around 11.25am on Friday, June 6. The 29-year-old male rider was taken by air ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where he sadly later died.
Edinburgh Live
4 hours ago
- Edinburgh Live
First picture of West Lothian biker who died after horror crash with campervan
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A West Lothian man who died after a collision has been named. Steven Twizell, 57, was involved in a crash while out on his motorbike in Inverness. At around 4.30pm on Thursday, June 19, police received reports of the incident which involved a white Peugeot campervan. Emergency services were called to the A82 at Lochend, and Steven was taken Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he died on Thursday, June 26. The 46-year-old male driver of the campervan was taken to hospital as a precaution and has since been discharged. He has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and enquiries are ongoing. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: 'Our thoughts are with Mr Twizell's family and friends at this difficult time. We'll continue to support them throughout our investigation. 'I'd like to thank everyone who has come forward with information to assist our enquiries. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. 'We are still looking for witnesses to this collision, if you have dashcam footage from around this time, please check and see if you captured anything." Anyone with any information should contact 101 quoting reference 2403 of 19 June.
Irish Examiner
12 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Me and My Travels: Hugh Wallace on childhood Ireland trips and an extraordinary balloon ride
Favourite childhood holiday memory As kids, we travelled a lot in Ireland, caravan holidays in Downings, Donegal, and rented a cottage outside Roundstone in Connemara. I remember going up the lane to get milk from the farmer. It was still warm; it had just come from the cow. Holidays were always sunny, or that's how I remember it. Life was simpler. No screens. Just football, picnics, and drives. We'd go with my parents, their friends, and their kids, so there was always a gang. Hard-boiled eggs with sand on the beach, salad cream sandwiches, chopped lettuce and tomatoes. Nobody knew what a barbecue was back then. Picnics were it. You just packed up the car and off you went. Most memorable trip Hot air balloon flying over Namib desert One of the most extraordinary was a balloon ride over the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. We stayed in this amazing conservation lodge and every evening all the animals — zebras, giraffes, and even lions — would walk in lines to a watering hole. None of them were hunting, just going for a drink. It was surreal. I've worked across the Middle East and Africa, and Algeria was fascinating. Architecturally, it's incredible. In the 1960s, when they got independence, it was like someone locked the place up and left everything untouched. I remember being up in a spa town in the mountains. We had to wear flak jackets and helmets because there were still snipers. We once ended up in a brothel in the middle of a cornfield in Luxor. We didn't know it was a brothel. It was hilarious. Martin and I love to explore, and we've had some wild experiences. Most surprising destination Luxor Temple, famous landmark of Egypt Egypt surprised me the most. People always talk about Irish hospitality but the Egyptians? They have nothing and yet they are so warm, so friendly, impeccably dressed, and full of fun. You'd be standing on the street wondering where you're going and someone would just help you, no problem. The food, the culture, the energy — it blew us away. We'd get a battered yellow Peugeot to town and cross the Nile on the public ferry with locals carrying chickens and vegetables. It was magic. Favourite city in the world Ancient columns in Rome Rome. I love how the Italians own their streets. They promenade every evening, even in December. You get your coffee, stop, watch people. There's a safety and a pride in how they live. I love the contrast in architecture, from Roman ruins to Mussolini's Olympic Park, which I find fascinating in its arrogance. Then, across the river, you have Zaha Hadid's museum, all flowing and modern, the complete opposite. Rome has all of that, and fabulous food and shopping too. Martin loves it. Favourite hotel Al Moudira, Luxor We stayed at Al Moudira, an amazing hotel in Luxor, on the West Bank. All the hotels are on the Nile's East Bank but I found this place: 50 rooms, run by two incredibly elegant Lebanese women. One was a jeweller. They were about 6ft 3in, so stylish, and they knew everything. That's how we saw the city as locals would. If you asked for the wine list, you got: red, white, or rosé. There were no televisions, no books, no nonsense. The guests were all a bit eccentric: artists, people writing books. The physio who did massages in the hotel also worked with the Egyptian football team. It was that kind of place. There was a 50m swimming pool surrounded by French 1930s colonial furniture. It felt like something out of a film. It was just an incredible, vivid experience. Most memorable food experience I love offal. In Algeria, you'd get heart, liver, kidneys — all cooked over street barbecues. They'd thread fat between the meat to keep it moist and flavourful. Martin hated it. I loved it. I don't think many people say offal when asked that question but it really was incredible. Favourite thing to do while travelling Safari. It's not what people expect from me but it's probably the thing I love most. We've done a few: Kruger in South Africa, Phinda, Zimbabwe, Namibia. They're all different. You do three days, get to know your ranger, and you never know what you'll see. We once woke up to an elephant drinking from our pool. Another time, we found a cheetah with her cubs, just 15m away. We saw two male elephants fighting and one even came for the Land Rover. Bucket-list trip Namba area street in Osaka, Japan Japan is top of the list. I want to go to the Expo (2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, Japan) this year. I also want to go to Argentina for three months. I'd start at the bottom and work my way up. But I have to learn Spanish first. If you're going to do a place properly, you've got to speak the language.
Telegraph
a day ago
- Automotive
- Telegraph
UK's rarest cars: 1985 Peugeot 305 Estate, one of only two left
Ryszard Dąbrowski often finds that his 1985 Peugeot 305 GTX Estate either fascinates or nonplusses members of the public. The 305, despite being quite a favourite of the motoring press, never enjoyed the success that should have been its due in the UK. Today, only 34 of any type are in use including only two roadworthy GTX models. Project D4 commenced in the wake of Peugeot acquiring a share in Citroën in 1974. The financial costs involved meant the cancellations of its plans for an all-new medium-sized car, so the 305 used the floorpan of its 304 predecessor. Peugeot launched the 305 on 17 November 1977, with a choice of transversely-mounted 1.3- and 1.5-litre engines. UK sales began the following year, when Peugeot had 2 per cent of the new car market. The 305 would, hopefully, lure motorists away from their rear-driven Ford Cortinas and Vauxhall Cavaliers to brave the new world of front-wheel-drive Peugeot motoring. One brochure promised 'a subtle blend of modern appeal and classic individuality'. Motor Sport complained that the 305 looked 'horribly ordinary, rather like an early Viva or Kadett' from the rear, but this newspaper found the styling 'pleasant and modern in the Peugeot idiom'. The Thames Drive In programme thought the 305 set new standards for roominess and refinement. An even more impressed Car positively raved about the 305: 'Apart from its disturbing wind noise and noisy mechanicals, there's very little wrong with it and a great deal that's right.' The Sunday Telegraph believed 'Women drivers parking in confined spaces will applaud the small turning circle', while in 1979 What Car? voted the 305 their Car of the Year. The 305 Estate joined the range for the 1980 model year, while Peugeot facelifted the line-up in 1982. By 1984, the GTX had a 1,905cc engine with a close-ratio five-speed gearbox from the Citroën BX 19 GT, with a 114mph top speed and 0-60mph in 9.5sec. The GTX also had modified suspension, low-profile tyres, alloy wheels and remote-control central locking. At a time when home telephones were not universal, the last-named fitting might turn heads when used in a car park. Meanwhile, the 'six dial instrument cluster (including oil temperature and pressure gauges)' appealed to the driver's inner Nigel Mansell. In 1985, a GTX Estate was £7,995 – cheaper than a Cavalier Mk2 1.6 GL Estate at £8,219 or an Austin Montego 1.6 HL Estate at £8,062. Other options were the Renault 18 GTX at £8,350, the Volkswagen Passat CL for £7,955 and, for those who preferred increasingly old-fashioned rear-wheel-drive, the Ford Sierra 1.6 GL Estate at £8,159. Autocar was 'very impressed' with the GTX and found the transmission 'one of the best we have tried'. The Telegraph praised the excellent low-speed torque, while Motor hailed its gearchange and handling: 'That these assets can be combined with a fine ride and reasonable refinement is quite surprising for a car of this age.' Motor added: 'A shame, then, the GTX will probably be ignored by the Cavalier, Sierra and Montego-driving hordes.' In 1979, the 305 was France's third best-selling car behind the Renault 18 and the Renault 5, but it never achieved its potential in the UK. The 405 of 1987, which supplanted and eventually replaced the 305, was more successful because Peugeot made the British market versions in the West Midlands. Production of the 305 Saloon ended in 1988 and the Estate the following year. Peugeot sold 1.7 million units worldwide. This Cherry Red GTX joined the Dąbrowski fleet in February 2024. 'The seats are very comfortable and it has power steering, so it is easy to drive,' he says. 'As the GTX was top of the range, it has the same engine as the Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi, central locking, electric front windows and rear seatbelts.' When on the road, Dąbrowski says: 'People are shocked to see the car. I also find the 305 is not often talked about and I have not seen another one in years.' And if the hordes did overlook the GTX, it really was their loss.
