Lorry drivers face being stuck for days in makeshift camp on Manston airfield

Desperate lorry drivers stranded in makeshift camps at Kent’s Manston airport have pleaded to be allowed home for Christmas amid fears that even with the introduction of rapid testing the backlog of drivers willl take days to clear.  The military is heading to Kent today to start a mass testing programme after France confirmed it … Read more

Driver dies during land speed record attempt at airfield

Driver dies attempting land speed record at airfield where Top Gear’s Richard Hammond nearly killed himself crashing jet-powered car North Yorkshire Police said they were called out to a ‘serious collision’ yesterday  Investigation of what happened at Elvington Airfield, east of York, is under way Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond had a horror crash at … Read more

The Batman’s crew are seen preparing the Caped Crusader’s Batmobile on an airfield

It was reported earlier this month that The Batman could get back to filming from September, after production was halted in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. And it seems that the things are finally getting underway as the batmobile was seen being put through its paces at a disused airfield on Thursday. Crew were seen … Read more

Grandfather, 82, takes over old airfield and turns it into international airport in West Wales

That’s one way to beat the check-in queues! Grandfather, 82, takes over old airfield and turns it into international standard airport Winston Thomas has turned an old military airbase into an international airport He has spent £4.5million on developing Pembrey Airport, West Wales since 1994 Mr Thomas, an 82-year-old grandfather, runs the airport all by … Read more

Thousands of unwanted new and used motors are stored on airfield as coronavirus slump hits economy 

Now, where did we park the car? Thousands of unwanted new and used motors are stored on airfield as coronavirus slump hits economy Thurleigh Airfield in Bedfordshire is being used to hold thousands of unsold cars Former RAF base is now a storage site amid fears over future of motor industry  This comes as British … Read more