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HERE is your chance to win tickets for this year’s South- port Flower Show which, runs from Thursday, August 20th, to Sunday, August 23rd.


Now celebrating its 80th year,


the Southport Flower Show con­ tinues to be a highlight of the


, horticultural calendar. '. . j This year will see a fine food


offering, with local suppliers from across the North-West offering


. everything from cheese, pickles and preserves to locally produced' wine. Chefs will be on hand with live demonstrations to show visi­ tors how to make the mok of


• their ingredients. ■ ■ : . . In recognition of the increasing


■ number of people using their gar­ den to grow herbs, fruit and veg-


• etables, the Allotment Society will be hosting-a special garden


. with hints and tips on growing your own. ,


. ' ■ Gardening enthusiasts will also-


everything from home and gar­ den’furniture to local arts and crafts. : Visitors are invited to browse


the Herboretum for advice on how herbs can play a greater part in their life,’ from cooking to 'medicinal purposes.


/ A honey expert will be on hand


in the honey marquee with tips on how gardeners can play a part in saving endangered honeybees. Entertainment will include live


music, arena displays and appear­ ances from some of the country’s


. favourite celebrity gardeners." iThey will be offering visitors advice on creating show-stopping gardens. ' . Southport Flower Show prom­


ises to be a perfect day out for the family, with something for every­ one and free entry for under 16s.


be able to enjoy up to a million blooms that will be on display and take in the floral competition which a ttra c ts hundreds of entries each year. More than 250 exhibitors will,- take over 34 acres of Southport’s ■ ' beautiful Victoria Park, offering ■


- We have five pairs of tickets to give away. To be in' with a chance of winning, simply answer,^the question on the coupon and sub­ mit your entry before the closing. date.: ■ ■:' ■


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to order tickets for the Southport Flower Show 2009, visit www.' southportflowershow.co.uk or call 08448471555.


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y most measures, 410,000 is a lot of cars. Even when they’re as small as the old Mazda2,


park ’em end-to-end and they’ll


stretch for 1,000 miles. Mazda sold this many 2s from 2003 to


2007, but for a company that usually takes a big slice of the small car pie, the UK did­ n’t account for too many of those sales. The replacement model has to do a whole lot


. better. ■ Thankfully, Mazda have equipped it to


succeed. When it was introduced in 2003, the


Mazda2 didn’t make much of a splash. I t Mowed the tradition of the unloved 121 in ' offering Ford Fiesta underpinnings with a bit of Mazdafication overlaid. In the case of the 121, that process


involved little more than prising the Ford badges off and branding it a Mazda but. with the 2 things went considerably further, the Japanese, company developing a new body shell based on the existing “h a rd : points’.’ and^making some worthwhile changes to the Fiesta’s rather low-rent inte­ rior. It wasn’t enough though. In order for the Mazda2 to really differ­


entiate itself, it had to offer something over the Ford other than the fact that it wasn’t a Ford.


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A ticket fo r a Saturday evening ' performance o f the Edinburgh Military Tattoo (face value £28)


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With products like the Focus, Puma and , Mondeo having lent kudos to the Blue oval, many customers had wised up that Ford meant good and associated Mazda with lit­ tle other than the MX-5 sports car. So' what’s changed this time round? As some of you may well have guessed,


Mazda isn’t going it totally alone with the latest Mazda2 three and five-door range. It’ll share its underpinnings with the next


generation Fiesta, so in that respect little has changed. What is novel is that this time round, Mazda get a run at the market before the Ford is launched - it’s similar in . many respects to 'Volkswagen letting the Skoda Fabia off the leash with the all-new Polo chassis first.


- - The chassis itself is simple, but very rigid,


Mazda using MaePherson strut front sus­ pension and a torsion beam at the back to keep costs down. . Most buyers will opt for petrol power


where there’s a choice of 75 or 86ps 1.3-litre •. engines or a vaguely sporty 102ps 1.5. Deal­ ers will also sell you 1.4-litre 68ps and 1.6; 90ps diesel versions. , ■


:/.Prices s ta rt at around £9,000 for the - entry-level 75ps 1.3, but even at this level, you get a decent kit quotient. . . This runs to ABS with Brake Assist and .


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gested a three-door.bodyshell, it was clear that the company had managed to give the car a lithe profile while keeping the practi­ cality of fivedoors. . The three-door car arrived later and, if


anything, is an even more attractive propo- sition styling-wise. At the front, there’s the traditional V-


shaped Mazda grille and the headlights are very deftly smeared into the front bumper assembly. Likewise the tail lights are neatly inte­


grated into the tailgate which, from a prac-. tical perspective, doesn’t have the widest aperture as a result. Still, when budget small cars like the Proton Satria Neo now


. look as good as they do, the expectation for a company such as Mazda is cranked ever higher. . : ■ The interior features a number of wel­


come design touches such as a glove box with integrated magazine rack. There’s also a floor console between the front seats with a large rear tray affixed. In total there’s 250 litres of storage space which isn’t half bad for a supermini. Silver on black detailing on the fascia gives a rather more grown up look and feel than many key rivals. . Many of the design themes of the .


Mazda2 follow on from the SASSOU con­ cept car that was first seen a t the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show. Although hot hatch fans will be disap­


pointed to hear that there’s no tyre-shred­ ding MPS model to go toe to toe with the . likes of the Vauxhall Corsa VXR and- Renaultsport Clio 200, for those looking for a more sedate pedal there’s a lot to offer. / With' pricing pitched at below Fiesta lev- •


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els, the initial signs look very good for the; ' Mazda2, albeit with one or two caveats. . The styling is neat, the cabin well finished • and the Mazda brand is now in ruder health than at any point I can re m em b er .: ' . ; Perhaps the Mazda2 can get it right sec-^r orid time round.


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speakers, multi-function glovebox with magazine rack, Thatcham Category 1 alarm and immobiliser and electric door mirrors. At the top of the line-up sit the 1.5-litre


' petrol and 1.6-litre diesel models which wear a Sport badge apparently justified by a “full sports styling kit”. Buyers of these models can expect 16-


inch alloy wheels, dynamic stability control, traction control, cruise control, fog lights, rain sensing wipers and auto lights, electric rear windows, a trip computer, speed alarm, six audio speakers and climate control air- conditioning. The car that Mazda whipped the dust


sheets off at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007 was undoubtedly a very tidy piece of styling. With a sharply rising waistline that sug­


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