Nothing will compare to the thrilling sights, sounds and smell of some of the world's most exotic classic bikes at this year's inaugural Classic TT event on the Isle of Man and you can be within ear splitting distance of the best action as well as be part of the world's leading Classic Motorcycle event with race day and special events tickets now on sale.

VIP, Platinum VIP and Grandstand tickets are all now available for the two Classic TT race days - Saturday 24th and Monday 26th August. VIP and Platinum VIP hospitality tickets offer unrivalled access to the event from the comfort of the 'VIP Club'. You'll be sharing the complimentary bar, breakfast and buffet with heroes from the TT past and present as well as some of the greatest names in the history of motorcycle racing.

Grandstand tickets will give you a great view of the start and finish straight and the iconic pit lane as the world's leading classic racers go head to head with the modern TT stars. John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop are set to renew their rivalry from this year's TT and battle for the 500cc crown

Other leading TT stars including Conor Cummins, Cameron Donald, William Dunlop, James Hillier, Gary Johnson and Bruce Anstey are all confirmed to appear on some of the greatest and most iconic machines of the last century including bikes from Paton, Matchless, Norton, MV Agusta, BSA, Moto Guzzi, Ducati, Vincent, AJS, Aermacchi and the established Japanese manufacturers, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki..

Grandstand tickets are priced at just £10 for Saturday's 500cc Classic TT Race with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company '67 Senior TT Reenactment Lap featuring John McGuinness and Giacomo Agostini also scheduled for that day. Monday's action includes the combined 350cc and 250cc Classic TT Races as well as the Formula 1, 2 and Formula Classic TT Race.

Monday will also feature the Classic Racer Classic TT 'Lap of Honour'. Riders already confirmed to take part include 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini, 20-time TT winner John McGuinness, 11-time TT winner Philip McCallen, 16-time TT sidecar race winner Dave Molyneux, 7-time TT winner Mick Grant, 4-time World Champion Kork Ballington, double World Champion Carlos Lavado, Ralf Waldmann, winner of 20 Grand Prix, Formula 750 World Champion Steve Baker, triple world champion Freddie Spencer and 2003 World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson.

The action doesn't just take place on the track this year as London's iconic Ace Cafe will be taking over the VIP Club and recreating their unrivalled experience on Saturday 24th August with an Ace Cafe Classic TT Party. Expect tub-thumping rock and roll from the sixties with live music, DJ's and special guests. Tickets are priced at just £20 for an evening of fun and nostalgia.

The following evening, Sunday 25th August, TT fans will get the chance to meet some of the greatest names in Motorcycling history at the 'Classic TT Heroes Dinner' in the VIP Club. Compered by Neil Hodgson and with a plethora of World Champions, national champions and a stunning line up of TT riders past and present with over a hundred race victories and numerous podiums, it promises to be an unforgettable and exclusive evening. Tickets are priced at £100 each plus VAT

Grandstand, VIP and Platinum Hospitality and the Ace Cafe Classic TT Party and Classic TT Heroes Dinner are all available on the www.officialiomtt.com website or by phoning Duke Marketing on +44 (0) 1624 640 000.

Tucano Urbano has teamed up with The Charlatans to offer one lucky winner the ultimate festival package this summer. Two weekend camping tickets to see The Charlatans perform at the award-winning Kendal Calling festival, 26th - 28th July, alongside legends such as Primal Scream and Basement Jaxx.

The winner will also receive an iconic Charlatans T-shirt featuring front-man Tim Burgess and signed by the band, plus a signed copy of the band’s latest DVD Mountain Picnic Blues.

The exclusive prize package is available to win only by entering the competition at the Tucano Urbano UK Facebook page. The competition closes on Monday 22 July at 14:00 –so enter now,– it’'s so simple, just click!

As scooter riders, The Charlatans are long-term fans of the Tucano Urbano brand, having worn Tucano Urbano clothing for many years, including recently choosing several items from the latest collection.

The Spring/Summer 2013 collection is available now at stockists nationwide

www.tucanourbano.co.uk

The award-winning Kendal Calling festival is set in the beautiful surroundings of the Lake District and over the years has attracted big-name performers such Pendulum, Dizzee Rascal, Doves, Blondie and Mumford & Sons. Maintaining an intimate, happy atmosphere, the line-up for 2013 looks like this is set to be the best year yet and you could be there! Find out more at www.kendalcalling.co.uk

 DO YOU FIND HOUSEKEEPING AN OVERWHELMING CHORE AND AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS?

Perhaps your living room is bursting with junk and clutter you can’t face to part with. Do you need help in getting your home back in order?

OR ARE YOU CONSUMED BY CLEANING? DO YOU SPEND HOURS A DAY DUSTING, POLISHING AND VACUUMING TO KEEP GERMS AT BAY?

betty are making a second series of the hit show Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners for Channel 4 and we are looking for people to take part.

This primetime series sees everyday people with a compulsion to clean offer up their services to people with disorganised houses in need of a spruce up in the hope they can learn from each other.

If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch by calling

02079 070892 or email [email protected]

Motorway Service Areas are charging up to four times the high street price for basic food and drinks, according to research conducted by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

Essentials such as a 500ml bottle of water cost £2.09 (95 pence on the high street in London) while the cheapest cheese sandwich cost £3.99). 

On the high street, the everyday shopper can expect to pay 25 per cent less than a service area user. At a popular high street newsagent, a standard size Mars bar costs £0.79 and a pack of Walkers crisps is priced at £0.95).

Motorists are dissatisfied with the value for money available at Motorway Service Areas but are left with little choice when making long trips around the country.  When asked to rate the price of food and drinks at Motorway Service Areas, more than half of respondents (51%) rated them unreasonable.

The survey also found that sixty-five per cent of respondents are most likely only to stop at Motorway Service Areas just to use the toilet facilities1.

Price comparisons include: • A medium white coffee - £3.09 (£2.10 London high street) • A standard sized Mars bar - £0.95 (£0.79 London high street) • A pack of Walkers crisps – £1.05 (£0.95 London high street) • 500ml bottle of water £2.09 (£0.95 London high street) • A basic cheese sandwich - £3.99 (£1.00 local high street)

London offers the most expensive white coffee at £3.09, while generally prices were around £2.50.

Fifty-four per cent of respondents consider the price of petrol at Motorway Service Areas unreasonable.

With petrol prices averaging about ten pence per litre more than at off-motorway forecourts the IAM is calling for a complete review of motorway prices, together with filling stations being forced to advertise their and their competitors fuel prices, as is the case in France.

The research also revealed that from one Motorway Service Area to the next, the price of petrol can vary by up to 10p per litre.

Cost of petrol per in pence per litre: • Hopwood Park M4 – 144.90 (132.9 off motorway2) • Corley M6 – 144.90  (131.9 off motorway) • Michaelwood M5 – 142.90 (135.9 off motorway) • Strensham M5 – 142.90 (133.0 off motorway) • Pont Abraham, Wales M4 – 141.90 (133.9 off motorway) • Forton M6 – 141.90 (133.9 off motorway) • Sarn Park M4 – 133.90  (131.7 off motorway) • Heston Services M4 - 144.90 (132.8 off motorway) • UK average at supermarkets £1.313

IAM chief executive Simon Best said: “Motorway Service Areas are supposed to be for motorists eat, drink and freshen up. It’s very important to have a break every two hours and these costs will put people off stopping. Tired motorists pose a danger to themselves and other road users.”

“17,000 people every year break down on the motorway simply because they have run out of fuel, which can cause lane closures and delays for everyone.  High petrol prices will put people off filling up.  Forcing stations to advertise their competitors’ prices would drive costs down.”

French privateer racer, Bruno Langlois, takes Ducati Multistrada to 1205 category Pikes Peak victory
•Fourth successive category win for Ducati Multistrada

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 02 July 2013 – The Ducati Multistrada has taken victory in the famous Pikes Peak “Race to the Clouds” event in Colorado for the fourth year in succession with a spectacular win this time for French privateer racer, Bruno Langlois.

Langlois, whose career history includes titles from the Championnat France de Côte in 1985 and Champion de France Promosport 750 in 1990, continues to compete at home in France, but after whetting his appetite with a third place at Pikes Peak last year aboard a Ducati Streetfighter, vowed to return for the victory.

With a helping hand from Ducati West Europe and his local Ducati Dealer, Moto Prestige, Langlois secured the use of a standard 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak – built and named to celebrate the Italian manufacturer’s first win on the mountain - and took the 1205 category win.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, or "Race to the Clouds", is situated in a range of the Rocky Mountains, 16km west of Colorado Springs and races from a start line altitude of 2,862 metres (9,389ft) to a finish line at 4,300 (14,100ft).

Langlois used Ducati’s highly awarded Multistrada 1200, which features a unique “4-bikes-in-1” character by combining the technologies of Ride-by-Wire, Ducati Electronic Suspension, Ducati Traction Control and ABS into the four Riding Modes of Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro. The modes, which can be pre-programmed with personalized settings, enable the rider to transform the motorcycle at the touch of a button, even while riding. This touch-button versatility was further enhanced for 2013 with the introduction of Ducati Skyhook Suspension, now proven perfect for the Pikes Peak event as well as impressing Multistrada owners all over the world.

Victory at this year’s “Race to the Clouds” has highlighted the passion and determination for Ducatisti such as Bruno Langlois to embrace the Ducati brand and prove their talent in exciting and memorable events such as Pikes Peak.

Managing Director of Ducati West Europe, Thierry Mouterde, said: “We are very happy to have been able to help make this victory happen for Bruno. As a passionate brand, we were impressed by his determination to win Pikes Peak and we knew that the Multistrada 1200 has a proven track record there. We would like to congratulate both Bruno and Moto Prestige, our Ducati dealer in Ajaccio, for the great work they have done.”

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A – An Audi Group Company

Founded in 1926, Ducati has been producing sport-inspired motorcycles since 1946. Their motorcycles are characterised by “Desmodromic” performance engines, innovative design and avant-garde technology. Covering several market segments, Ducati's range of motorcycles are divided into model families which include: Diavel, Hypermotard, Monster, Multistrada, Streetfighter and Superbike.

These authentic icons of “made in Italy” are sold in over 80 countries around the world, with concentration on the European, North-American and Asia Pacific markets. Ducati competes in both the World Superbike Championship and, with an official team, the World MotoGP Championship. In Superbike Ducati has won 17 Manufacturers' titles and 14 Riders' titles and in 2011 passed the historic milestone of 300 race victories. Ducati have participated in MotoGP since 2003, and took both the Manufacturers' and Riders' titles in 2007.