Tiff Needell

The 72-year-old (inset), who hosted the BBC car show in the 1980s and 90s, has balked at proposals to rebuild the Grade II-listed site (top right and left) in Herefordshire's Golden Valley, believing that it would'ruin this tiny piece of history'. The building's historic features, which include two old petrol pumps outside (bottom right), will'become nothing more than living history,' rather than living history,' he said. In February last year, Mike Clark, 63, a computer programmer, and his wife purchased the Glendore petrol station, which dates back to 1919, as a retirement home. They've spent £60,000 on surveying the property and applying for planning permission with the local council, with a decision expected over the next week.

Top Gear enthusiasts would have enjoyed their favorite celebrities driving on one of the world's most iconic racetracks, battling through the sands of Morocco and welcoming old faces in the forthcoming series, if not for Freddie Flintoff's near-fatal terror tragedy. When its former cricketer was 'luck to be alive' on the back of flipping an open-top supercar whilst driving, the BBC hit show was part-way through filming. The A League Of Their Own star made his first big appearance since the crash nine months ago and is training with the England cricket team. His co-stars have given us a lot of information about what driving enthusiasts might have hoped to see on the forthcoming series since filming began, allowing us to see what was in the pipeline.