At first blush Ferrari and Forfar may not seem obvious stablemates, but there was an era when Scots fancying a Prancing Horse from the array of Maranello thoroughbreds could hit the high road to Angus.
Bank bosses have been urged to put their heads together and consider the creation of rural hubs in an effort to help local communities struggling against a tide of closures.
An Angus limousine which may have carried the future monarch before being owned by Top Gear television royalty is going under the hammer in the hope of a local ‘homecoming’ for the elegant antique.