Sweet Retreat Guesthouse and Sugarworks is pleased to announce the completion of their authentic reproduction Conestoga Covered Wagon built by Vermont craftsmen.

Sheriff's deputies in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., said a man driving a horse and buggy led them on a three-mile pursuit before escaping on foot. Deputies said they tried to stop the buggy in Napoli while investigating reports of underage drinking but the driver steered the vehicle through fields and woods before jumping down from the buggy and evading deputies on foot, the Buffalo (N.Y.) News reported Wednesday. Investigators said deputies were unable to find the driver at the scene but a 20-year-old man was later arrested after deputies brought the horse and buggy to a nearby home. Jonas Hershberger, 20, was charged with overdriving of animals, reckless endangerment and obstructing governmental administration.

INDUSTRIAL materials specialist Oxonica has received a boost after Perth-based transport giant Stagecoach said it would continue using its fuel-saving catalyst in its UK fleet.

THE floods have done little to dampen sales at bus and rail operator Stagecoach. The South West Trains group said trading was ahead of expectations although the wet weather had caused some 'localised disruption' to parts of its UK business.

By Sean O'Grady By my reckoning (which may be wrong - please write in and correct me), my Stagecoach shares have gone up by a factor of 15 since I bought them way back in 1993. Such a long time ago.