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The Leamington Observer

Art-lovers can give community centre a boost

Warwick artist, Janette Eslick, is exhibiting work as part of Warwickshire Open Studios to help raise funds for Priory Pools Community Centre.

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Coventry Live - Warwickshire

Drivers warned of 'not passable' 8mph issue on Warwickshire's roads within days

Motorists told to plan ahead, allow extra time or avoid the route

The Leamington Observer

Savers Face New 22% ISA Tax Under Government Reforms - NATIONAL NEWS

Millions of savers could be affected by significant changes to Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) after the Government confirmed a series of reforms due to come

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Coventry Live - Warwickshire

‘Doctors told me it was just anxiety—but my seven-year nightmare was actually Lyme disease’

From performing at Ronnie Scott's to being completely bedbound, Warwickshire jazz musician Matt Telfer spent seven years fighting for answers while doctors told him his debilitating symptoms were "just anxiety." This is his powerful story.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

The thousands of TikTok-related crimes being investigated by West Midlands Police as parents issued stark warning

Over 4,600 incidents where TikTok featured in crime reports were logged by West Midlands Police between 2023 and 2025, including violence, sexual assault and rape, with 274 victims aged under 13

WarwickshireWorld News

Leamington multi-storey to re-open bringing 100 parking spaces back to town centre

Covent Garden Multi-Storey car park in Leamington will re-open on Wednesday (July 1) bringing just over 100 much-needed parking spaces back to the town centre after it was closed for more than three years.

WarwickshireWorld News

Police patrols in Rugby stepped up after man on bike made sexual and harassing comments at jogger

Police patrols in Rugby have been stepped up after a jogger was sexually harassed by a man in the street.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

Double defection as two Warwickshire councillors join Restore Britain

Councillor Dan Glover and Councillor Rob Aitkenhead have left Reform UK for Restore Britain in a double defection, handing the new party a kingmaker's role at Shire Hall

WarwickshireWorld News

Warwick cyclist who underwent surgery and months of recovery after accident gets back on his bike for 220-mile cycling challenge

A Warwick cyclist who underwent surgery and months of recovery after an accident has got back on his bike to take on a 220-mile cycling challenge.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

Exact time it will finally start to feel cooler in Coventry

It's been a brutal few days in this heatwave - but the end is in sight

The Leamington Observer

Severn Trent produces extra 400m litres a day to keep Midlands hydrated during heatwave

It also says grass and gardens are resilient, so will bounce back quickly when the wetter weather returns.

The Leamington Observer

Dancers taking to the stage to help orphans in Nepal

James and the Giant Peach is on at Leamington's Spa Centtre on July 4 and 5.

The Leamington Observer

Police launch appeal after baby found dead in warehouse

The baby is believed to have been unknowingly transported to the warehouse from somewhere in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, West Mercia or Staffordshire

WarwickshireWorld News

Rugby beauty salon owner nails fundraising challenge in memory of mum and dad

A Rugby beauty salon owner has raised more than £3,000 in memory of her mum and dad who both died from cancer.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

Face of thug who killed pedestrian in hit-and-run and the two people who tried to help him cover it up

Anthony Flowers crashed into Daniel Livingstone while driving over 60mph in a 30mph zone - and then roped in his mum and his brother-in-law to help cover his tracks

WarwickshireWorld News

Leamington driver who killed man in hit-and-run is jailed – along with his mum, and friend who helped him burn the car

A Leamington driver who killed a man in a hit-and-run – and then got someone to set fire to the car – has been jailed.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

George Finch cleared of misconduct over child rape case comments

An external investigation found that Councillor George Finch had breached the county council's code of conduct by publicising comments that "could have jeopardised" a child rape case, but a standards panel has since cleared him of any wrongdoing

WarwickshireWorld News

"Ellie and the team all do a fabulous job": Family-run village pub wins Rugby CAMRA title

Celebrations are taking place after the Rugby branch of the Campaign for Real Ale announced its favourite country pub.

Coventry Live - Warwickshire

Warwickshire hotel used to house asylum seekers given back to community as Keir Starmer says 'restoring control'

The Leamington hotel is one of 20 to be shut to illegal migrants across the country

The Leamington Observer

Family pay tribute to beloved grandmother who died in M40 crash

Anne Anderson was a passenger in one of the three cars involved in the collision on June 21.