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“Rugby must have a strong voice": Group leaders unite to set out town's priorities for local government reorganisation
Three political group leaders on Rugby Borough Council have written jointly to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to set out priorities for Rugby as local government reorganisation moves forward.
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Leamington volunteer selected for World Scout Jamboree in Poland
A volunteer from Leamington has been selected to represent the UK at the World Scout Jamboree in Poland in 2027.
Santander's Leamington branch set for major refurbishment
Santander's branch on The Parade in Leamington is set for a significant internal and external refurbishment, according to plans submitted to Warwick District Co
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Bin collections to start earlier this week amid amber heat warning
Warwick District Council has confirmed that bin collections across the district, including Leamington, will begin earlier than normal from Weds 12 to Fri...
Missing Rugby girls Angelica and Verity have been found
Missing Rugby girls Angelica and Verity have been found safe and well.
Missing Rugby girls, 11 and 12, finally found as new investigation underway
They had not been seen for more than 48 hours
Warwickshire stargazer's top tips for those wanting to watch the solar eclipse tomorrow
A Warwickshire stargazer has given some top tips to those wanting to watch the rare partial solar eclipse in the sky above the county tomorrow (Wednesday August 12).
CRICKET - Norton Lindsey set to miss out on promotion after Long Itchington defeat
Long Itchington posted a mammoth 378-4 from their 45 overs at Wolverton Road which left Norton Lindsey in pursuit of 379 runs for victory.
'Historically significant' Georgian silver salver among items stolen from Warwickshire National Trust site
A ‘historically significant’ silver salver is among 25 antique pieces which have stolen from a National Trust site in Warwickshire.
Man, 81, left with punctured lung and fractured ribs after railway wall fell on him
Network Rail has been fined £1.2million over the incident in Rugby
Met Office warns Coventry to be hit by 15 hour long 'extreme heat' in new alert
It comes as temperatures are set to soar
Volunteers help rare butterfly habitat thrive beside railway cutting near Leamington
Volunteer conservationists are working hard to restore a rare butterfly habitat beside a railway cutting near Leamington.
The unsolved Warwickshire Tombstone Murder: Olive Bennett's 1954 Stratford cold case
More than 70 years on, the 1954 murder of Stratford-upon-Avon midwife Olive May Bennett — strangled and weighed down in the River Avon with a tombstone wrenched from Shakespeare's own churchyard — remains one of Britain's most baffling unsolved cold cases.
Warwick's popular classic car show rolling back into the town this weekend
The annual Warwick Classic Car Show which turns the town centre into an open-air museum showcasing a wide variety of vehicles is set to return this weekend.
Warwickshire people get glasses at the ready to witness rare partial solar eclipse
People across Warwickshire are preparing to watch a rare and exciting event this week.
Leamington landlady fights to save community pub from Punch Pubs shake-up
The landlady of a Leamington pub has launched a campaign against plans by its owner that she says would strip her of control over the venue's future.
As Drought Grips Britain, Garden Birds Are Going Hungry, Here's How to Help
With half of England now officially in drought and July recording its lowest rainfall on record for the month, gardeners across the country are being urged to
Burnham Set to Hit Households With £25bn Tax Raid, Economists Warn - NATIONAL NEWS
Pensioners and entrepreneurs face the sharpest squeeze as Capital Economics warns of a Budget...
Medically unfit and drink-drivers among 12 stripped of licences as police crack down on dangerous motorists
Warwickshire Police say they have taken action against 40 drivers found to pose a danger to other road users in the past six months, with 12 now in the process
CRICKET - Leamington survive late Shifnal burst in draw
Seb Bainbridge and Shailan Srikanthan dug in with the bat after Harrison Smith and Jonathan Wigley scored half-centuries for Leamington at Shifnal Cricket Ground.