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“I want to do all I can to help everyone right across the constituency into work": MP hosts jobs fair in Rugby
A jobs fair is being held at Rugby Indian Association to help people who are struggling to find work or re-enter work.
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Leamington independent optometrist is up for a national award for frame styling
A Leamington independent optometrist has been shortlisted for a national industry award.
More spaces added at Priory Road car park in Warwick
Improvements to Priory Road car park have increased parking capacity by 17 spaces, as well as introducing two disabled parking spaces and a dedicated area for cycle parking.
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Warwick 'doomsday prepper obsessed with guns' made live ammunition 'in case of invasion'
A ‘doomsday prepper’ living in Warwick who was 'obsessed with guns' has been jailed after making live ammunition 'in case of an invasion'.
South Warwickshire farm shop named best in the country
A farm shop in south Warwickshire has been named the best in the country.
Concern grows for missing Rugby teenager
Police are growing increasingly concerned for a missing Rugby teenager.
Police and council secure closure order on Warwick property linked to anti-social behaviour
Warwickshire Police and Warwick District Council have secured a closure order on a property in Warwick which has been linked to anti-social behaviour.
New sexual harassment campaign launches in Warwick district
In Her Shoes uses a gender-role-reversal approach, where a schoolboy and an adult man go about their day and experience examples of the everyday micro-aggressions that many women and girls face.
Doomsday prepper 'obsessed with guns' made live ammo in case the UK was invaded
Stefan Fenyes, 47, of Warwick, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court after telling NCA investigators he was preparing for UK invasion.
Is stray dog surge in Stratford district a result of Covid pet boom?
The boom in households having pets during Covid lockdowns is being suggested as a reason for a spike in stray dogs across Stratford district.
COLUMN: MP Matt Western discusses the UK's position on Iran
The situation has continued to escalate, with the US and Israel carrying out further strikes in Iran and Iran launching attacks of its own against neighbouring countries in the Gulf.
Cubbington Silver Band crowned Midlands Champions after 11-year wait
Cubbington Silver Band has returned to winning form after being crowned the Midlands Area Champion Band in the Fourth Section of the National Brass Band Championships.
Stolen car crashes in Warwick after police chase - Kenilworth man arrested
A man from Kenilworth has been arrested following a police chase, which ended in a crash in Warwick.
Rail passengers encouraged to make small talk and help save lives
"A brief chat, about the weather, or asking someone where they can grab a coffee, can be all it takes to interrupt those negative thoughts."
Businesses in region braced for cost of war
The latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) economic forecast suggests subdued growth in 2026, higher inflation due to the Middle East crisis.
Explained - How the Conservatives will decide the fate of Reform UK leader George Finch at Warwickshire County Council
Nine Conservative councillors hold the future of Warwickshire County Council in their hands after rival parties declared their positions on the future of leader George Finch.
Dangerous driver who caused death of Wellesbourne man is jailed for more than three years
A 21-year-old Warwickshire man has been jailed for more than three years after admitting to causing the death of a Wellesbourne pensioner through dangerous driving.
Young driver who killed pensioner in head-on crash claimed he 'fell asleep'
It happened as he failed to negotiate a sweeping left hand bend, crossing into the path of his victim's car
Our sub-editor in the running for publishing deal with his debut novel Heathens
Max Hall is hoping readers will give his book a go and the votes which could help him land a £50,000 publishing deal.
Young driver jailed for causing fatal collision near Charlecote
James David Beames, aged 21 from Lower Quinton, has been jailed for more than three years after admitting causing the death of 74 year-old John Edward Nutt.