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Warwickshire early years education to get multi-million pound boost
Warwickshire County Council has agreed an £8.2 three-year programme to replace or refurbish 14 ageing nursery buildings located on school sites.
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In Pictures: Warwick's annual Smith Street Party returns
Warwick’s annual Smith Street Party, which promotes and celebrates the businesses in the town’s independent shopping street, returned at the weekend.
Last orders for village pub in Rugby with owners blaming operating costs and taxes for "difficult decision"
Last orders are being called at The Old Lion pub in Harborough Magna after it recently received a major refurbishment.
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Tuning in at a sizzling Warwick Folk Festival
As in previous years the festival gave generously to the town which has been its host all along.
Rugby woman with MS keeps on rolling by focusing on everything life has to offer
Pocket of Positivity...Loving Life No Matter What - is being supplied for the Rugby Advertiser by Gina Dallison, 55, who was diagnosed with MS in 2009.
Disqualified driver jailed for ten years after crash that killed teenager near Rugby
A disqualified driver has been jailed for ten years after a crash near Rugby that killed a teenager.
Burnham Signals Higher Property Taxes for the South as He Eyes Council Tax Overhaul
Andy Burnham has used his first big broadcast interview since entering Downing Street to float the idea that homeowners in southern England should face steeper
Leamington-based charity helping vulnerable people gets a helping hand with renovation project
A Leamington-based charity which helps vulnerable people across the Warwick district was recently given a helping hand with a renovation project at its premises.
Residents called to give their views on Leamington telephone box
Leamington Town Council has agreed to adopt the telephone box, following its de-commissioning by BT, which stands alongside two others at the top of the Parade on Clarendon Street.
Crowds flock to Kenilworth Food Festival and the town's first Teenage Market
The annual Kenilworth Food Festival once again proved popular as crowds flocked to the event over the weekend.
PM warns NHS could "collapse" without social care overhaul - NATIONAL NEWS
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that the NHS risks being overwhelmed unless the social care system is reformed, in his first major broadcast interview...
Preview performance of the RSC's Game of Thrones cancelled with hours' notice
George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones: The Mad King had been due to begin preview performances at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on Saturday evening (July 25).
Nuneaton police incident live as paramedics called after man 'struck by train'
Officers were called to Leather Mills Lane earlier today (July 24)
Fresh 96 hour long heat alert issued for Coventry as fourth heatwave looms
The past few days have been cooler but more heat is on the way
Restoration finally begins on historic Warwick site
Over the past 800 years, St Michael’s Place in Saltisford has evolved from a medieval leper hospital to alms houses and Chapel with a Master’s House.
Councillor draws up own road plans to block Fillongley traffic lights
A Warwickshire County Council portfolio holder has drawn up his own junction plans in a bid to prevent traffic lights being installed at Fillongley crossroads, despite highways professionals backing the £2.6 million HS2-funded scheme as the safest option to tackle the collision hotspot.
Help on offer to live well in Warwickshire
Support and advice is available through Warwickshire County Council’s Living Well webpages this summer.
Warwickshire council tackles end-of-life care 'postcode lottery' after Rugby concerns
Councillor Jerry Roodhouse raised concerns over 'minimal or inconsistent' palliative care support in Rugby compared to other parts of Warwickshire
New youth hub opens in Rugby as police tackle anti-social behaviour
The hub, located on Market Place, is open across the summer holidays and offers free activities including gaming, pool and table football for young people aged 11 and over
New signs on one of Warwickshire's most 'dangerous' roads as police issue warning to drivers
New road safety measures have been introduced on the Fosse Way after 13 motorcyclists were killed or seriously injured on the road in the last seven years