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Celebrating peace and understanding
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association hosted a special Iftar dinner at the Baitul Ehsan Mosque in Leamington.
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Local girl was 'unusually tired' on camping trip - weeks later she was diagnosed with cancer
Sofia Dwyer was just 11 when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in June 2017 after becoming tired on a camping trip - her family's fundraising has now helped fund vital new childhood cancer research
Officers check on vulnerable Leamington residents at risk of becoming 'cuckooing' targets
Police officers in Leamington carried out checks on vulnerable residents in Leamington yesterday (Friday March 6) who might be at risk of becoming ‘cuckooing’ targets.
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Dashcam footage shows motorist in Baginton dangerously overtaking and narrowly missing crash with HGV
Warwickshire Police have shared this dashcam footage of a 25-year-old motorist dangerously overtaking and narrowly missing a crash with a HGV in Baginton.
HOPE box initiative launched at Warwickshire hospitals
HOPE stands for Hold On, Pain Eases.
Warwick mental health hospital earmarked for closure despite councillor fury
NHS plans to close 15-bed facility for elderly women as part of new 'Hospital at Home' scheme sparking anger from Warwickshire councillors
YMCA will open new charity shop branch in Leamington next month
The Leamington charity shop branch of the YMCA will open at the unit formerly occupied by Wilko on the ground floor of the Royal Priors shopping centre at the start of April.
Best place to rent a house in Coventry and Warwickshire as prices rise and wages stagnate
We've taken a look at how affordable it is to rent a house in different parts of Coventry and Warwickshire
Home composting workshops on offer to Warwickshire gardeners
The free one-hour workshops are being held at libraries in Rugby, Kenilworth, Wolston, Alcester, Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone from April to July
Railway enthusiast leaves £20,000 legacy to charity which saved his life
Richard Periam was airlifted to hospital by The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) following a serious accident in the garden of his village home in 2011.
Gang used drones to smuggle phones and drugs into Warwickshire jail
Seven men have been jailed for smuggling prohibited items into HMP Onley near Rugby
Update on Warwickshire pub plagued by violence as police say 'great work'
The Bell Inn at Coleshill was ordered to shut last September after serious violence incidents including a stabbing
Tributes to beloved dad who left huge gift in his will to help others
Richard Periam was airlifted by The Air Ambulance Service after being injured by a large-scale model railway at his home
Heartbroken Crick man is launching new service to help reunite lost pets with their owners
A Crick man who lost his beloved dog is launching a voluntary search service to save others going through the same heartbreak of a missing pet.
‘Plans to dump Olympic-sized swimming pool of wastewater every day into Whitnash Brook are outrageous’ say campaigners
Campaigners are fighting plans to dump an Olympic-sized swimming pool of wastewater every day into Whitnash Brook.
Kenilworth teens 'took their own lives after indecent images arrest'
Jack Williams and Katherine Powell, from Kenilworth, were found dead in January 2022
Police caught disqualified Tesla driver behind the wheel of suspected cloned vehicle
Police in Rugby stopped the driver of this Tesla after they suspected it was a cloned vehicle.
Midlands drivers 'worst in the country' for tailgating
Research from National Highways shows the region is below the national average for safe driving.
Shipston Medical Centre to begin delivering GP services from Ellen Badger Hospital
Patients in Shipston-on-Stour and its surrounding area will soon be able to access GP services from new clinical facilities at Ellen Badger Hospital, as Shipston Medical Centre begins operating from the site on Monday (March 9).
Warwick mental health hospital earmarked for closure
Plans to close down Warwick’s mental health hospital for older women have been met with fury by councillors.