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Pushing for government funding as hospices face huge financial issues
Manuela Perteghella MP joined Hospice UK and the CEO of the Shakespeare Hospice in Westminster as hospices face severe financial pressures.
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‘We hope this experience sparks curiosity to learn more’
More than 100 primary school children visited Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Grotesque and glorious
REVIEW: RSC’s The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, Swan Theatre,  FIVE STARS *****
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‘My daughter doesn't have a school to go to in our local area now, but they just don't care’
Parents have expressed their fury after Warwickshire County Council pushed ahead with a decision that will see their village school close this summer
Gang who stole 35 cars ordered to pay back more than £1.6m
A Warwickshire crime gang that was jailed after stealing 35 cars has been ordered to pay back more than £1.6 million or carry the debt for life
Three years of missing Harry and Tilly
Today, 21st April, marks third year since three Chipping Campden School students were killed in horrific crash
Motorist found to have been driving nearly 48 years without valid licence
A 64-year-old motorist in Bedworth has been found driving for nearly 48 years without a valid licence
New Padel + Play centre opens in Stratford this weekend
The wait for Stratford’s first dedicated padel club is almost over, with an opening date for Padel + Play announced
Council ‘waves the white flag’ as it pulls out of inquiry into 195 homes at Moreton-in-Marsh
A decision to “wave the white flag” and pull out of a public inquiry into plans for 195 homes has been blasted as “profoundly disappointing”.
Amazing images by south Warwickshire photographers on display from this weekend
The work of talented photographers from across south Warwickshire will be on display at Leamington Spa Photographic Society’s annual exhibition.
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Step into spring with English Heritage and visit more than 400 sites across the UK with a massive saving on a year’s membership.
Man arrested for attempted murder after West Mercia Police officer stabbed in neck
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed during an incident in Worcestershire.
Police detective manipulated vulnerable woman
Warwickshire Police detective who pursued inappropriate relationship with mother of child victim committed gross misconduct, finds disciplinary panel
Paralysed former Stratford rugby player takes on Paris Marathon
A former Stratford rugby player who was left paralysed after an injury during a match has taken part in the Paris Marathon
Hollywood actor Bill Pullman will join Sir Kenneth Branagh at RSC in Stratford
Hollywood actor Bill Pullman will be joining the RSC’s production of The Cherry Orchard, it was announced today (Monday).
‘It should be beautiful living here on the edge of the Cotswolds but, no, it’s like a horror movie’
A climate of fear, due to serious and worsening anti-social behaviour, has taken hold in some parts of Meon Vale, the Herald has been told
Pothole funding drives county politicians potty
Potholes situation in Warwickshire sees Labour and Reform row over statistics, while Lib Dems say Stratford is not getting fair share of repairs
Your guide to the 2026 Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations and Marathon
The 2026 celebrations take place this weekend, so here’s your guide to events, timings and where you need to be to enjoy the Bard’s birthday.
Studley sewage discharge amongst cases Severn Trent paid £4.6 million to Environment Agency to settle
Severn Trent Water has paid £4.6 million to the Environment Agency in the past year to settle pollution cases
Thieving dozen sentenced to almost 100 years
A brazen gang of heartless car key burglars who stole nearly £3.5million of vehicles were sentenced to a total of 94 years and eight months