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Village faces 60% increase in homes

Mickleton is a pretty village known for its welcoming and tight-knit community, but fears are that will change with new developments

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Net Zero Stratford column: Warming to heat pumps

The Net Zero Stratford Climate Hub in Meer Street is having a wonderfully warm winter this year – thanks to a heat pump - writes Janet Palmer

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The Aston Martin found in barn, bought for £145k and being restored by a Kineton family

F1 racing engineer Edward Crossley and a group of young students and engineers, mainly from Birmingham University, are restoring an Aston Martin DB4.

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Chilli Promotional Products proves too hot for the competition with back-to-back award wins

A Salford Priors firm won for the second year in a row at the British Promotional Merchandise Association Awards.

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Three Guinness World Record holders to meet in Stratford for long-awaited reunion

A reunion with a difference is taking place in Stratford later this month

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Shakespeare Hospice shop in Henley to close after more than 25 years in town

The Shakespeare Hospice charity shop in Henley is to close after over 25 years in the town

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‘It was complete carnage’

Hunt protesters have hand-delivered letters to all the county’s MPs urging them to stop the “appalling behaviour” of Warwickshire Hunt

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Stratford Shopmobility secured for another year with £15,000 top-up

The future of Shopmobility in Stratford has been secured for another year after councillors agreed to a £15,000 subsidy.

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Pop, people and pies… tackle the 13 questions in our online pub quiz

Challenge friends and family in the Saturday Social - the ultimate internet trivia test.

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Stratford primary school has its admissions cut from 60 to 30 children

A Stratford school will be reduced to single form entry from the academic year 2027-28.

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Stars of Alcester celebrated at Mayor’s Civic Awards 2025

The good people, businesses and organisations of Alcester were celebrated last week at the Mayor of Alcester’s Civic Awards

The Stratford Observer

Warwick fundraising gala leaves organisers feeling tickled pink

A Touch of Pink Gala, held at King’s High, raised £24,000 for The Esther Project based in Leamington.

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Eyesore gets a welcome paint job

Back of BHS site brought to life by Paint Stratford artists Ali Glover and Melanie Saggs

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Yellow ice warning for Warwickshire as temperatures to drop overnight

A yellow warning for ice has been issued for large parts of England, including the whole of Warwickshire

The Stratford Observer

Stratford hotel strikes gold for its green thinking

The Arden Hotel, on Waterside, has been recognised by Green Tourism.

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Two Akita dogs killed cat and dog in Meon Vale

Owners of Akita dogs that killed cat and dog in Meon Vale last week claims they are ‘not dangerous’ as West Mercia Police seize dogs and investigate

The Stratford Observer

WALKING FOOTBALL - Bards Strollers battle to victory against Worcester City Strollers

The game took place at Claines Lane and the Bards took the lead when Simon Plank's deflected effort found the net.

The Stratford Observer

South Warwickshire para-dressage rider takes to the world equestrian stage

It is the culmination of more than a decade of grit and elite-level performance following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis in 2012. 

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‘If anybody is about to go through Gamma Knife radio surgery, I want them to know it’s not scary’

A mother-of-three has shared how her brain tumour was treated with high-tech precision radio surgery

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Growing physio firm plans new base after outgrowing its Stratford Hospital site

A private healthcare provider is looking to move from Stratford Hospital into a former office building on Timothy’s Bridge Road in the town.