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Offering help at Calais camps
A&E nurse Helen Mitchell spent the week before Christmas at Calais refugee camps where conditions were ‘unimaginably worse’ than she had thought
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‘We have very low activity in Shipston, hence why we made changes’
Chief fire officer Ben Brook is keen to separate facts from fiction as he speaks candidly to Gill Sutherland
Photographer goes behind the scenes at Stratford’s BFG production
Oversized snozzcumbers, dream jars and frobscottle fit for the Queen… the RSC has released new, behind-the-scenes photographs of its production.
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Football, food and famous faces… tackle the 13 questions in our online pub quiz
Challenge friends and family in the Saturday Social - the ultimate internet trivia test.
Stratford Literary Festival blooms in May
Stratford Literary Festival returns with enticing spring offering, with well-known names and something for everyone
Council axes word ‘women’ from health messaging
The county council once again excludes the word ‘women’ from important health messaging as it struggles to keep pace with NHS guidelines
‘No one should be afraid to talk about how they feel’
Five years ago, Dylan Langston found himself struggling with anxiety attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
Stratford's CCTV team helps catch 68 drink and drug drivers
Stratford District Council’s CCTV team has assisted Warwickshire Police in stopping 68 suspected drink and drug drivers, leading to arrest and prosecution, from April 2024 to March 2025.
Community choirs called to join Midlands Choir of the Year competition
AMATEUR choirs and singing groups invited to take part in the second Midlands Choir of the Year competition.
FOOTBALL - Stratford Town heritage book to be released after cub's wartime origins unearthed
Connor has spent more than a year researching the book and has interviewed a number of significant figures from the club - past and present - to document Stratford's journey through the decades.
South Warwickshire couple desperately raise funds for their two-year-old daughter after seizure
Helen and John Richmond, who live in Kenilworth, told the Observer that Audrey's seizure came completely out of the blue last August.
Stratford MP leads fight for government apology for Covid’s forgotten
In a passionate speech to the House of Commons, MP Manuela Perteghella described how Stratford constituents contacted her “in desperation”.
A road to avoid in south Warwickshire when it rains. . .
This dramatic photo shows a van almost submerged, after running into flooding on Walton Ford Road near Wellesbourne.
Alcester school creates new hub to help support its youngest students
A new dedicated space for Year 7 students, designed to support them as they get used to secondary education, has been created at an Alcester school.
WATCH: Motorist banned for driving wrong way along A46 Stoneleigh
The careless driver was caught on camera driving the wrong way up an entry slip road to the A46 Stoneleigh
Garden birds in the West Midlands are counting on you
"Whether you live in a city or the countryside, anyone, anywhere, can take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch – even if you don’t have a garden."
Fears that health service ‘collapsing’
Calls to safeguard future of health service in south Warwickshire as critical incident at Warwick Hospital sees wait times of over 24 hours
‘Just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to enter’
A former Stratford rugby player who was left paralysed after an injury during a match is taking his fundraising efforts to the streets of Paris
Traffic-free Stratford High Street trial returns alongside demolition of Gateway offices
The long talked about pedestrianisation of Stratford’s High Street is back on the agenda with money set aside for a 12-month trial.
New Shakespeare research award launched by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The Diane Meyer Lowman Shakespeare Studies Award has been launched by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.