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Stratford’s first dedicated padel club will be opening next year
Padel and Play, based in a 22,000 sq ft unit in Drayton Manor Drive, will include five indoor padel courts.
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Win this stunning £2.5m house in the New Forest plus £500,000 cash
The winner of the Omaze Draw will receive the keys to a beautiful four-bedroom home with an outdoor swimming pool and Swedish sauna.
Good times and community sprit at Alderminster Fete
There was a good vibe, great atmosphere and plenty of sunshine at the 2025 Alderminster Fete.
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Shipston swimmer Arthur Lowe sets new British records at age of 90
Records are there to be broken, but few can say they have become the best in the country… especially at the age of 90.
‘No potholes, no cycle paths and no council tax rise - hopefully’
Warwickshire leader George Finch imagines brave new world under Reform UK as he announces some policies
Protest outside Mary Arden’s Farm against plans for 6,700 homes between Bearley and Wilmcote
More than 100 protesters gathered outside Mary Arden’s Farm in Wilmcote last Saturday.
And 300 little ducks came back... fundraising fun at Stratford Duck Race
They’d trained all year for this important race, honing their swimming skills ready to float to victory after being dumped in the River Avon.
League asks for donation back as bitter rift escalates
Shipston fundraisers ask for £635K donation back from South Warwickshire University NHS Trust as outrage over Ellen Badger continues
Stratford’s Big Picture Film Festival aims high
Ocean with David Attenborough opens Big Picture Film Festival - starting tonight
Fire, fun and birds of prey at Ilmington show
More than 4,000 people marked a major milestone as the Ilmington Horticultural Society celebrated its 100th anniversary at this year’s Ilmington Show
£900,000 dispute between Stratford District Council and businessman over unpaid rates
Two companies under the control of businessman Peter Warwick are in a legal battle with SDC over more than £900,000 of unpaid business rates.
District ignores call to ban migrant housing
Stratford ‘proud to be welcoming’ as it shuns Reform’s George Finch demand to reject asylum-seekers amid rising right-wing anti-migrant campaign
Ettington woman completes Land’s End to John O’Groats walk – raising £10,700 for charity
Ilmington walker Kate Allen has completed the 1,337 miles mile walk from Lands End to John O’Groats in 91 days
Southam artist named as double finalist in Wildlife Artist of the Year competition
Local artist Sarah Holmes has been named a double finalist in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition.
14th century Kinwarton Dovecote closed following reports of vandalism
A treasured building has been locked to visitors after vandals tore stone from the 14th century dovecote at Kinwarton.
Plans for splash pad run dry
Play area at Stratford Rec is to get a £250,000 makeover but plans for splash pad axed
Redditch teenager released on bail after music festival rape allegation
A 16-year-old boy who was arrested following rape allegations at a music festival has been released on bail, police said.
Fresh plans set to be submitted for unlawful pub at Shottery
The owner of a pub built in Shottery without planning permission is making another attempt to get retrospective approval.
Hero police dog helps find missing injured woman
Police Dog Kasper praised after he found a missing injured woman suffering a mental health crisis in Stratford area on Friday
Meet the south Warwickshire landlords putting the pub at the centre of village life
The British pub is not just a place for a pint, it’s a community hub, a place to meet, chat and unwind.