Here is a roundup of the biggest stories from the news in Kenilworth this April.

Alongside a host of planning applications, and a number of high profile council decisions, the last four weeks have seen Nub News cover everything from HS2 and fundraisers to local business successes.

Community News

Kenilworth homes have been left without power on two different occasions this week due to cuts.

A petition has been launched to help prevent the Woodside Hotel from being demolished.

The Talisman Theatre is celebrating one year of delivering monthly Fringe nights for the local community.

A group of campaigners looking to protect the open area in Talisman Square, have launched an official bid to preserve the town centre space.

Kenilworth has officially been named a 'toilet twinned' town as part of a campaign aimed to support some of the poorest communities across the world.

The first KENFEST has been held at Kenilworth Rugby Club.

Masonry paint has been thrown over the walls and play area at Cubbington C of E Primary School (image via Kenilworth and Warwick Rural Police)

A national brain injury charity urgently needs more volunteers in Warwickshire to help it continue its vital work supporting brain injury survivors and their loved ones.

What do we know about the latest archaeological discoveries in Abbey Fields?

The search is still on to find the owner of 12 wedding photographs dating back to the 1970's which were found in an old dresser.

A 60-year-old sculpture created by a local artist is in need of a new home after Kenilworth School said it would not take it to its new site on Glasshouse Lane.

A mental health campaign launched in memory of a 22-year-old farmer will begin the mammoth next leg of its awareness mission at a historic agricultural show in June.

Police

A forklift and a mini digger were among the items stolen from a building site in Kenilworth this weekend.

An interactive map, created by Nub News, shows where crimes have been reported around Kenilworth.

"Mindless" vandals have smashed a window and thrown paint over the walls of a village primary school.

More than one million illegal cigarettes worth around £800,000 were seized in the last 18 months by Warwickshire County Council's trading standards service.

Masonry paint has been thrown over the walls and play area at Cubbington C of E Primary School (image via Kenilworth and Warwick Rural Police)

Three men have been arrested after fish were stolen from Earlswood Lakes.

Graffiti was sprayed on the wall surrounding Kenilworth Castle during two separate incidents this Easter.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a young person was reportedly robbed in Abbey Fields.

Business News

One of Kenilworth's longest established hair and beauty salons has continued to evolve following the challenges of the pandemic.

A chain pub in Kenilworth's town centre has been given a two-star hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency.

An award-winning artisan preserves, sauces and chutneys business has secured increased levels of wholesale trade after lifting the lid on a package of business support.

A much-loved Kenilworth shop, which first opened in 1991, has had its last full day of trading before closing for good.

A Kenilworth-based innovative musical company helping schoolchildren see the fun in history is undergoing a major revamp after the pandemic almost saw it fold.

A Kenilworth chip shop has been destroyed in a fire.

The Old Bakery has been named Warwickshire Pub of the Year (image by Richard Smith)

A Kenilworth pub has been named Warwickshire Pub of the Year by the Coventry and District branch of CAMRA.

A tanning shop at Oaks Precinct has closed.

A Kenilworth hotel and Malaysian restaurant is set to stay open for the foreseeable future despite plans to demolish the building being approved last week.

A new gym and martial arts academy has opened at a former carpet showroom in Kenilworth.

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