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

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

Adorable footage shows how a Kenilworth man has struck up an unlikely friendship with a robin - which he now handfeeds every day.

Britain's strongest gran is bidding for gold just months after taking up powerlifting 'by accident'.

The Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre is "excited to announce" winning the prestigious NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) West Midlands 'Best Drama' award for its production of 'Pride & Prejudice' which premiered at the Kenilworth-based theatre last year. 

A petrolhead pensioner will buy his dream sports car after winning a share of £1 million on People's Postcode Lottery.

Dr Martine Barons can now deadlift a colossal 125kg (image via SWNS)

Warwickshire residents are invited to come and discover a completely new lifestyle at the World of Park & Leisure Homes Show this June. 

A local charity has said a "huge thank you" to a 91-year-old fundraising hero from Kenilworth for her "unwavering dedication and support".

A Leamington man has given a "message of special thanks" to the "amazing, kind, wonderful" people who helped him get home when his motorcycle broke down in Kenilworth earlier this April.

A dog has captured the hearts of the team at Dogs Trust Kenilworth thanks to his Benjamin Button-esque story and is now looking for his forever home.

Police

A couple have been jailed for using drones to smuggle thousands of pounds worth of drugs and mobile phones into UK prisons.

A man and a teenage boy have been charged with multiple offences after an alleged motorbike theft in Kenilworth.

A County Lines drugs gang whose ringleader was nicknamed 'Escobar' were snared by pictures showing two members posing with wads of cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was reportedly forced into some woods and raped near the A46 at Binley Woods.

A man whose XL Bully dog attacked a another dogwalker near Gaydon has been jailed for a year.

A dangerous driver described as one of the worst police have ever seen sped down the hard shoulder at more than 100mph, crashed - then got out to urinate.

A gang who forced Kenilworth's Tesco to close for months after trying to break into its cash machine have been jailed for a combined 30 years.

Police have launched a new campaign to target burglaries in Kenilworth (image via SWNS)

Business News

A Kenilworth Post Office has applied for permission to sell alcohol seven days a week.

Italian restaurant chain Zizzi has confirmed it will close its Kenilworth branch this year.

Work is now underway converting a former Kenilworth charity shop into a new eatery.

Kenilworth's former HSBC is set to be brought back to life, as plans to turn it into two new businesses have been revealed.

An aesthetic medicine clinic in Kenilworth has celebrated its first anniversary, following a "very successful" first year in business. 

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

A Kenilworth fish and chip shop is still closed a year after a devastating fire forced it to shut.

The Green Man has received a five star food hygiene rating (image by James Smith)

The new-look café at Ryton Pools Country Park has now been revealed.

A village pub has finally reopened following a "never-ending nightmare" of floods.

Ada Digital Marketing, a digital marketing agency from Kenilworth has been ranked in the Elite Business Top 100 SMEs in the UK, less than five years after the company launched.

Helping clients achieve their goals, and working with them to make important decisions is one of the most rewarding parts of the job for a Kenilworth-based financial advice company.

Kenilworth's East Chase Distillers is "delighted" to have recently received The Midlands Service Excellence Award, for the best New Business of the Year.

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