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

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

A Kenilworth artist is ensuring businesses and charities in Warwickshire can enjoy a white Christmas this year with his custom made murals.

Kenilworth Arts Festival is back with a new format including monthly events to "bring you a jam packed year long calendar of activity".

A Kenilworth healthcare provider has been "blown away" by the response of local people to its charity drive to help the homeless.

Events were held across the town this Christmas, with both the duck race and cyclo-cross returning on Boxing Day.

The Boxing Day Cyclo-Cross returned for 2023 (image by Richard Smith)

Police

Two men have been found guilty of kidnapping and beating up a man over a drugs debt.

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

A Kenilworth man has been jailed after 192 kilos of cocaine were found in a consignment of frozen chickens.

Warwickshire Police has been clamping down on drink driving this December (image via SWNS)

Jack Unsworth, a 19-year-old man from Moat Lane, Kenilworth has been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and alprazolam, and dangerous driving.

National Crime Agency officers are issuing a warning to potential drug smugglers after a series of cannabis seizures were made from passengers flying into Birmingham International Airport.

A 57-year-old man from Henley-in-Arden has lost his licence after pleading guilty to drink driving.

A 39-year-old man has been handed a suspended jail sentence for stealing library books across the country, including in Kenilworth.

Business News

A Kenilworth pub has reopened under new owners, two years after it last welcomed in customers.

An independent estate agent is looking to expand into Warwick, continuing its mission to put clients first.

Kenilworth's Tesco has reopened, months after an arson attack forced it to close.

The Cottage Inn has reopened after two years (image by Wells & Co)

A Punjabi grill and sizzler restaurant in Kenilworth held a successful relaunch event this week to mark a new management team taking over just weeks after the business opened.

The owner of a Kenilworth wine bar and bistro has thanked the "brilliant support" of the local community as her business celebrates its first anniversary.

Operator Everyone Active is "thrilled" to have the new Castle Farm Leisure Centre now open.

Loungers plc, the West Country-based café/bar group, is gearing up to open a Lounge in Kenilworth in June 2024. 

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