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

New planted areas will be unveiled across Kenilworth this spring, as time runs out to save the plants in Talisman Square.

Demolition works have begun at Warwick Hospital as work to create a brand new entrance and elective hub continue.

Organisers behind the Kenilworth Carnival have confirmed a new location has been found for this year's funfair - subject to final approval from Historic England.

A Kenilworth dog owner has thanked a stranger for going "above and beyond" to help rescue her beloved pet.

Police

A man responsible for smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK via Birmingham Airport has been jailed.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004, along with Warwickshire Hunt Limited.

Warwickshire Police has seized £268,000 which was found stuffed in two plastic bags in the back of a car in Claverdon.

The family of a 20-year-old who died in a car crash on the M42 because the person driving him drunkenly drove the wrong way down a slip road, have released a tribute in his memory.

Over 300 murder cases have been solved over the last decade using cutting edge 3D imaging technology from Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick.

The number of crimes reported in Kenilworth was at its lowest point in three years at the end of 2023, according to data from Police.uk.

Two brothers from Lillington have been jailed for an assault which left a man with bruising to his brain and a fractured cheek.

A new operation aimed at combating burglaries in Kenilworth is set to continue after its early success.

Two prolific shoplifters have been jailed for committing offences in Kenilworth and Warwick.

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

Business News

New owners have taken over at the Virgins & Castle some four years after they first looked at running the pub.

A former farm shop, café and 'hydrohobby' unit near the A46 have been put on the market for £1.695 million.

The future of Kenilworth's branch of Zizzi is now in doubt, after an advert for its site at The Square appeared on a local estate agent's website.

A new street food business is bringing 'curry in a bun' to South Warwickshire.

Hotel Chocolat has officially opened its new shop and café in South Warwickshire today (March 18) adding to its existing branch in Leamington Spa.

A national asset finance firm has recorded its most successful year to date, helping to finance over £50 million for businesses across the country in 2023. 

Tom and Sammy Durnion have taken over at the V&C's (image via Greene King)

Nearly 200 acres of "productive arable land" on the edge of Kenilworth has been put on the market with agent Howkins & Harrison.

The on-site café at Ryton Pools Country Park is due to be taken over by local business Farmers Fayre.

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

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

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