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

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 HeartSafe (KHS) has taken advantage of a government funding scheme to install another defibrillator in the town.

Thousands of locals headed to Kenilworth Rugby Club at the start of the month for the return of KENFEST.

Full fibre is heading to more than 230,000 homes and businesses – including Warwick, Kenilworth and Bedworth.

KENFEST 2024 sold out all three days (image by James Smith)

Local Year 9 students have helped bring together the two schools in the Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust (KMAT) for a day of sporting excellence.

Over this weekend residents have been left without water following a burst water pipe.

Cllr Alan Chalmers has been named as the new Mayor of Kenilworth. Meanwhile the outgoing mayor has written about her highlights of the year.

Police

A driver who went through red lights during a police chase before being stopped by a stinger has been jailed.

The quick actions of staff and officers in Kenilworth have been praised after a shoplifter was chased and arrested.

Two men have been fined and will have to complete community services after illegally dumping waste in Meriden and Fen End.

The body of a woman has been found in Gloucestershire as part of a search for a missing Warwickshire woman.

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

Business News

Kenilworth's oldest pub has received its first ever five-star food hygiene rating, just a few months after being taken over by new owners.

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

An independent Kenilworth estate agent has yet again been named as the best local firm in the biggest award scheme in the UK residential property industry.

The Tipperary Inn in Meer End near Kenilworth is set to close, with locals thanked for their support.

Julie Philpot (left) and Donna McCamphill of Julie Philpot Residential (image supplied)

An opticians in Kenilworth is encouraging customers to make the most of their £10 eye test offer, available for a limited time only.

Loungers plc, the West Country-based café/bar group, is gearing up to open 'Fossato Lounge' in Kenilworth on Saturday 29 June 2024 after weeks of work converting a former charity shop.

Wickes is set to open a major new store in south Warwickshire after plans to remodel a new industrial unit were signed off by the district council.

A Kenilworth café is set to bring hot drinks and snacks to Abbey Fields as it unveils its new coffee van.

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