Kenilworth October news roundup: Colin, bar to shut and £1.5m parking profit
By James Smith
29th Oct 2022 | Local News
Here is a roundup of the biggest stories from the news in Kenilworth this October.
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.
And in the national news - having welcomed Rishi Sunak as the new Prime Minister, Sir Jeremy Wright has said now is not the time for a general election.
Community News
Perhaps the biggest story of the month was the death of Colin the white wallaby who was hit by a lorry and had to be put down by vets.
A Kenilworth woman whose sister was arrested in her home in Iran in the middle of the night has described her situation as "a nightmare nobody wants to wake up to".
A community car club has been launched in the town.
A Ukrainian refugee who came to live with a former colleague in Henley-in-Arden has shared her experiences of having to flee her home and come to Warwickshire.
A husband and wife were left baffled when both were contacted - and told the other had been declared dead.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWUFT) made over £1.5million from parking last year - with the amount made from staff parking the fifth highest in the country.
Crime
A driver was found to be three times over legal limit after crash on A46 near Kenilworth.
A Warwickshire man was jailed for ten years after stabbing boar and filming dogs attack it
Detectives are appealing for information after a robbery at a village post office.
A man has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm at Warwick Crown Court.
A UK-first trial of new safety technology has spotted drivers holding mobile phones or driving without seatbelts every six minutes during a trial in Warwickshire.
More than £167,000 worth of drugs have been seized across Warwickshire during a week of action targeting drug dealing in the county.
A break-in was reported at a Kenilworth coffee shop.
Two thirds of the drivers caught speeding in Warwickshire last year were men, according to police.
Business news
Two neighbouring shops of Kenilworth's Warwick Road have been put on the market with the same estate agent. The former Barclays and Nicola Smyth hair salon are both available. As has a former antique shop.
The Ale Rooms and the Old Bakery have both been included in a book celebrating 4,500 of the country's best pubs.
Tesco Express has reopened following a three-week refurbishment.
A Kenilworth couple have launched their own home healthcare business aimed at bringing a "family-feel" to the way they look after their clients.
The owner of an outdoor bar in Kenilworth has "lost the will to fight" to keep her business running as local councils continue to do their best to shut it down.
A major battery factory near Kenilworth will share in £211million of government funding for battery research through the Faraday Battery Challenge.
We went to try the Bottomless bubbles afternoon tea at Nailcote Hall.
Kenilworth Nub News revealed that Network Rail will move from its Westwood Heath training base.
A celebration event has been held at Kenilworth Library following a major refurbishment that started last year.
A Kenilworth interior design business is set to benefit from £10,000 of free mentoring and workspace through a scheme backed by the University of Warwick.
Wasps has announced that 167 players and members of staff have been made redundant as the club has gone into administration.
A documentary exposing the "abject suffering" of pigs on a Warwickshire farm has now been made available on Netflix.
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