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.

Community News

A Kenilworth couple say they have had a "nightmarish" two years since buying their new build home which continues to be plagued by issues.

With 120 prizes to be won totalling over £6,000, all generously donated by many local businesses and organisations, at only £5 the Rotary Advent Calendar is a "perfect way to bring daily prizes, fun and excitement to your December". 

Local Green Party members gave up their Saturday morning to clean up a section of the Kenilworth Greenway and make it safe for cyclists again.

Two local pubs are offering a limited-time offer on glasses to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal.

The new bench was unveiled on Saturday 13 October (image via Kenilworth Books)

Waverley has a very happy cook this month as the charity has just refurbished the main kitchen at the centre through the National Lottery Community Fund.

A new community bench inspired by classic children's books has been unveiled in Kenilworth.

Police

The district council has said it is "deeply saddened" that a fire in an abandoned building in Warwick last week has left "substantial damage".

A Kenilworth man who caught the attention of detectives when he was "behaving suspiciously" in his car has been handed a four-year prison sentence for drug dealing.

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe has launched the process to find the next Chief Constable for Warwickshire Police.

Nine-week-old German Shepheard Kaos is the latest recruit at Warwickshire Police.

'Everyone meet Kaos - one of the force's newest recruits' (image via Warwickshire Police)

A teenager who was jailed for sexually assaulting his girlfriend while they were both in care raped her "multiple times" in the two months before he was arrested, a report from Warwickshire Safeguarding has revealed. 

Three new speed camera vans have been unveiled in Warwickshire, all fitted with the "latest mobile camera technology".

Business News

A new jewellers has opened in Kenilworth following months of work converting the former HSBC bank into two new retail units.

The Bear Grylls Adventure attraction at the NEC will close in December, a statement on the company's website has confirmed.

A popular Kenilworth food vendor is set to expand its menu and range of specials having recently unveiled a new and improved trailer.

A Kenilworth coffee shop has opened a second "bigger and better" venue in the town centre having struggled to keep up with demand on the other side of town.

Morning Sunshine has opened at The Square last weekend (image via Morning Sunshine)

Plans to build a new Lidl supermarket in Balsall Common have been thrown out by council planners as an application for an Aldi on the opposite side of the road was given the green light.

Kenilworth locals can now make their own gin at the town's independent distillery which has announced the launch of a new 'Gin Making Experience'.

A new French bistro which opened in Kenilworth this month has already proved a big hit with locals.

A Kenilworth pub which has only been open for a matter of months over the past few years has been put up for sale.

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