Kenilworth September news roundup: Dogs Trust, rugby club's centenary and new restaurant

By James Smith 3rd Oct 2024

Here are the biggest news stories from the last month in Kenilworth (image by James Smith)
Here are the biggest news stories from the last month in Kenilworth (image by James Smith)

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

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

Forced to temporarily close due to confirmed cases of a disease that could be fatal to dogs, Dogs Trust Kenilworth has reopened its doors to visitors and is urgently searching for new owners for dogs who have spent much longer in the care of the charity than first expected.

The Myton Hospices has launched an urgent appeal to raise £240,000 which could fund the recruitment, training and salary for five registered nurses for a year, to ensure more people in Coventry and Warwickshire can access a Hospice Bed.

Kenilworth Rugby Football Club proudly marked its centenary season on Saturday 21 September, celebrating a remarkable 100 years of sporting heritage and community involvement.

Kenilworth Rugby Football Club (KRFC) celebrated its centenary season with a walk from the Memorial Park Coventry, the location of the club's inaugural match against Warwickshire Yeomanry on this weekend in 1924 (KRFC).

New sponsorship has been unveiled for Waverley's minibus and people carrier.

Local MP Sir Jeremy Wright has met with the company that owns a popular community pub, weeks after the previous landlord was removed.

Kenilworth has been voted the sixth best place to live in Warwickshire, by readers of online lifestyle guide Muddy Stilettos.

Charlie Davis was the first to cross the finish line as the Kenilworth Half Marathon returned for the 24th time this month!

Volunteers said "it does not seem possible" that they have been running the highly successful Kenilworth Repair Cafe for three years.

A fleet of 12 Brompton Bikes is set to be installed at Kenilworth Station thanks to new funding from West Midlands Railway.

'Better never stops' is the mantra of the new headteacher who has taken over at Westwood Academy. 

Police

A woman arrested on suspicion of the murder of a missing Warwick man earlier this year has been released with no further action.

The new police minister's bag was stolen at a police conference in Kenilworth this September, it has been confirmed.

Business News

A Kenilworth clinic has been named the top destination for laser treatment in Warwickshire - less than six months after first introducing the treatment.

Nine local eateries and shops have been given five-star food hygiene ratings since the start of July by the Food Standards Agency.

Pub giant Greene King has been given the green light for a series of cosmetic works at a Kenilworth town centre pub.

A new tanning studio offering a "relaxing, sunset experience" is set to open in Kenilworth this weekend.

The Sunseeker is opening this weekend (image supplied)

A new sushi and pan-Asian restaurant in Kenilworth has already received great reviews from locals, just days after welcoming its first customers.

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