News in Kenilworth

The decision not to allow a Kenilworth care home to expand has been criticised by a local resident who said more needs to be done to tackle the dementia 'epidemic' in Warwickshire.

Earlier this month Kenilworth Manor Care Home had an application for a dementia garden and a two-storey dwelling refused.

Councillors have renewed calls to upgrade the Leamington to Coventry rail line to a dual track whilst urging railway bosses to allow mainline train services to stop at Kenilworth Station.

The demands come after one councillor dubbed the line an expensive white elephant with another lamenting that passengers had to endure a below-par service on one of the worst performing lines in the country.

A 'near death' experience and a series of other close encounters with vehicles have prompted one Kenilworth councillor to call for action from the Government, county council and Warwickshire's police chief.

Cllr Andrew Milton (Lib Dem, Kenilworth St John's) said he was frustrated at the lack of progress over the approved K2L (Kenilworth to Leamington) cycle route and admitted he was regularly scared by the antics of drivers as he cycled to work.

Warwick District Council has frozen its council tax charge for the coming year – one of just a handful to keep their portion of the bill the same as for 2021/22.

With the support of the Labour and the Whitnash Residents Association groups, the measures were approved at the full council meeting held this week at Warwick Shire Hall.

The owner of Kenilworth's Virgins and Castle pub has been named as the Best Wedding Caterer in the UK at The Wedding Industry Awards this year.

Midlands-based catering company Caviar & Chips snapped up the prize at the national finals in London on Wednesday 23 February.

A Kenilworth podiatrist clinic is celebrating the announcement of its brand new treatment room with a special open day for its clients.

Kenilworth Footcare at Oaks Precinct has finished renovating its old storage area into a third treatment room after receiving a £20,000 grant from Warwickshire County Council.

Charges for green bin collections will be introduced for Kenilworth households after Warwick District Council vote.

A petition started by two local teenagers to make safe cycling to the new Kenilworth School a priority has been presented to the leader of Warwickshire County Council today.

Isadora McAinsh, 13, and George Bell, 14 started the 'Pedal to Protect' petition last December having realised during the pandemic how bad cycling routes in the town were.

Cyclists could have to wait another four years before the Kenilworth to Leamington Cycleway opens, according to the leader of the county council.

The £4.75million K2L Cycleway was given the green light by Warwickshire County Council in January 2021, but as yet no planning application for the route has been submitted.

Plans to send hundreds of lorries through Balsall Common every day have left some residents "distraught" according to a local councillor.

The high speed rail developer resubmitted plans last week to send up to 400 lorries through the village centre on a daily basis to the Waste Lane worksites.