News in Kenilworth

With the lockdown easing, at Kenilworth Nub News our brand new sports section is getting on its feet, and we want to help you publicise your sports teams and individual achievements.

Whether it is a friendly fixture, a fundraising event, match reports throughout a season, or just advertising looking for players, we want to feature it on Kenilworth Nub News.

Kenilworth Castle have today announced the sale of tickets for their castle ghost tours, in time for halloween

Running between Wednesday October 28 and Saturday 31, visitors will be able to book their own chance to learn all about "tales of ghosts, supernatural sightings and horrors from history."

Organised fitness groups may find themselves having to cough up if they continue using some of Warwick District Council's parks for their sessions.

Councillors look set to agree the introduction of exercise permits which could cost up to £125 each month with park rangers having the authority to take action if organisers don't have the correct paperwork.

A joint statement from all five district and borough councils in Warwickshire has been released today, proposing a survey of local residents and organisations in Warwickshire of their view on proposed reforms to local government.

Yesterday Kenilworth Nub News reported the findings of a report from Warwickshire County Council which is to be discussed at an extraordinary cabinet meeting this Thursday.

A group of five men will be braving the tough swim across the Channel this September in Aid of Aspire.

Swimming the event as a relay, each member of the team will swim for an hour, before letting the next have a turn – always in the same order.

Some of the most vulnerable people in Kenilworth are being supported by the newly-formed charity Covid-19 Kenilworth and the local businesses around them.

Six months since the start of lockdown, some of Kenilworth's residents are still having to rely on the generosity and good-will of the town's community.

Kenilworth Town Council have announced that it is extending the application period for their invitations to tender.[H2]

The council announced on August 11 that they would be offering three different opportunities under their 'Kenilworth is Open for Business' campaign, for local consultancy services.

The original deadline for applications had been Monday August 31, this has now been extended to 5pm on Monday 14 September.

[H2]What are the opportunities?

The first opportunity invites quotations "for the provision of consultancy services to support local businesses in developing their web and social media presence."

Kenilworth Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the community from businesses, shops, and people, to charities, clubs and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses, and groups regularly over the coming weeks in a feature called 'Up Close With'.

Despite restrictions, and social distancing, people of Kenilworth will still be able to join Warwickshire Pride this Saturday.

Have been running for seven years now, the eighth addition of Warwickshire Pride was due to be held at the Pump Room Gardens in Leamington.

A growing number of local businesses have taken advantage of Kenilworth Nub News' free Local List directory.

Our Local List has had entries from all kinds of businesses, from sports teams, and decorators, to caterers and events organisers.