News in Kenilworth

Crews from Kenilworth Fire Station were called out last night (March 23) to deal with an unattended bonfire on the greenway.

The bonfire had been started in a farmers field but then spread into a nearby hedgerow.

A Kenilworth bookseller has been commissioned to create a limited-edition print for internationally best-selling author Lee Child.

The author, whose real name is James Dover Grant, was born in Styvechale, Coventry in 1954 and is world-renowned as the creator of Jack Reacher.

A Kenilworth on-call firefighter is set to cycle nearly 200 miles between all the Warwickshire Fire Stations in aid of UCL Amyloidosis Research Fund and The Fire Fighters Charity.

Alison Insley, who is based at Kenilworth Fire Station, will cycle between all 17 fire stations in the county across three days this May.

Households in Kenilworth are being asked to complete the Census 2021 survey as soon as possible following Census Day yesterday (Sunday 21 March).

Census 2021 is the first census to run predominantly online, and will not only provide a fresh picture of the size of all communities, but it will also shed light on the health, social and economic changes to our lives.

Warwick Arts Centre has been successful in its bid to HS2's Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and has secured £250,000 towards its Warwick 20:20 project.

The project involves relocating the Mead Gallery and replacing the existing cinema with new state-of-the-art facilities.

An on-call firefighter from Kenilworth has been recognised as a 'Covid-19 Community Champion', affirming twelve months of her service to local residents.

Alison Insley, who is based at Kenilworth Fire Station, has been given this title having completed a five-week course run by Warwickshire County Council.

Tuesday 23 March 2021 marks one year since the UK was placed into its first lockdown. Shops, pubs, cafés, theatres, museums, cinemas and offices closed as the nation was told to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.

The scale and impact of the pandemic became real at that time, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that many would "lose loved ones before their time."

Rotary clubs throughout Warwickshire are urging the community to continue to get behind a pioneering project which is helping rough sleepers.

The call to support the Sleep Pod Charity comes following news this month that the number of deaths on the UK's streets increased by a third throughout the pandemic.

Warwickshire County Council has released proposals that could see a 20mph speed limit imposed and speed bumps installed in Kenilworth's town centre.

The proposed 20mph speed zone would go along Warwick Road from the junction with Waverley Road up to the clock tower roundabout and onto a small section of both Borrowell Lane and Abbey End.

An entrepreneur who owns a hair salon and training academy in Kenilworth, was among the winners at a national awards ceremony at the weekend celebrating female achievers.

The Ladies First Network virtual event, in aid of The Katie Piper Foundation, recognised entrepreneurs from across the country, many with tales of overcoming adversity and even tragedy, to achieve success.