News in Kenilworth

Concerns over parking and traffic movement dominated discussions over the development at Castle Farm by Kenilworth Town Council's planning committee.

The planning committee met yesterday (March 18) to discuss the two planning applications that could see millions invested in new leisure facilities for Kenilworth.

It is with both pride and relief that husband and wife team Richard and Claudia Bramble celebrate the first anniversary of their new business – at the culmination of a year that has brought closure for many others.

The entrepreneurial Leamington couple had to quickly adapt after launching their new private chef and catering service just weeks before the first Covid lockdown.

The latest in a series of free art exhibitions in Kenilworth is now available in the old 'Poundland' unit on Warwick Road.

Organised by the group 'Kenilworth Artists' this exhibition will be in place until the beginning of April and shows the work of another five local creatives.

Friends of Abbey Fields (FoAF), the volunteer-led group dedicated to looking after the grounds in Kenilworth's biggest park, has raised objections to the proposed developments at the leisure centre.

The public consultation, which ended last week, saw nearly 90 different individuals, groups, and organisations object to the multi-million pound development in Abbey Fields which would see the current leisure centre and outdoor swimming pool demolished and replaced by two indoor pools.

Warwickshire's annual report from the director of public health makes for harrowing reading and highlights the deadly impact of austerity according to the Labour group leader on the county council.

The report, which will be published on March 22, was presented to this week's WCC full council meeting with its aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the county's population and reduce the health inequalities which exist.

Live At The Apollo star Laura Lexx headlines a virtual night of comedy for a fundraising event hosted by Warwickshire entrepreneurs next week.

The gig sees the return of charity stand-up events organised by the creatives behind Comedy at Work, comedians Anne Docherty from Kenilworth and Mark Hinds from Warwick.

HS2 has revealed revised designs of the railway in the Canley Brook area north of Kenilworth which aim to reduce environmental impacts and reduce, but not eradicate, the need to realign the river.

The design changes mean that the railway will travel in a slightly shallower and longer cutting in this area. This means that a viaduct can be built over Canley Brook, so it will now need an 80 metre diversion rather than the 700 metres in the original design.

One of the leading international experts on UK-EU trade has told an audience in Coventry and Warwickshire that smaller businesses are being hardest hit by a fall in trade following Brexit.

Dan Dalton, a former MEP and now the CEO of the British Chamber of Commerce to the EU and Belgium, was speaking to businesses at an online event with the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

The town's creativity has been on full display this week as residents and business have decorated gardens and front windows as part of the inaugural Kenilworth Window Wanderland.

Running until this Friday (March 19) 85 homes and businesses have taken part in the event run by the Coventry City of Culture Trust in conjunction with the Kenilworth Centre.

A retiring Kenilworth Conservative county councillor has said he feels 'destroyed' having not been given the opportunity to rerun for his seat at the May 2021 elections.

Cllr Dave Shilton (Cons, Kenilworth Park Hill) told the Warwickshire County Council Full Council meeting today (March 16) that he was not even offered an interview for the possibility of running for the Park Hill ward again.