News in Kenilworth

A Kenilworth estate agent is helping families during the third national lockdown by offering free printing services for home-schooling work.

Leaders Estate Agents, Warwick Road, are offering to print any work needed for children learning from home during the latest lockdown, free of charge.

A Warwickshire IT company has been renovating old laptops and computers to give to local primary schools to help with home schooling during the third national lockdown.

Phil Bear of 'The Speedy Bear' computer and laptop care has been repairing and restoring used laptops, donated by residents from Kenilworth, Coventry, and Warwickshire, to give to local school children in need this January.

One of a new fleet of gritters operated by Warwickshire County Council has been named in memory of a former Cubbington resident after the local community were given the opportunity to name the new vehicles.

The gritter now named 'Grey13 Hero' is dedicated to the memory of former Cubbington man Jack Mitchell (John Arthur Mitchell) and was put forward by his daughter, Alison Mitchell.

A planning application that could see 550 new houses built on the 'Land East of Kenilworth' has been submitted to Warwick District Council and is currently awaiting review.

Application W/20/2020 has been submitted by Barwood Development Securities Ltd for development of the 'Land at Thickthorn.'

Children and adults from Kenilworth and the rest of the county are colouring and sharing pictures of hearts in their windows and across social media.

It is part of a new campaign from Warwickshire County Council which hopes to bring communities together as the national lockdown continues.

Here are all the headlines and news stories from this week in Kenilworth.

Patients at GP surgeries in Kenilworth awaiting Covid-19 vaccinations at the Warwickshire Golf Club were offered reassurance this week as South Warwickshire CCG confirmed that those who had had appointments cancelled at the end of December, would be called until new appointments were arranged.

In light of the third national lockdown and ongoing government restrictions, Warwick District Council is extending its deadline for nominations for a special event dedicated to those in Kenilworth and the district who have been affected by Covid-19.

The brainchild of the council's Green Spaces team, 'BandStand Together' is a unique online gig, which will be recorded at a future date on the newly restored bandstand in the Leamington Spa Pump Room Gardens.

A man from Bedworth has been fined for breaking lockdown rules by travelling 14 miles to play Pokemon Go in Kenilworth

The man, who has not been named, has received a £200 fine after admitting to Warwickshire Police that he had driven to Kenilworth to look for characters on Tuesday, January 12.

Warwick Hospital's new Paediatric Assessment Unit became fully operational with the department welcoming their first patient yesterday, Tuesday 12 January

The purpose designed building will ensure speedy provision of care for children requiring urgent medical attention in South Warwickshire. GP and A&E referrals are accepted to the unit, ensuring children are seen by an appropriate clinician in a timely manner.

The owners of an award-winning family-run cidery in Warwickshire have launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help mount a post-pandemic recovery of their business.

Jolyon and Charlotte Olivier are inviting supporters to apply for at least £40,000 in shares of Napton Cidery following the success of their first round of investment two years ago.