News in Kenilworth

In late January 1327, a group of lords met with an important prisoner who had been held within Kenilworth Castle since before Christmas.

For the last two decades this individual had ruled England as Edward II, but these lords were about to formally withdraw support for the king in favour of his 14-year-old son.

The Conservative group has announced its candidates for the Warwickshire County Council elections this May.

Cllr John Cooke, the incumbent councillor for Lapworth and West Kenilworth, will be contesting his seat again, whilst Richard Spencer will be standing for St John's Ward, and Andy Metcalf will be running for Park Hill.

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The full council of Warwick District Council will meet next week (Wednesday 24) to discuss a potential merger with Stratford District Council to form one 'super council' for south Warwickshire.

The proposal to create 'A single statutory South Warwickshire Council covering all of the activities currently carried out by SDC and WDC' will potentially see the two districts merge by 1 April 2024.

Here is a gallery of photographs of Kenilworth Railway Station spanning 170 years of history from when the station was first opened in 1844, right up until the reopening in 2018.

Four of the photos in the gallery were taken in 1964, just a few months before the last passenger train stopped at the station. These show the booking hall interior, as well as views of the platform from both the Coventry and Leamington Spa ends of the station.

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

The biggest news for Kenilworth this week came on Tuesday night when Warwick District Council's Planning Board gave unanimous approval for the relocation of Kenilworth Rugby Club from Glasshouse Lane to the land east of Warwick Road.

Between June and December 1266 Kenilworth Castle was the location of a siege that was to become the longest in English medieval history.

The royal forces under the control of Prince Edward (later Edward I) laid siege to the castle to wrestle it from the control of those rebelling against the English King, Henry III.

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