News in Kenilworth

A proposal to shunt Radford Semele into a neighbouring parliamentary constituency could prove unpopular with those living in the village.

That was the message from Cllr Pam Redford (Con, Cubbington and Leek Wootton) at this week's meeting of Warwick District Council's licensing and regulatory committee.

A former village school in Baginton could become two houses as councillors look set to give the plans the green light.

The former village school was closed in 1976 and then taken over by the Lucy Price Sunday School Trust.

Tails are wagging at Dogs Trust Kenilworthas the rehoming centre celebrates its 100threhomethis year.

Taking the accolade was nine-year-old Labrador, Tia, who was adopted by Peter and Claire McCrone from Leamington Spa.

Leamington Road in Kenilworth has been closed due to a gas leak.

Kenilworth Safer Neighbourhood Team closed the road at the St John's roundabout at 3pm.

Former cabinet minister and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ed Balls is set to headline a three-day festival at the University of Warwick to mark the close of Coventry's UK City of Culture.

Gavin & Stacey co-creator and best-selling author Ruth Jones, award-winning crime writer Mark Billingham, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay and Amazon adventurer, travel writer and film maker Pip Stewart will also appear at the free festival.

Equipment from a cannabis farm has been found dumped in a hedgerow in a "fly-tipping hotspot" by police.

PCSO Sharron Underwood found the fly-tipping whilst out on patrol near Hunningham.

Warwick Hospital is aiming to raise £350,000 to create a "state-of-the-art children's ward" to care for young people's mental health.

Prompted by the rising number of teens admitted with mental health problems during the pandemic, the hospital has launched the Young Minds Matter Appeal to raise the money needed.

Environmental Health has objected to a temporary licence for an outdoor bar in Kenilworth saying it would be a "noise nuisance" for neighbours.

Garden Bar at the Pavilion has applied for a temporary event notice (TEN) for a family event on April 16.

How to spend thousands of pounds on Kenilworth's skatepark could be guided by the young people that use it, with the support of the town council.

A group of 15 young people attending a meeting at the Kenilworth Centre on Sunday, February 20 to share their views on how the park should be renovated.

Kenilworth receives consistently faster broadband speeds than much of the UK according to government data.

A database on gov.uk shows that download speeds across the town are above the national average.