News in Kenilworth

Warwick District Council's chairman Cllr Neale Murphy has raised a flag in recognition of the NHS' 73rd anniversary today.

The flag has been raised at Leamington Town Hall.

Warwickshire County Council will forward fund a £6.6million development project for the A46/A452 (Thickthorn) Roundabout as part of the housing developments in east Kenilworth.

The plans were voted for at a full council meeting today and works are expected to begin at the end of 2022.

Highways England is predicting two months of delays on the A46 south of Kenilworth.

Resurfacing works will take place on the A46 Northbound between the junction with the M40 (J15) and the Leek Wotton / Gaveston junction.

The £25.5 million redevelopment of Warwick Arts Centre has now been completed.

The centre is set to reopen for its new season on 1 October 2021.

Walk-in appointments for Covid-19 vaccinations will be available at Stoneleigh NAEC this weekend.

The centre will be open for anyone aged 40 and over to get a vaccination on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 July from 10am to 6pm.

A petition to introduce a 20mph speed zone in the centre of Kenilworth has been submitted to Warwickshire County Council today.

The petition was submitted by Cllr Richard Dickson, and fellow Liberal Democrat Alison Insley.

A large collage of community artwork commissioned in response to Covid-19 has been unveiled at Warwick Hospital.

The project was commissioned by Warwickshire County Council public health and organised by creative health organisation Escape Arts.

An award-winning comedian who is still active on the comedy circuit despite waiting for a heart transplant, heads a line up of laughter makers at a charity stand-up gig in Warwick next month.

Mel Moon, from Burnley, will oversee the laughs, which are being delivered by four comedians from across the country – Damon Conlan from Walsall; Samantha Day, from Watford; Sam Rhodes from London and Matt Trimble, from Worcester.

Warwickshire Police has become the first force in the country to complete a new training course delivered by Historic England.

The course provides officers with the knowledge and understanding they require to prevent and investigate crime and anti-social behaviour in the historic environment.

Saturday 4 September 2021 marks the return of the EcoFest festival to Leamington's Pump Room Gardens.

Returning for a second year following the cancellation of the event in May 2020, EcoFest celebrates everything eco with a range of taster sessions and activities, a range of local and sustainable food and a variety of music on the refurbished bandstand.