News in Kenilworth

Pedal power will be driving two south Warwickshire fundraisers who are putting their weight behind an unusual challenge for a local children's charity.

Friends Alex Pearson from Stratford and Emma Brayne from Warwick will be joined by two canine companions as they travel almost 12km of The Grand Union Canal – in a pedalo.

A Kenilworth schoolboy has won a national competition as part of British Science Week.

Eight-year-old Blythe Camilleri-Willis from Crackley Hall School has won the British Science Week National Poster Competition for his poster featuring a volcano energy extraction system.

Plants, flowers, benches and art have transformed Talisman Shopping Centre for visitors in Kenilworth.

Volunteers led by Kenilworth Books and Kenilworth Arts Festival have been hard at work to give the square a makeover in recent months – and the work continued as part of Kenilworth Naturewatch Week.

Local musicians, dancers and performers are being invited to perform at a free event that is part of the City of Culture 2021 celebrations.

'Beneath the Trees' will take place at Naul's Mills Park in Coundon on Saturday, August 28.

The Myton Hospices has announced the date for its annual golf day at Coventry Golf Club.

The event will take place on Thursday 16 September and will be sponsored by BRI Wealth Management.

A former Secretary of State for Business has backed firms in Coventry and Warwickshire to bounce back strongly from the economic impact of coronavirus.

MP Greg Clark told a Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Policy Hour video call that the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will present opportunities for growth in the region.

The hotel at Wroxall Abbey has reopened to guests for the first time in nearly two years.

The Victorian mansion house last held an event in October 2019, but will see a phased reopening of its facilities in the coming months.

Kenilworth Town Council will formally write to the district council to urge it to reopen the Abbey Fields lido this summer.

Town councillors voted in favour of a motion presented by Liberal Democrats at this week's town council meeting.

The Kenilworth Lido Campaign Group has accused Warwick District Council of "deliberately and systematically" allowing the town's outdoor pool to fall into disrepair.

They have said that is is clear that Warwick District Council has "absolutely no intention" of allowing operators Everyone Active to reopen the lido in Abbey Fields this summer.

Owner of The Cross in Kenilworth, Andrea Antona, will be reunited with his former employee, celebrity chef Glynn Purnell, to judge a cook-off in the inaugural Coventry and Warwickshire Foodie Awards next month.

The pair will preside over a Masterchef-style event between four finalists competing to be named Chef/Cook of the Year.