News in Kenilworth

Two burglars who broke into a flat in The Oaks Precinct, Kenilworth were scared off having forced their way into the building.

At around 3pm on Saturday, May 29 two men smashed a window and damaged a door to get into the Caesar Road premises. They then broke into one of the flats inside.

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say the region will be a major draw for visitors from across the country as the economy reopens.

Louise Bennett, the chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, believes the city and the county are perfectly placed to attract tourists from all over the UK in the coming weeks and months.

Primary schools in Leek Wootton and Kenilworth are backing a new campaign focusing on child safety around heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) due to their proximity to HS2 works.

The key message to children is: 'to remember the code and step back from the road'.

Gas heating systems in Kenilworth's Jubilee House are to be ripped out and replaced with more efficient electrical heat pumps to help cut carbon emissions.

Members of Warwick District council's cabinet were told at their meeting last week that the work was needed for a number of district council-owned properties, including Jubilee House, by the end of September with the majority of the money coming from central government coffers.

The Kenilworth Runners have taken on Larkstoke Hill in the climax of this year's Tempo Winter Series.

This perennial favourite consists of five races from October through to February on the same 10km course which takes in Ilmington village and Larkstoke hill, which is the highest point in Warwickshire.

At a recent Council meeting held on 25 May, outgoing Chairman Councillor Alan Cockburn handed the chain of office to Councillor Peter Gilbert.

Councillor Peter Gilbert was duly elected as Chairman of Warwickshire County Council and Councillor John Horner was elected as Vice-Chair.

Cherry Orchard Recycling Centre in Kenilworth will be closed on bank holiday Monday 31 May due to planning permission restrictions.

However, the site will be open on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 May and residents are advised to book a slot to bring their waste along to the centre.

Warwick Rotarians have supported a Heart of England campaign to fund emergency Oxygen Concentrators to help ease the Covid-19 crisis in India.

Warwick Rotary Club members raised more than £1,000 towards the cost of the vital equipment which saves lives by filtering noxious gases from the oxygen used in the treatment of patients.

Residents are invited to share photographs and memorabilia of Kenilworth Lido for an exhibition marking the 125th anniversary of outdoor swimming in the town.

Organised by the Lido Campaign Group, the celebration of outdoor swimming in the town runs from Monday, 31 May, until Sunday, 13 June, in the former Poundland store in Warwick Road, Kenilworth, 125 years since the pool first opened in 1896.

THE Mayor of Warwick declared the town centre's newest business officially open to customers on Thursday.

The ribbon cutting ceremony by Councillor Terry Morris marked the official launch of That Gin & Cocktail Bar in Swan Street, run by Stratford-based entrepreneur Steve Bazell.