News in Kenilworth

Dogs Trust Kenilworth is urging families looking to adopt a dog to consider giving a golden oldie their perfect retirement home as the number of puppies being adopted has soared during lockdown.

Google searches for buying a puppy increased by 213 per cent after lockdown began in March 2020. Now Dogs Trust is asking people to remember that when it comes to giving a rescue dog a second chance, older dogs need new homes too.

The Kenilworth Centre has benefitted from a £1,000 donation from the mayor's charity fund this week.

Presented by outgoing Mayor of Kenilworth Cllr Richard Dickson, the donation has been made to help fund the work the centre does to combat social isolation.

Five candidates will contest the vacant seat on Kenilworth Town Council this Thursday (May 6).

The St John's Ward at KTC has been vacant since the resignation of Jack Worrall in February.

Incumbent Cllr John Cooke will be contesting the Lapworth and West Kenilworth seat again this Thursday (May 6), having first been elected a Conservative councillor for Warwickshire County Council in 2017.

Standing for Lapworth and West Kenilworth at WCC:

Kenilworth St. John's will have a new representative at Warwickshire County Council come May 7, as incumbent Cllr Alan Cockburn will be retiring after 20 years of service.

Five candidates are standing to replace him.

Four candidates will contest the Kenilworth Park Hill Ward in the Warwickshire County Council elections this Thursday (May 6).

After it was revealed that incumbent Conservative Cllr Dave Shilton would not be permitted to stand for his seat again for said party in 2021, Park Hill Ward will have a new councillor for the next term of office.

An on-call firefighter from Kenilworth is preparing to cycle 200 miles this coming weekend to raise money for UCL Amyloidosis Research Fund and The Fire Fighters Charity.

Alison Insley will be cycling between all 17 Warwickshire fire stations across the weekend, starting and finishing at Kenilworth Fire Station on each day.

Fifty new jobs are to be created by the owners of Kenilworth's Virgins and Castle pub, 'Caviar & Chips'.

The Midlands-based hospitality company is soon to be taking on new staff across Caviar & Chips bespoke catering, the Virgins & Castle and its wedding venue Stockton House, in Shropshire.

A local playwright and performer, who was a criminal barrister by profession, has released her first novel.

'What Lies Beneath The Surface' by Ginny Davis is a crime and psychological suspense story which follows two senior lawyers and a celebrated actress who are caught up in a police enquiry into an unexplained death in north London.

The owners of a family-run cidery in Warwickshire have unveiled the plans for expansion after a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign exceeded their targets by more than 400 per cent.

Jolyon and Charlotte Olivier are growing their award-winning Napton Cidery after selling more than £170,000 worth of shares in just two months.