News in Kenilworth

Between June and December 1266 Kenilworth Castle was the location of a siege that was to become the longest in English medieval history.

The royal forces under the control of Prince Edward (later Edward I) laid siege to the castle to wrestle it from the control of those rebelling against the English King, Henry III.

Kenilworth Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the community from businesses, shops, and people, to charities, clubs and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses, and groups regularly over the coming weeks in a feature called 'Up Close With'.

Kenilworth Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the community from businesses, shops, and people, to charities, clubs and sports organisations. .

Continuing their theme of appreciating the outdoors, this month's column from Kenilworth's Most Famous Couple, Neil and Gayle Bradley, sees them delve into the mystery of a local monkey puzzle tree

I've always been fascinated with monkey puzzle trees. And the superstition and folklore that surrounds them. This prehistoric alien-like tree with its fierce prickles and spiky leaves, which evolved not to deter monkeys, but the grazing dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era, 250 million years ago.

Mayor of Kenilworth Cllr Richard Dickson has been reaching out to the town through his monthly column with Kenilworth Nub News, his first piece for 2021 comes in the form of a video as he discusses the year just gone and the year ahead

The video can be accessed at the top of this page.

With temperatures set to remain above 5C this week, and snow looking unlikely for this year, we have put together a gallery of images of Abbey Fields during the White Christmas of 2010

2010 saw a few instances of snow in the lead up to Christmas, with smatterings hitting Coventry, Warwick and Kenilworth in the last week of November. The first large snowfall came on the night of Monday, December 6, with residents waking up to a blanket of snow over Kenilworth on Tuesday 7.

Kenilworth Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the community, from businesses, shops, and people, to charities, clubs and sports organisations.

We will be profiling some of these local businesses, and groups regularly over the coming weeks in a feature called 'Up Close With'

As well as providing the latest news and sports stories, Kenilworth Nub News also has a property listing section which is full of great homes in the Kenilworth area.

Each week we will be picking our favourites for our readers.

Needless to say, Christmas in 2020 will be like no other we have had before, however in order to make the most of what we can here are the rules that the UK Government has set out for the festive period

For a limited time only, the government are relaxing some of the social contact rules with the hope of allowing families to enjoy each other's company this Christmas.

As well as providing the latest news and sports stories, Kenilworth Nub News also has a property listing section which is full of great homes in the Kenilworth area.

Each week we will be picking our favourites for our readers.