News in Kenilworth

All pubs and restaurants in Kenilworth will be chomping at the bit to welcome customers for the first time in 2021 this coming week, none more so than the Almanack and the Virgins and Castle.

The new owners of the Virgins & Castle on High Street, Kenilworth have just passed the anniversary of their first year in charge, and like many other businesses, they're hoping their second year isn't a repeat of 2020.

One of the inspiring things about being Mayor of Kenilworth is that you get to meet lots of people doing some amazing things to help make our town, our world, a better place.

This has been true during the past 12 months of Covid, just as at any other time. The difference this year being that I've mainly met people online, or by email and phone, rather than face-to-face.

The Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency has confirmed that driving lessons are set to resume from the 12 April in England and Wales, with tests expected to resume on the 22 April.

The DVSA will be offering more tests and examiners, including at weekends and on bank holidays, so that learner drivers can catch up.

The latest set of rule changes are set to come in force from this Monday (April 12) as Kenilworth and the rest of the UK continue to emerge from the third national lockdown.

The roadmap announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February will hopefully see all social restrictions lifted at the end of June.

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Alongside our 'Rewind' history series, Kenilworth Nub News is now launching a monthly column called 'Famous Faces' where we will be profiling a notable person from Kenilworth, both past and present.

Second in the series is Kenilworth-born Archbishop of Canterbury John Bird Sumner.

Bored of your current job? Or just feeling nosey? Then look no further than our Job of the Week feature!

This week we are doing something slightly different and taking a brief look at a few jobs available in the Kenilworth area.

As we now enter the fourth month of 2021 it seems hard to believe that we find ourselves in a similar position to this time in 2020 when the nation was getting used to going into lockdown. Despite the situation that we currently find ourselves in, change is very much in the air for Kenilworth and that has dominated the last month's news.

We have written about the proposed developments at Castle Farm and Abbey Fields almost daily it seems as the public consultation period came to an end mid-March. Alongside 90 objections from residents, Historic England also raised an objection to the new leisure facilities at Abbey Fields.

A Kenilworth gastro pub has continued its tireless support of local charities and community groups this lockdown, raising nearly £6,000 across a number of weekends.

The Almanack, at Abbey End, has hosted fortnightly coffee mornings and food fundraisers for residents out enjoying their daily allotted exercise.

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