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COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit arrives in Atherstone
Appears in: / Health/ North WarwickshireHeadline
NORTH Warwickshire Borough Council, supported by Warwickshire County Council and the Ministry of Defence, are putting in place measures to enable a quick response to local outbreaks of Covid-19. As part of the planned response...
Kingsbury primary school pupils set to receive ‘good marks’ on their improved playground
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ North Warwickshire/ Young People
A Village primary school is celebrating some good news after receiving a windfall from Tamworth Co-op’s Community Dividend Fund. Customers at the co-operative society’s Kingsbury branch raised £500 by donating their ‘divis’ to Kingsbury Primary...
Steelwork completes on 2 new £7m industrial and logistics buildings at Core 42 Tamworth
Appears in: / Business/ Education & Employment/ North Warwickshire
MIDLANDS based developer Hodgetts Estates has completed steelwork on two new warehouse and general industrial units at its 700,000 sq ft business park scheme Core 42 Tamworth, near Junction 10 M42 and adjacent to...
Happy ‘play days’ in store for Dordon nursery thanks to generous customers
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MONEY raised by shoppers at Tamworth Co-op’s convenience store in Dordon will enable a children’s nursery in the village to buy much-needed outdoor play equipment. Kind-hearted customers at the store in New Street donated the...
Serial sex attacker pleads guilty to sexual offences against nine women over three decades
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ West Midlands
A SERIAL sex attacker has pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against women over a period spanning three decades across three counties. Appearing at Warwick Crown Court in February Phillip Blackwell, 55, pleaded guilty to...
Dividend money from Polesworth Co-op shoppers will help adults with learning disabilities to stay connected
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
ADULTS with learning disabilities living in a care home will be able to keep in touch with family and friends over the internet, thanks to the generosity of Polesworth Co-op shoppers. Customers at the convenience...
Police hunting offenders following TEN pub breaks-ins around Tamworth
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ North Warwickshire
YESTERDAY (Monday) we reported that a number of pubs in and around Tamworth had been broken into, or had attempts on their property. We can now reveal that there have been burglaries at TEN pubs...
String of break-ins leave business owners in shock
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ North Warwickshire
Pub Managers and Business owners from Tamworth and the surrounding area have been left saddened after a number of burglaries at pubs over the last week. The venues have mainly been targeted for their gaming...
St Giles Hospice makes urgent appeal for donations to support its work during coronavirus crisis
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ North Warwickshire
St Giles Hospice is launching an urgent appeal for donations to help keep its vital specialist care services running during the coronavirus crisis. The hospice needs to raise £850,000 every month just to keep...
Warwickshire Police agrees alliance exit settlement to the value of £10.77 million
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AN overall settlement has been reached between Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police, following the termination of the alliance between the two forces. West Mercia Police has agreed on a settlement for Warwickshire Police worth...
Gang jailed after targeting lone drivers across Staffordshire and neighbouring counties
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
A GANG of armed robbers, who targeted lone drivers to steal high-performance cars, have been jailed for a total of more than 60 years following a joint investigation between police in Staffordshire, West Midlands and...
Closure Order on Atherstone property linked to County Lines
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NORTH Warwickshire Borough Council have announced that a Closure Order has been granted on an Atherstone property which had links to 'County Lines'. Today, 3 March, Officers from the Legal Team of North Warwickshire Borough...
Coleshill Pub fined after pleading guilty to a string of Food Hygiene offences
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ North Warwickshire
WESTBOURNE Leisure Ltd, owners of The Norton Public House, Station Road, Coleshill, have been fined £136,000 after inspections uncovered a string of hygiene offences. North Warwickshire Borough Council Environmental Health Officers visited The Norton...
Police name cyclist who died in collision
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THE cyclist who died as the result of a collision with a van on Ridge Lane, Nuneaton at 0600 GMT on Tuesday morning, 4 February has been named as 40-year-old Jason Dodd. The Cyclist, Mr...
Arrest made after cyclist dies in collision
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POLICE in Warwickshire have arrested a 21-year-old man from Nuneaton on suspicion of causing death by careless driving following a collision in which a cyclist sadly died. The collision involved a van and a cyclist...
Warwickshire Police roads operation leads to catalytic converter arrests
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WARWICKSHIRE Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit supported by OPU have arrested two men in relation to theft from vehicles. The two men, one aged 23 years old from London was arrested on suspicion of theft...
Surplus food from Tamworth Co-op stores is redistributed to feed the hungry and vulnerable
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
Tamworth Co-operative Society is now recycling surplus food from its stores for redistribution to people in need in the community, including the homeless and elderly. Crates of leftover fruit, vegetables, bread, cakes, biscuits, cereal and...
Shire Leasing Helps School Pupils Gain Industry Experience
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A Tamworth-based company has provided work experience placements for more than 20 pupils from local schools at its head office over this past summer. The initiative to offer work experience to young people was inspired...
Police appeal for help to locate wanted Tamworth man
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Warwickshire Police is appealing for help to locate a Tamworth man. Officers would like to speak to 31-year-old Brett Gardner in connection with an investigation into criminal damage, breach of a non-molestation order and stalking...
Under a week left to apply for secondary school place
Appears in: / Education & Employment/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
PARENTS now have less than one week to apply for a secondary school in Staffordshire or Warwickshire. Admission applications to secondary schools in both Staffordshire and Warwickshire close on October 31, so parents still have...
As the lights go down, the crime goes up in Kingsbury
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RESIDENTS in Kingsbury have been left furious by the recent increase of vehicle crime in their village and feel easy targets due to the street lights still being switched off at Midnight each day. A...
Overnight M42 closures start this week
Appears in: / North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire/ Transport
NIGHTLY closures of the M42 between junctions 9 and 10 begin this week and run until 6 November, with a different phase taking place each week. Highways England who is responsible for the works will...
Work starts on new homes in Warton
Appears in: / North Warwickshire/ Property
BUILDING work has begun on the homes at a new housing development in the village of Warton. House-builder Bellway is building much-needed new homes at Cornfields, a development of 98 two, three and four-bedroom homes...
Two local businesses fined for not having TV licences
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THE proprietors of a pub and a restaurant in North Warwickshire which were caught without a TV licence have both been ordered to pay £445 by magistrates. Mr Nicholas Bray, the proprietor of The Fox...
WMAS remains the only ‘Outstanding’ Ambulance Service
Appears in: / Health/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
THE results are in and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has once again rated West Midlands Ambulance Service as ‘Outstanding’, the highest possible rating from health and social care regulator. The CQC inspected the Service...
Tamworth and Nuneaton to have a share of £1 billion to improve Town Centres
Appears in: / Business/ North Warwickshire/ Politics
TAMWORTH and Nuneaton have been announced as one of 50 Town Centres to receive a share of £1 Billion from the Government in an expansion of the High Streets fund. The funding could be used...
Three arrests in county lines raid in Atherstone
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OFFICERS from Warwickshire Police have arrested three people following concerns that a vulnerable person was being exploited by drug dealers in Atherstone. As part of the County Lines operation, officers went to an address in...
Man jailed for attempted robbery in Atherstone
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A MAN who attempted to rob a supermarket in Atherstone has been jailed for eight years. On the evening of 24 June, Corey Harbourne went into Aldi on Station Street and threatened staff with a...