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Andy Veale is the editor of the Stratford Herald, the newspaper where he started his journalism career in the 1990s. Andy has also worked on daily and weekly newspapers in Somerset, London, Essex and Cambridgeshire. He returned to edit the Herald at the start of 2021.

Stratford’s small school that’s had a big success with Ofsted

20 January 2025
Stratford’s small school that’s had a big success with Ofsted

Stratford’s small school that’s had a big success with Ofsted

20 January 2025

Shottery St Andrew’s Primary School has turned around its rating, gaining ‘good’ outcomes in all areas.


Spend an evening with top British car designer Ian Callum at British Motor Museum

19 January 2025
Spend an evening with top British car designer Ian Callum at British Motor Museum

Spend an evening with top British car designer Ian Callum at British Motor Museum

19 January 2025

Hosting the evening on 27th January will be Paul Cowland, presenter of Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars and Motor Picker.


Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies site

19 January 2025
Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies site

Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies site

19 January 2025

The Clifford Chambers-based business said it had agreed a lease for the centre at Black Hill.


Take a virtual reality tour of the home where Shakespeare’s daughter lived

18 January 2025
Take a virtual reality tour of the home where Shakespeare’s daughter lived

Take a virtual reality tour of the home where Shakespeare’s daughter lived

18 January 2025

A new online archive offers an immersive way to explore Hall’s Croft, the Stratford home of Susanna.


Dozens of prizes to be won at Alcester 10-year-old’s event in memory of her dad

18 January 2025
Dozens of prizes to be won at Alcester 10-year-old’s event in memory of her dad

Dozens of prizes to be won at Alcester 10-year-old’s event in memory of her dad

18 January 2025

Emily Butler, who lives in Alcester with mum Amy, came up with the idea of a coffee morning to raise funds for the Shakespeare Hospice.


Stratford residents oppose school’s plans for playing fields fence

18 January 2025
Stratford residents oppose school’s plans for playing fields fence

Stratford residents oppose school’s plans for playing fields fence

18 January 2025

King Edward VI School wants to secure its playing fields but locals say the new fence will change the character of the area.


‘We need to put right Stratford rail services’

06 December 2024
‘We need to put right Stratford rail services’

‘We need to put right Stratford rail services’

06 December 2024

The push for direct trains to London is gaining momentum - currently there is just one leaving Stratford… at 9.30pm


Stratford Youth Hub with youth at its heart gets its official opening

03 May 2024
Stratford Youth Hub with youth at its heart gets its official opening

Stratford Youth Hub with youth at its heart gets its official opening

03 May 2024

The hub was given its official opening at an event organised by the young people who use its facilities and help manage it.


Video - Why Warwickshire parents are fighting for a safe road crossing for their children

22 March 2024
Video - Why Warwickshire parents are fighting for a safe road crossing for their children

Video - Why Warwickshire parents are fighting for a safe road crossing for their children

22 March 2024

A petition has been set up to challenge a decision that would leave children without a school crossing patrol on a narrow, busy road.


Get the kettle on and support Stratford’s hospice in its 25th year

04 March 2024
Get the kettle on and support Stratford’s hospice in its 25th year

Get the kettle on and support Stratford’s hospice in its 25th year

04 March 2024

The start of the Shakespeare Hospice’s silver anniversary year was marked with the launch of the first of its fundraising initiatives.


Family – and Shipston RFC – tell of their pride after Fin Smith makes his England debut

09 February 2024
Family – and Shipston RFC – tell of their pride after Fin Smith makes his England debut

Family – and Shipston RFC – tell of their pride after Fin Smith makes his England debut

09 February 2024

Stratford lawyer Andrew Smith was in Rome to watch his son compete in the Six Nations.


Row over £1m cost to run Stratford’s bin lorries on green fuel

12 January 2024
Row over £1m cost to run Stratford’s bin lorries on green fuel

Row over £1m cost to run Stratford’s bin lorries on green fuel

12 January 2024

Using hydrotreated vegetable oil would add £200,000 to the annual fuel bill, which Conservatives believe is a greenwashing waste.


Stratford street could be partially closed to traffic under Gateway Site plans

30 September 2023
Stratford street could be partially closed to traffic under Gateway Site plans

Stratford street could be partially closed to traffic under Gateway Site plans

30 September 2023

A town centre street could be closed to cars and turned into an open space for people.


Reserve is ‘place to be proud of’

26 September 2023
Reserve is ‘place to be proud of’

Reserve is ‘place to be proud of’

26 September 2023

Stratford’s Lench Meadows gets officially opened as well as a new name.


New world record set as Matt Cooper pulls a car for 36 miles

15 September 2023
New world record set as Matt Cooper pulls a car for 36 miles

New world record set as Matt Cooper pulls a car for 36 miles

15 September 2023

Matt Cooper smashed a world record in a gruelling 60-hour effort.


Leading British actor will be first patron of Shipston Home Nursing

30 August 2023
Leading British actor will be first patron of Shipston Home Nursing

Leading British actor will be first patron of Shipston Home Nursing

30 August 2023

Delight for Shipston Home Nursing as actor Anton Lesser joins as patron


‘Fiercely dedicated’ head determined his students succeed

12 August 2023
‘Fiercely dedicated’ head determined his students succeed

‘Fiercely dedicated’ head determined his students succeed

12 August 2023

Roger Stanbridge, the former head of Stratford Girls’ Grammar School has died at the age of 75.


Lives being put at risk by youths climbing Stratford multi-storey car park

28 May 2023
Lives being put at risk by youths climbing Stratford multi-storey car park

Lives being put at risk by youths climbing Stratford multi-storey car park

28 May 2023

A concerned resident photographed youngsters on top of the Windsor Street car park.


Bollards to stop dangerous parking on Warwick Road near Fisherman’s car park

25 May 2023
Bollards to stop dangerous parking on Warwick Road near Fisherman’s car park

Bollards to stop dangerous parking on Warwick Road near Fisherman’s car park

25 May 2023

A £1.32m project will see safety improvements made along the Warwick Road.


‘One man is to blame for Conservatives’ election defeat in Stratford – Nadhim Zahawi’

11 May 2023
‘One man is to blame for Conservatives’ election defeat in Stratford – Nadhim Zahawi’

‘One man is to blame for Conservatives’ election defeat in Stratford – Nadhim Zahawi’

11 May 2023

Former councillor Tony Jefferson says it was a mistake to reselect Nadhim Zahawi to fight the next general election.


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