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Tax hike fears of new single council

11 November 2025
Tax hike fears of new single council

Tax hike fears of new single council

11 November 2025

Radical proposals that could lead to big changes in how council services are delivered in south Warwickshire are being put to the government


Cheers! The Stratford vineyard aiming to make 10,000 bottles a year

04 November 2025
Cheers! The Stratford vineyard aiming to make 10,000 bottles a year

Cheers! The Stratford vineyard aiming to make 10,000 bottles a year

04 November 2025

The hot summer was great for Welcombe Hills Vineyard, a wine producer on our doorstep which is going from strength to strength.


Crisis in the Cotwolds

01 November 2025
Crisis in the Cotwolds

Crisis in the Cotwolds

01 November 2025

Crunch looming for parts of Stratford district and the Cotswolds as deluge of new housing could change areas beyond recognition


Widow’s email hacked and friend scammed on the eve of her husband’s funeral

07 October 2025
Widow’s email hacked and friend scammed on the eve of her husband’s funeral

Widow’s email hacked and friend scammed on the eve of her husband’s funeral

07 October 2025

A grieving widow’s email account was hacked on the eve of her husband’s funeral and as a result one of her friends was conned out of £100.


Protesters keep up their fight over potential for thousands of new homes north of Stratford

28 September 2025
Protesters keep up their fight over potential for thousands of new homes north of Stratford

Protesters keep up their fight over potential for thousands of new homes north of Stratford

28 September 2025

Campaigners against the idea of building 6,800 homes in a new settlement north of Stratford now fear that the number has swelled to 10,000.


Tributes to historian John Bunting who had an undying love of Alcester

21 September 2025
Tributes to historian John Bunting who had an undying love of Alcester

Tributes to historian John Bunting who had an undying love of Alcester

21 September 2025

John Bunting, a well-known figure in Alcester who had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the town’s history, has died at the age of 86.


Transport funding for Long Marston could ease new homes pressure on the Stratford district

19 September 2025
Transport funding for Long Marston could ease new homes pressure on the Stratford district

Transport funding for Long Marston could ease new homes pressure on the Stratford district

19 September 2025

A dramatic plea to the government to enable a massive housing scheme to be built at Long Marston is being prepared by Stratford District Council.


Fresh plans set to be submitted for unlawful pub at Shottery

26 August 2025
Fresh plans set to be submitted for unlawful pub at Shottery

Fresh plans set to be submitted for unlawful pub at Shottery

26 August 2025

The owner of a pub built in Shottery without planning permission is making another attempt to get retrospective approval.


Protest over fears new homes could swamp Warwickshire village where Shakespeare’s mum lived

22 August 2025
Protest over fears new homes could swamp Warwickshire village where Shakespeare’s mum lived

Protest over fears new homes could swamp Warwickshire village where Shakespeare’s mum lived

22 August 2025

Campaigners are staging a demonstration this Saturday (23rd August) in protest at a potential plan for thousands of homes.


Bidford to get second supermarket as Budgens given planning permission

21 August 2025
Bidford to get second supermarket as Budgens given planning permission

Bidford to get second supermarket as Budgens given planning permission

21 August 2025

Bidford is to get a second supermarket.


Video - Gaydon residents oppose £80m business development plans

07 August 2025
Video - Gaydon residents oppose £80m business development plans

Video - Gaydon residents oppose £80m business development plans

07 August 2025

A proposed £80 million development in south Warwickshire, which it’s claimed would create 4,000 jobs, is facing furious opposition from residents


Stratford District set for third biggest percentage population increase in England by 2032

01 August 2025
Stratford District set for third biggest percentage population increase in England by 2032

Stratford District set for third biggest percentage population increase in England by 2032

01 August 2025

The Stratford district is facing the third biggest percentage population increase in England over the next few years,


Stratford councillor suggests way of reducing Bishopton roundabout accidents

31 July 2025
Stratford councillor suggests way of reducing Bishopton roundabout accidents

Stratford councillor suggests way of reducing Bishopton roundabout accidents

31 July 2025

A Stratford councillor has written to National Highways suggesting a way of reducing the number of road accidents at Bishopton roundabout.


South Warwickshire campaign to reduce fatal road accidents involving young drivers gathering pace

28 July 2025
South Warwickshire campaign to reduce fatal road accidents involving young drivers gathering pace

South Warwickshire campaign to reduce fatal road accidents involving young drivers gathering pace

28 July 2025

The campaign to bring in measures to reduce fatal road accidents involving young drivers is gathering pace in south Warwickshire.


Plans to boost Stratford market footfall by attracting new blood

08 July 2025
Plans to boost Stratford market footfall by attracting new blood

Plans to boost Stratford market footfall by attracting new blood

08 July 2025

Market traders operating from Rother Street on Fridays are to have their rental fees cut in a bid to get more people to put up stalls.


£750,000 needed to help create Alcester’s new dementia care centre

07 July 2025
£750,000 needed to help create Alcester’s new dementia care centre

£750,000 needed to help create Alcester’s new dementia care centre

07 July 2025

Moves are under way to start converting a well-known property in Alcester into a day centre for people in the area who are suffering from dementia.


Stratford set to launch inquiry into green space management fees

05 July 2025
Stratford set to launch inquiry into green space management fees

Stratford set to launch inquiry into green space management fees

05 July 2025

The controversial practice of making home owners pay private companies for the upkeep of public open spaces is facing an in-depth probe.


Research backs proposals for new South Warwickshire council

03 July 2025
Research backs proposals for new South Warwickshire council

Research backs proposals for new South Warwickshire council

03 July 2025

Two major research projects have concluded that local government in Warwickshire should be split between the north and the south.


‘No surrender to home developers’

27 June 2025
‘No surrender to home developers’

‘No surrender to home developers’

27 June 2025

Stratford District Council says it is resisting ‘rash of ill-thought-out developments’ - while developers slam unrealistic housing supply estimations


Retired GP furious with ‘tedious’ method of booking Stratford doctors appointments

26 June 2025
Retired GP furious with ‘tedious’ method of booking Stratford doctors appointments

Retired GP furious with ‘tedious’ method of booking Stratford doctors appointments

26 June 2025

A retired GP is furious that he was asked to fill in a form or apply online for an appointment with a Stratford doctors.


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