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BREAKING NEWS: SDC takes dramatic action to stop Wellesbourne Airfield demolition

12 December 2016
BREAKING NEWS: SDC takes dramatic action to stop Wellesbourne Airfield demolition

BREAKING NEWS: SDC takes dramatic action to stop Wellesbourne Airfield demolition

12 December 2016

DRAMATIC and urgent action has been taken by Stratford-on-Avon District Council to prevent the demolition of buildings at Wellesbourne Airfield. Today…


REVIEW: Seven Acts of Mercy at the RSC

08 December 2016
REVIEW: Seven Acts of Mercy at the RSC

REVIEW: Seven Acts of Mercy at the RSC

08 December 2016

THERE’S something hugely refreshing about The Seven Acts of Mercy by Anders Lustgarten. On the one hand its foul-mouthed kitchen sink realism would hardly…


Firefighter job losses warning

07 December 2016
Firefighter job losses warning

Firefighter job losses warning

07 December 2016

MORE than 60 firefighters in Warwickshire are facing redundancy in the New Year because of budget cuts by the county council. As a result, people’s lives…


Crucial NHS plans criticised for 'lack of detail'

06 December 2016
Crucial NHS plans criticised for 'lack of detail'

Crucial NHS plans criticised for 'lack of detail'

06 December 2016

A VITAL strategy that will involve slashing nearly £300 million off the NHS budget in Coventry and Warwickshire over the next five years was published…


Village votes to keep its hall

03 December 2016
Village votes to keep its hall

Village votes to keep its hall

03 December 2016

RESIDENTS of Northend have decided conclusively that their village hall should be refurbished and remain at its existing site in the village. The decision…


Schools to grow to meet demand

03 December 2016
Schools to grow to meet demand

Schools to grow to meet demand

03 December 2016

PLANS are moving forward for St Andrew’s C of E Primary School in Shottery to more than double in size to accommodate children from families moving into…


Council to discuss controversial Alcester Nature Reserve lease

02 December 2016
Council to discuss controversial Alcester Nature Reserve lease

Council to discuss controversial Alcester Nature Reserve lease

02 December 2016

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to transfer ownership of Alcester Nature Reserve to the local town council on a 99-year lease rather than a freehold basis has…


New man picks up festival baton

28 November 2016
New man picks up festival baton

New man picks up festival baton

28 November 2016

THE husband of a former Culture Secretary has taken over as the new artistic director of Stratford-upon-Avon Music Festival. David Mills, whose wife Tessa…


"Business as usual" at Staples for the time being

21 November 2016
"Business as usual" at Staples for the time being

"Business as usual" at Staples for the time being

21 November 2016

THE new owners of Staples – the nationwide office supplies retailer that has a store in Stratford-upon-Avon – told the Herald today (Monday) that for…


Planning appeal costs are among highest in UK

19 November 2016
Planning appeal costs are among highest in UK

Planning appeal costs are among highest in UK

19 November 2016

NEARLY £558,000 has been paid by Stratford-on-Avon District Council in costs awarded against it as a result of lost planning appeals since 2010, according…


Council pledge to protect future of DIY store

16 November 2016
Council pledge to protect future of DIY store

Council pledge to protect future of DIY store

16 November 2016

STRATFORD District Council’s ruling cabinet this week pledged to do all in its power to help B&Q find another site in Stratford if its present building…


Time to vote on future of controversial property site

14 November 2016
Time to vote on future of controversial property site

Time to vote on future of controversial property site

14 November 2016

ALL members of Stratford Town Trust are to be asked what they think the charity should now do with a house it bought for £615,000 after its controversial…


Soap star to switch on town's Christmas lights

11 November 2016
Soap star to switch on town's Christmas lights

Soap star to switch on town's Christmas lights

11 November 2016

BIDFORD-ON-AVON has attracted yet another star of stage and screen to switch on its Christmas lights this year, courtesy of its own resident celebrity…


Council to assess care homes impact

10 November 2016
Council to assess care homes impact

Council to assess care homes impact

10 November 2016

A WORKING party is being set up by Stratford District Council to investigate the issue of care and residential homes in the district. The decision to…


Go-ahead given for cuts in council tax benefit

09 November 2016
Go-ahead given for cuts in council tax benefit

Go-ahead given for cuts in council tax benefit

09 November 2016

RESIDENTS of the Stratford district who pay nothing in council tax look likely to lose this benefit from April next year. Stratford District Council’s…


Nadhim under attack for EU article

08 November 2016
Nadhim under attack for EU article

Nadhim under attack for EU article

08 November 2016

STRATFORD MP Nadhim Zahawi this week gave the whole Brexit drama a new twist by saying that Britain should continue paying £8.5billion a year into the…


Ron Ball to stand as candidate in Richmond Park by-election

31 October 2016
Ron Ball to stand as candidate in Richmond Park by-election

Ron Ball to stand as candidate in Richmond Park by-election

31 October 2016

RON BALL, Warwickshire’s former police and crime commissioner, has decided to stand as an independent candidate in the Richmond Park parliamentary by-election…


Why are we waiting? - Anger as slow moving transport strategy faces more delays

29 October 2016
Why are we waiting? - Anger as slow moving transport strategy faces more delays

Why are we waiting? - Anger as slow moving transport strategy faces more delays

29 October 2016

INCREASING frustration over the “secrecy” surrounding traffic proposals for Stratford and the slow progress in developing a transport plan for the town…


Marlowe given joint billing with Shakespeare for Henry VI

25 October 2016
Marlowe given joint billing with Shakespeare for Henry VI

Marlowe given joint billing with Shakespeare for Henry VI

25 October 2016

  TWO renowned Shakespeare scholars based in Stratford reacted with academic respect this week to research that identifies the Bard’s fellow playwright…


Protesters take GLH fight to the government

24 October 2016
Protesters take GLH fight to the government

Protesters take GLH fight to the government

24 October 2016

PROTESTERS against plans to build a 3,000- home new town at Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath (GLH) have made a formal request for the government to intervene…


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