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Mum Farishta Jami jailed for 17 years for terrorism offences

Farishta Jami planned to flee to Afghanistan with her children to join Islamic State.

Update: Man taken to hospital after emergency services called to Stratford petrol station

The ambulance services said the man was brought to safety, assessed and taken to hospital.

Strikes put on hold after ‘concessions’

Strikes over management issues at Bridgetown Primary, Stratford, called off for now as negotiations continue

Why students are ditching nightclubs for cooking as a way to socialise

How times change! Gen Z find cooking is the recipe for friendship.

Delving into history to make Stratford’s BHS building less of a grotty eyesore

Escape Arts have been filling the windows of the abandoned store with some eye-catching history displays.

Major anniversary for historic match

SATURDAY sees the 120th anniversary rugby game between Stratford and Paris side Sporting Club Universitaire de France (SCUF) at Pearcecroft.

Podium place at opener for Century pair

CENTURY Motorsport pair Ravi Ramyead and Charlie Robertson bagged a podium finish at the opening round of the British GT4 Championship.

Teenager secures contract with the Bears

PROMISING Wellesbourne cricketer Ben Blakemore has been signed by Warwickshire on a rookie contract for the 2025 season.

Support at Alcester business hub available for ‘as many people as possible’

The enterprise hub is located at Alcester’s Minerva Mill Innovation Centre having been set up last year.

Underground cable fault caused last night’s power outage in Stratford

More than 4,600 properties were impacted as electricity was cut from parts of Stratford.

Forget the Monday Blues, Sundays are now the most stressful day of the week

Brits swap day of rest for day of stress as Sunday Scaries are now the day we are most anxious

Dame Judi chats with Stratford this afternoon

Tickets are available to join online conversation this afternoon with Dame Judi Dench hosted by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Parts of Stratford left without power after ‘high voltage incident’

National Grid engineers were working to fix the issue on Tuesday night.

‘Lenient’ sentence for death-crash driver widely condemned

Backlash from public over ‘absurd’ seven-year jail term given to disqualified driver Akashdeep Singh after he caused death of woman in M40 crash

New south Warwickshire business that wants to clear-out your clutter

Tidy Home Tidy Mind has been set up by Caroline Cahit after a change of career.

Changes to licence for planned music festival at Stratford Ruby Club

A meeting was adjourned last week after changes were made to an application for a premises licence.

Warwickshire politicians talk transport ahead of local council elections

Voters in Warwickshire head to the polls on Thursday 1 May.

Stratford’s Christmas market boosted footfall by 67,000 in one weekend

The Stratford festive markets will again be split over two weekend, it has been confirmed.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust announces Rachael North as new CEO

After five years with the trust - and six months as the interim boss - Rachael North has been given the top job.

Stratford school principal’s pride following positive Ofsted report

St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in Stratford was visited by Ofsted last month.