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New Currys PC World to open this Friday

New Currys PC World to open this Friday

Stratford will welcome the return of Currys PC World this Friday with the opening of the company’s brand new store at the recently refurbished Maybrook…


Weekend football results

Weekend football results

FOOTBALL Saturday, 9th February Evo-Stik Southern Premier Central Leiston P-P Stratford Town Total Motion Midland League, Divison One Hinckley AFC 1-5…


£1million in Town Trust funding up for grabs

£1million in Town Trust funding up for grabs

A million pounds worth of grant funding is being offered to charities, voluntary groups and other organisations in Stratford by the Town Trust. The Trust…


Work continues ahead of Southam United's senior side re-launch

Work continues ahead of Southam United's senior side re-launch

THE FREEZING temperatures may have put paid to some of last weekend’s football fixtures but, for Southam United chairman Charles Hill, the work goes on…


Council tax set to double on empty homes

Council tax set to double on empty homes

Council tax on empty properties across the district is set to double as part of efforts by the district council to ease the national housing shortage. Currently…


Laura's Januhairy goes global

Laura's Januhairy goes global

WHEN Laura Jackson hit the headlines with her Januhairy campaign last month she had no idea the whole thing would go totally global. The former Kineton…


Bank closure is body blow to Alcester residents

Bank closure is body blow to Alcester residents

BARCLAYS customers in Alcester have been dealt a body blow this week with news the bank giant will close its Alcester High Street branch on Friday 24th…


Cook: Stratford want to repay loyal fans with a win

Cook: Stratford want to repay loyal fans with a win

CAPTAIN Jo Cook hopes Stratford-upon-Avon can secure victory today, Saturday, to repay their loyal fans for all their support so far this season. The…


Number of Stratford to London trains will double

Number of Stratford to London trains will double

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON commuters received a huge boost last week amid news that the number of direct trains between Stratford and London is set to more than…


Former RSC actor Albert Finney dies after short illness

Former RSC actor Albert Finney dies after short illness

Albert Finney received a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Tom Jones in 1963 TRIBUTES have been flooding in for Albert Finney, the outstanding…


Top physicist played vital role in country's nuclear fuel programme

Top physicist played vital role in country's nuclear fuel programme

ONE of the country’s top nuclear physicists, who was born and raised in Alcester and educated at Alcester Grammar School, has died, aged 88, after a short…


Alcester hoping Birmingham Vase tie finally goes ahead

Alcester hoping Birmingham Vase tie finally goes ahead

ALCESTER Town will hope it’s a case of third time lucky when they make the trip to Coventry Colliery in the Birmingham Vase on Saturday. The quarter-final…


Warwick councillors fail to back Avon Navigation Scheme

Warwick councillors fail to back Avon Navigation Scheme

A major project to open up the Upper Avon Navigation between Warwick and Stratford has failed to win the backing of Warwick District Council. A report…


Five-star Town Youth brush aside Bromsgrove Sporting

Five-star Town Youth brush aside Bromsgrove Sporting

FOOTBALL Midland Floodlit Youth League, Premier Division South Bromsgrove Sporting 2-5 Stratford Town Report by Bryan Hale STRATFORD Town strengthened…


Power to the people - Joseph Arch memorial walk on Sunday

Power to the people - Joseph Arch memorial walk on Sunday

HISTORY will be recreated with a walk from Barford to Wellesbourne on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of legendary local hero Joseph…


Equine flu discovery cancels weekend's Warwick meeting

Equine flu discovery cancels weekend's Warwick meeting

WARWICK'S prestigious Kingmaker meeting scheduled for Saturday has been abandoned after the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) suspended racing across…


Rotting house transformed into smart family home

Rotting house transformed into smart family home

AN empty house left to rot and fall into a state of disrepair has been transformed into a warm and welcoming family home. Last year Stratford District…


Tess musical makes its stage debut in Stratford

Tess musical makes its stage debut in Stratford

Stratford-based award-winning playwright and lyricist Michael Davies, and composer Michael Blore have created a sumptuous new adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s…


INTERVIEW: Gregory Doran on The Boy in the Dress and the RSC Winter Season

INTERVIEW: Gregory Doran on The Boy in the Dress and the RSC Winter Season

Last week, the RSC announced what’s ahead for the 2019 Winter Season. Here Artistic Director Gregory Doran talks to Gill Sutherland about Brexit, boys…


Axe wielding burglars strike in Wixford

Axe wielding burglars strike in Wixford

Axe wielding burglars targeted a property in Wixford last week, stealing a car and injuring an occupier at the address. The incident took place just before…


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