NEWS

BREAKING NEWS: Stratford Victorian Christmas Market cancelled

THE third and final day of Stratford’s first Victorian Christmas Market has been cancelled. The decision, made due to forecasted snow, came in the form…

Town's unbeaten run comes to end at high-flying Poppies

FOOTBALL Kettering Town 2-0 Stratford Town Evo-Stik Southern Premier Report by Bryan Hale TITLE-CHASING Kettering ended Stratford’s five-game unbeaten…

Community work wins open spaces award

ALCESTER Town Council has won the Town and Parish Council Partner of the Year category at the national Fields in Trust Awards 2017. Fields in Trust awards…

Nativity festival in Wellesbourne

ORGANISERS of the Nativity Festival held this past week at the Wellsbourne Methodist Church have called the event a success. The festival included over…

Christmas Market goes back to Bridge Street in Stratford

STRATFORD-upon-Avon’s remaining two Christmas Markets will relocate back to Bridge Street from Waterside on Thursday 14th and 21st December. The decision…

Weekend fixtures guide

FOOTBALL Saturday 9th December (3pm unless stated) Evo-Stik Southern League, Premier Division Kettering Town v Stratford Town Total Motion Midland League Division…

Stratford congratulates 'City of Culture' Coventry

THE leader of Stratford-on-Avon District Council has congratulated Coventry after it was named the next UK City of Culture. The council, along with the…

COMPETITION Win meal and wine for four at the One Elm in Stratford-upon-Avon

THE One Elm in Stratford-upon-Avon is bustling with happy guests enjoying its fresh new look and all-day offering of food and drink. And this week they…

Santa’s first visit to Shakespeare home

FATHER Christmas will be making his first visit to Hall’s Croft in Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend. Children will be able to meet him at the home of…

Janes looks for Alcester to be more 'ruthless'

FOOTBALL ALCESTER Town boss Danny Janes will urge his side to show a more ruthless touch as they face AFC Solihull in tomorrow’s Challenge Vase home tie. Janes…

Man arrested after teenage boy is shot in Stratford-upon-Avon

DETECTIVES are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a firearms discharge in Stratford-upon-Avon, where a teenage boy was injured. Police were called…

Shipston ready for top-of-the-table test

FOOTBALL SHIPSTON Excelsior will welcome back Ed Caswell and Craig Robbins tomorrow as they bid to become the first team to take points off runaway Midland…

Stratford's Victorian Christmas Market declared open

STRATFORD-upon-Avon's inaugural Victorian Christmas Market was officially opened by Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert today amid cheers from…

Poulson gives FC Stratford a double mission

FOOTBALL DAVE Poulson will urge FC Stratford to view tomorrow’s home clash with Bartestree as the chance to book their place in the Les James Challenge…

REVIEW: Getting festive at The Churchill Arms, Paxford

One thing you can expect at The Churchill Arms, Paxford, is the unexpected. Chef Nick Deverell Smith took over the pub two years ago and since then has…

Warwickshire duo were part of money laundering gang

TWO women from Warwickshire are among 11 people who have been convicted of a string of money laundering offences that saw them swindle over £600,000 from…

Win £250 hamper at town's first Victorian Christmas Fair

THE spirit of Christmas past will fill the streets of Stratford when the town hosts its very first Victorian Christmas Market from tomorrow, Friday. The…

Town youngsters battle for the points at Lye

FOOTBALL Lye Town 0-2 Stratford Town Youth Midland Floodlit Youth League, Premier Division South Report by Bryan Hale BRADLEY West and Josh Beresford…

Council banks £230k towards airfield redevelopment

A GOVERNMENT grant of £230,000 has been given to Stratford-on-Avon District Council to help its planning department cope with the extra workload resulting…