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PICTURE SPECIAL: Runners have a blast!

PICTURE SPECIAL: Runners have a blast!

See page 4 of this week's paper for more pictures.


In today's Herald . . .

In today's Herald . . .

Our photographer, Mark Williamson, was at the Colour Blast run at Meon Vale Leisure Centre on Sunday and battled his way through the paint to provide…


Actor Hicks is a natural-born thriller

Actor Hicks is a natural-born thriller

IT requires exceptional virtuoso musicianship to perform Beethoven’s hugely demanding work for violin and piano known as the Kreutzer Sonata. It also…


Crime commissioner rejects compulsory police redundancy calls

Crime commissioner rejects compulsory police redundancy calls

Mr Ball said: “We ask police officers to make a large commitment to serving the public, often in very challenging circumstances dealing with difficult…


Little Mermaid is simply magical

Little Mermaid is simply magical

TO say that Playbox’s production of The Little Mermaid went swimmingly would be an understatement. The five-day run at Warwick’s Dream Factory was a near…


‘It’s all blood, swords, sacrifice and horror!’

‘It’s all blood, swords, sacrifice and horror!’

EDMUND Kingsley looks like a Greek god. Which is probably how it should be, considering he is in rehearsals for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production…


Local boys join cast of Hecuba at RSC

Local boys join cast of Hecuba at RSC

SEVEN local boys from have been cast in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s forthcoming production of Hecuba. The role of Polydorous, Hecuba’s youngest son,…


Win a £100 Johnsons Coaches travel voucher!

Win a £100 Johnsons Coaches travel voucher!

Each winner can put their voucher towards a Johnsons’ day excursion or Johnsons’ escorted holiday. For full details of how to enter look in tomorrow's…


KES pioneer Charlie makes history

KES pioneer Charlie makes history


To sell or not to sell?

To sell or not to sell?

The crucial vote centres on a field behind Anne Hathaway’s Cottage known as Briar Furlong, which was bought by the trust in the early 1950s for the very…


Police hand out 135 careless driving fines

Police hand out 135 careless driving fines

“Driving too closely to the car in front, or tailgating, is a serious safety issue and leads to unnecessary crashes and injuries,” said Jonathan Wheeler,…


Helping those with learning disabilities protect themselves from crime

Helping those with learning disabilities protect themselves from crime

Two of these booklets, focusing on hate crime and home security, have been published and will be made available to residents in the Warwickshire and West…


MAD’s new Heath Robinson exhibition is a museum first

MAD’s new Heath Robinson exhibition is a museum first

Robinson was born in 1872 and described as “British humour at its best”, he became known as something of an eccentric and drew thousands of pieces of…


Police warning after potentially dangerous medication is stolen

Police warning after potentially dangerous medication is stolen

Police are urging people not to take the medication, as it is a controlled drug and could be highly toxic and potentially fatal if taken by someone who…


Stratford among first tourism award winners

Stratford among first tourism award winners

In all there were 13 prizes handed out at the inaugural awards ceremony at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Thursday night. Peter Burns, president of the…


Hospital's secret garden is a novel idea

Hospital's secret garden is a novel idea

Opening the garden, Jayne Blacklay, the hospital trust’s director of development, said: “It is fantastic to see the garden now it has been transformed…


LIVE STREAM: Watch Felix Dennis Collection auction

LIVE STREAM: Watch Felix Dennis Collection auction

Mr Dennis, an extrovert publisher, poet, tree planter and entrepreneur had a vision to create a 30,000 acre forest in the heart of England and all the…


Second Shakespeare sculpture offer rejected

Second Shakespeare sculpture offer rejected

Despite agreeing that the sculptor’s work was very impressive, councillors decided that the potential cost of £2,200 to £2,900 to bronze the piece, was…


Council decides not to commission Shakespeare bust

Council decides not to commission Shakespeare bust

Councillors also said that if any such sculpture was commissioned in the future, serious consideration should be made to employing a local artist. Stratford…


Thousands caught up in web of crime

Thousands caught up in web of crime

If the figures for Warwickshire are representative of the picture nationally, it would suggest that on-line criminals have successfully targeted 9.6 million…


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