Welcome to the Courier Feature Archive
Welcome to the Leamington and Warwick Courier Feature Archive.
In this section, we aim to build up an archive of news features published in the Leamington Courier and Warwick Courier.
Courier/Weekly News Competitions
Romantic Couple Competition (2007)
Teacher of the Year 2006
Christmas Lights Winners 2006
Short Story Winners 2006
Be a Star 2007
First two entries
Sporting Features
Warwick Cricket Club (2007)
Warwick Touch Rugby (2007)
Conning the referee and diving are frowned upon at Woodloes
90 minutes of serious fun, then an evening in the bar
'A good day out with the lads'
At 79 a fighting Turpin is still teaching his skills
Protesters pledge defiance as sun sets on hunting
Going to the dogs can be a tale of success
Meeting the Real thing
A passion for the game
A barbaric sport of a rural way of living?
They're all bowled over by the 'People's Games'
Leamington Rugby Football Club: Ambitious club is planning a bright new future
Warwick Boat Club: Anyone for tennis, rowing, squash, bowls...?
People and Interviews
Chief Constable says farewell
Life...within these walls
Remembering the Pope
Margaret looks back on 100 years of living life to the full
Speeding feature: The day my son died
Cole still burning bright after 50 years of acting
The Interview - part 2: The adaptable Mr Write
The Interview: Andrew Davies - why live in Hollywood when you can live in Kenilworth?
Hit writer sees a bit of Jones in everyone
The Interview: Colin Hagan of the Freight Transport Association
The Interview: Malcolm Hawkesford
Real lives: the people we've swept under the carpet
The Interview: Dale Best, head of leisure and amenities
The Interview: Peter Horrocks, medical director of Warwick Hospital
The Interview: Call the nature doctor
Leisure and Community
Wags strut their stuff in the Gang Show
New Year fitness: get adrenaline rush on Warwick climbing wall
Music and sport help Dave's pub to fight back against the big boys
Hostel works on the principle: everyone needs a chance in life
The modern method of catching criminals
Streets come alive for start of Warwick Folk Festival
The fete-l attraction
Leamington Peace Festival: Peace be with you
The proof that community spirit is alive, well and living in Harbury
Plum Jerkum still keeping an eye on old traditions
Long Itchington carnival
Southam carnival
Welcome to Ufton - the smallest best village in England
Getting a grip on rising rural crime
A harmless flutter or a dangerous addiction
What's your passion?
Museum offers much more than old relics
Singled out: Charting the rise and fall of pop music
Wendy's stunning set pieces give pantos fairytale feeling
Postcard from our twin town Sceaux
Marking the festivities abroad - part two of our special Christmas feature
Christmas with a difference - part one of a special Christmas feature
An early Christmas message: Drinking and driving kills
Jephson Gardens - What you think
Jephson Gardens - A place worthy of civic pride
Not so retiring types prove there is life after work
Aiming to start a new era of Regency splendour
Jams today, jams tomorrow...why drivers are at a standstill
Warwick Model Flyers: Still flying high after 38 years
Best Kept Village awards
Leamington in Bloom: The brightest and best gardens in town
Warwick in Bloom: Town brightened by flower power
20 top places to visit this summer
Teen Idol: Teens show star quality
Gardening
We're going for gold again! (2007)
Business, Finance and Retail
Some work...Some play
Inside the new Regent: Leamington's gem is ready to sparkle again
It's a fresh approach when farmers set out their stalls
Does your chippy pass the taste test?
Caught in the trap: why couples still can't afford a one-bedroomed flat
Is knocking down homes the answer to housing problems?
Welcome to Hell's kitchen
Forever indebted: How we're living life to the credit limit
The pensions debate: Are you heading for old age poverty
Are our stores failing shoppers with disabilities?
Woodwards: It's all over
Charities and Groups
Warwick Air Cadets (2007)
Warwick Bridge Group (2007)
The Gap Community Centre, Warwick (2007)
Leamington and Warwick Model Railway Society (2007)
Jane's Rabbit Rescue Centre, Warwick (2007)
The appeal of bell ringing
Playing hard on the field and in the social club
Parade to mark 60th anniversary of end of Second World War may be the last for veterans
Why they are all coming along in leaps and bounds
Warwick Explorer Scouts: New style scouts explore life's great adventure
Warwick Carnival 2005
Why they get hooked on angling
Warwick Homing Pigeon Club: A bit of what they fancy
The youth report
Warwick Probus Club
Young firefighters are the future
Model-makers are keeping the great age of steam alive
Bags of support for a Blue Peter appeal by Red Cross
Fifty golden years studying nature
Lifesavers' work makes a big splash
Pleasure seekers have the write stuff
Tackling issues that are not just black and white
They're letting in the girls at the 7th Warwick
Poppy organisers plea to give generously
Group formed in crafty move
Having a great time with the Uptown Rockers
Beavers grow up to be very good cubs and scouts
Citizen's Advice Bureau: Dedicated to solving problems
A journey to Nepal
Vital role of lifeboat ladies
Inside the world of the twins
Warwick Division St John Ambulance: Come and join the vital volunteers
Leamington Society Awards: Beautiful buildings that are the real award-winners
Meet the Warwick Beavers
Raising funds with pride
Warwick Round Table: Away days help fundraisers
Churches and Religion
Prepare to be bowled over by Unitarians' friendly chapel
Into the unknown (part 2):Stars in her eyes
Into the unknown: Even the spirit world can make the odd mistake
Northgate Methodists are striving to bridge the gap
The church taking a fresh approach to Christianity
Temple of doom: Pictures of the Farley Street fire
All Saints' church, Warwick: Blending the traditional with a liberal ethos
St Mary Immaculate church: Remembering the martyrs who died at Gallows Hill
How St Michael's church deals with a baby boom
Holy Trinity church, Hatton: Helping a diverse area to overcome barriers
Mormons get a new home of their own
St Nicholas Church: Church's open door policy
Education
Spreading the word in school
Bullying in our schools: The suffering must be stopped
League tables have a 'significant bearing' on parental choice
When nobody understands a word you are saying
Scallywags is planning to expand
Class of 2004: GCSE results
Class of 2004: A-level results
Adult Learners Week: Could you go back to the classroom?
Health
Carers: The forgotten army
Would you pass the stress test?
Eat up your greens - it's national veggie week
Volunteers wanted to be a buddy for those in need
The elderly: Who cares? Part two of a special feature
The elderly: Who cares? Part one of a special feature
When a woman's nightmare comes true
Mental health feature: Out of the darkness
Cancer threat very much a man's problem
Two young lives in the balance. Can you help to save them?
Coping with Dementia
Food Safety Week: Spotlight on germs
Cycling - The better option?
Mercy Flight: The air ambulance
Healthy eating the green way
Caesareans: How new guidelines will affect pregnant women
ME: New support group will offer help to ME sufferers
Dyslexia: Discovery put an end to years of confusion
Asthma Feature: Specialist nurse Sally puts us all on asthma alert
The closure of care homes for the elderly
Nostalgia
Eden: What went wrong?
Victims remembered
Memories of D-Day
Looking back: Historic store to close its doors
Science
Venus Eclipse: Heavens above!
Tornado gallery, August 2006
Archives
Election 2005 archive
Pictures of the year 2004 archive
Short story competitions archive
Days Out
National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull
The Snowdome, Tamworth
Jephson Gardens and Leam Boat Centre, Leamington
Ragley Hall
National Sea Life Centre
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Black Country Living Museum
Woburn Safari Park
Stoneleigh Abbey
Severn Valley Railway
Cadbury World
Stratford Butterfly Farm
Shakespeare's Houses
Lord Leycester Hospital
Blenheim Palace
National Space Centre
Drayton Manor Theme Park
Wellesbourne Watermill
25 Questions
Jon Burgess
Mark Jackson-Taylor
Hayley West
