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Hundreds take part in Walk for Myton video
Hundreds of walkers strolled into the sunshine on Sunday to raise money for The Myton Hospices. More than 440 people took part in Walk for Myton and raised over £20,000 in pledged sponsorship - smashing the event’s target of £11,500. Walkers could choose from routes of three, six or 12 miles for the sponsored walk and were invited to enjoy a picnic or BBQ and relax in the hospice grounds after the event.
Case against Warwickshire detective charged with stealing must start again
The court case against a former detective charged with stealing £113,000 from Warwickshire Police’s headquarters will have to start afresh because of an administrative error.
Excitement in Abbey Fields as brand new play area opens video
Children are already enjoying the brand new £120,000 play area at Abbey Fields after months of eagerly waiting for the grand opening.
Former Warwickshire detective charged with stealing £113,000 pleads not guilty
A former detective constable who Warwickshire Police had initially refused to name has pleaded not guilty in court to stealing £113,000 from the force’s headquarters.
Land earmarked for Gypsies and travellers in Warwick district
Around 20 sites will be identified today (Friday) as potential areas for Gypsies and travellers to set up home.
Business
More than 1,300 new homes plan for land near Leamington and Warwick
More than 1,300 new homes could be built on three areas of green space between Leamington and Warwick, if councillors approve a developer’s plans.
Another shop closes as town sinks to ‘full grip of recession’
Kenilworth is in “the full grip of recession” according to the latest businessman closing his doors as the town’s high street takes another hit.
Planting the seed of engineering
An inaugural lecture in honour of a man who helped found the Imagineering Foundation to encourage young people into engineering will be given by a Kenilworth engineer.
Help your business grow at Chamber’s expo event
By Sophie Howe, chair of the mid-Warwickshire branch of Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Food vendors get regional awards
Mobile food vendors based in Leamington have won free pitches at a major national show through a regional award scheme which recognises excellence in the industry.
Letters to the Editor
Time to say enough is enough
It has come to my notice that Warwick District Council, as part of the ‘51M’group opposing HS2, having already budgeted £100,000 of council taxpayers’ money, now requires a further £19,000 due to the length of the (unsuccessful) court hearing and it could have to find another £20,000 as its share of paying the government’s costs of defending 51M’s unsuccessful challenges in the High Court. It is also likely that further costs could arise if the group continue to attempt to challenge the project.
Wish I shared HS2 confidence
I wish I shared Mr Alan Marshall’s confidence in the ability and motivation of HS2 Ltd to look after the interests of the town and people of Kenilworth (KWN last week).
Thanks for all your support
Thank you to all those in Kenilworth who turned out during a grey, wet week to support the Kenilworth Festival this year.
Join hundreds for celebration
I wonder if you would be kind enough to print this letter this week, to allow me to invite your readers to come to “Praise in the Park” on Sunday May 19?
These people need our help
The account of the experiences of asylum seeker Souren Mousavi (Courier last week) makes shameful reading.
Regional
Dad to run 12 races in 12 months
A computer scientist from Cambridgeshire has set himself the challenge of running 12 races in 12 months to boost funds for an Alzheimer's charity.
Team trains for marathon challenge
Five Tesco workers based in Welwyn Garden City will run 10k for charity as part of their training regime before they take on four half marathons in six months.
18 held in 'illegal immigrant' raid
Eighteen people have been arrested on suspicion of helping to smuggle Sri Lankan illegal immigrants into Britain in a series of dawn raids across Europe, including in London, Luton and Essex.
'Police failed my murdered mother'
The daughter of a woman from Chelmsford killed by a convicted murderer has claimed that her mother would still be alive if police had done their jobs properly.
Cambridge applications rose 2%
Applications to the University of Cambridge rose 2% in 2012 despite the introduction of higher fees by the Government, according to undergraduate admissions statistics published.
National
BBC sorry for Question Time gaffe
The BBC has apologised for a Question Time production gaffe that saw a Stormont minister labelled as being a member of "Sinn Fein/IRA".
Dry, sunny bank holiday predicted
The unseasonably cold weather in southern areas and the Midlands will make way for a dry and sunny Bank Holiday weekend, forecasters have said.
Zoo worker injured in tiger attack
A zoo worker has been seriously injured in a tiger attack at an animal park, police said.
Rodgers relieved after son cleared
Liverpool football manager Brendan Rodgers has spoken of his relief after his son Anton was cleared in a sex case involving a teenage girl.
Van driver admits hit-run killing
A van driver has admitted running down and killing a mother of three in a hit-and-run frenzy in which more than a dozen other people were injured.
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Friday 24 May 2013
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