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Let's get the party started. . .

Let's get the party started. . .

STRATFORD is once again gearing up to take centre stage for Shakespeare’s 454th birthday celebrations this weekend. The event — the biggest in the town’s…


VIDEO: £2million MRI scanner arrives at hospital

VIDEO: £2million MRI scanner arrives at hospital

Stratford Hospital's new £2million MRI scanner arrived in the town last Saturday with engineers confident it will be up and running sometime in May. The…


Survey to gauge new level of rural crime

Survey to gauge new level of rural crime

THE first survey for three years to gauge the extent of rural crime is to take place. the last National Rural Crime Survey - in 2015 - put the cost of…


WIN: luxury stay, meal and wine tasting for two at new hotel

WIN: luxury stay, meal and wine tasting for two at new hotel

STRATFORD’S Hotel du Vin will officially open on Tuesday, 1st May - and you could be among the first guests. The brand new hotel, in Rother Street, which…


Ballinger proud as Stratford Town Youth reach League Cup final

Ballinger proud as Stratford Town Youth reach League Cup final

SECOND-half goals from George Kirby and Alfie Boylin propelled Stratford Town Youth into the final of the MFYL League Cup after a 2-0 semi-final victory…


In this week's Herald . . .

In this week's Herald . . .

NEW demands to ditch relief road - that's our front page headline this week as the heat is turned up on the two councils who are driving the much-talked-about…


Newman is Stratford’s top finisher at Leamington Regency 10k

Newman is Stratford’s top finisher at Leamington Regency 10k

STRATFORD-upon-Avon Athletic Club members enjoyed considerable success at the Wright Hassall Leamington Regency 10k with three age category winners and…


Portobello Crossroads work delayed again

Portobello Crossroads work delayed again

Road safety campaigners are frustrated at yet another delay in installing vital road safety improvements at Portobello Crossroads, a notorious accident…


Adams earns 'six star' medal at blustery Boston Marathon

Adams earns 'six star' medal at blustery Boston Marathon

THE Boston Marathon was hit with extreme cold, wet and windy conditions, but that didn’t get in the way of Stratford AC’s Emily Adams completing her set…


Stone ready for a 'bizarre' feeling as he prepares to face former team-mates

Stone ready for a 'bizarre' feeling as he prepares to face former team-mates

WARWICKSHIRE fast-bowler Olly Stone admits it will be a "bizarre" feeling when he faces his former team-mates Northamptonshire in the Specsavers County…


Postbox tribute to Shakespeare

Postbox tribute to Shakespeare

A special edition postbox adorned with lines from the Bard's most famous plays has taken pride of place on High Street. The Royal Mail commissioned postbox,…


Link talks mean Hatton homes are back up for approval

Link talks mean Hatton homes are back up for approval

DISCUSSIONS over including a direct pedestrian link between the proposed extension of the Hatton Park estate and the original site are to take place. The…


College retains 'good' Ofsted grade

College retains 'good' Ofsted grade

WARWICKSHIRE College has been rated ' good ' following a recent Ofsted inspection. The group got the second highest rating in all eight areas inspected. It…


Camille is 'over the moon' to win Stratford-Salariya Picture Book Prize

Camille is 'over the moon' to win Stratford-Salariya Picture Book Prize

LUNA and the Moon Rabbit by Camille Whitcher is the winner of the inaugural Stratford-Salariya Picture Book Prize, a competition held by the Stratford-upon-Avon…


Lloyds to close another local branch

Lloyds to close another local branch

LLOYDS Bank has announced a new raft of branch closures with one in south Warwickshire on the list of 49. The branch on High Street in Henley-in-Arden…


Health focus at senior citizen conference in Stratford

Health focus at senior citizen conference in Stratford

STRATFORD District’s Senior Citizen’s Action Network (SCAN) Annual Conference takes place next week on Tuesday 24th April and will focus on health and…


Stratford Town blow St Ives away with five first-half goals

Stratford Town blow St Ives away with five first-half goals

STRATFORD Town ended their five-game losing run in some style as they romped to an emphatic 6-2 victory over St Ives at the ProEdge Stadium on Tuesday…


Destination... management for Bidford's Ben

Destination... management for Bidford's Ben

SHAKESPEARE’S England, the destination management organisation for Warwickshire, recently announced that 16-year-old Ben Archer from Bidford will be its…


Arrest in Stratford attempted murder probe

Arrest in Stratford attempted murder probe

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder investigation. The investigation was launched after a 17-year-old boy was discovered in…


Stratford's jobless at highest for five years

Stratford's jobless at highest for five years

THE number of unemployed people in Stratford district has reached its highest point for almost five years. Figures published on Monday show in March there…


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