New mayors in Stratford-upon-Avon, Alcester and Shipston are preparing for an exciting 12 months ahead, as they begin their terms in office. In Stratford…
STRATFORD Rugby Club’s newly-appointed president Jo Littler has been shortlisted in the 2016 RFU President’s Annual Awards programme. This year the programme…
THERE'S a double-header of evening racing at Stratford this weekend and point-to-point followers will be out in force on Friday, when the seven-race card…
SHAKESPEARE’S works remain some of our most fondly remembered books from school, so says a recently-compiled list of the nation’s favourite school books. Four…
PLAYBOX’S acclaimed reworking of Shakespeare’s Henry Vl plays moves to St Mary’s Church in Warwick for more performances following a hugely-successful…
POLICE are warning motorists and householders to be extra vigilant and tighten personal security measures after a spate of thefts from vehicles in the…
SUNSHINE and showers greeted racegoers at Warwick on Wednesday when the Ardencote Think Pink Ladies Day brought the curtain down on the inaugural May…
TWELVE amateur jockeys raised at total of £20,700 for the Air Ambulance Service at Warwick’s Ardencote Think Pink Ladies day on Wednesday, writes David…
PLANS for the highly-controversial 2,000-home new town planned for Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath faces another bumpy ride after car giant Jaguar Land Rover…
A new survey to help shape the future of public services in Warwickshire has been launched by the County Council. The survey is an opportunity for Warwickshire…
AT Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s annual meeting today (Wednesday) Cllr Sue Adams (Cons, Alcester and Rural) became the new chairman of the authority. Cllr…
DANCE teacher, Gemma Joyce, poses with young dancers after recently launching Saturday morning classes covering ballet, jazz, lyrical, and showcase work,…
ONE of Britain’s most successful female golfers was guest speaker at Stratford-on-Avon Golf Club last week. Alison Nicholas was a leading light in the…
HERALD photographer Mark Williamson covered Stratford’s Birmingham League Division Two match against Harborne on Saturday. The Panthers endured a frustrating…
POLAR explorer Mark Wood, who has just been to the North Pole, will talk about his ground breaking expedition in his new home village. It takes place…
I had misgivings about coming to see this production of Cymbeline at the RSC. A friend had pinged me a message after seeing it the day before: “I have…
A £50,000 grant has been awarded to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to support its re-presentation of Shakespeare’s New Place. The money, which has come…
STRATFORD Ladies sit top of the North East Midlands Touch League following a third-placed finish in the third tournament of the campaign at Camp Hill. The…
GENEROUS donations from the public have helped Wilmcote teenager Ciara Barry receive vital life enhancing medical treatment but £2,200 is still needed…
THE new Head Gardener at Ragley Hall will walk visitors in the footsteps of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown throughout the summer. Ragley Hall’s new Head…