Tag: Local Community

Rotarians Answer the Call For Emergency India Aid Warwickshire Rotarians have supported a Heart of England campaign to fund emergency Oxygen Concentrators to help ease the Covid-19 crisis in India. Club members on both sides of the county, in Nuneaton, Bedworth and Warwick, raised thousands of pounds towards the cost of the vital equipment which saves lives […]

‘Local Legend’ rewarded for saving wife’s life A lady who is credited for saving her partner’s life, has been chosen for a special award. A Leamington restaurateur’s search to find Local Legends is set to reward Alyssa Douglas, who was nominated by her wife Emma following the launch of the campaign last month. It was […]

Three local businesses that rose to the challenges of the pandemic have been recognised with a new special award. The first COVID-Resilience Leamington Business Awards, organised by Talk Business UK, were held as part of a virtual ceremony hosted by local DJ Kirsty Leahy from Noisegate Media Studio in Leamington on Friday night. As well as a special performance […]

AN AWARD CATEGORY DEDICATED TO COVENTRY BUSINESSES A celebration of the best of Coventry and Warwickshire’s food and drink scene is at the heart of a new awards program designed to support businesses as they re-emerge from lockdown. The first Foodie Awards 2021, in partnership with Visit Coventry, lists among its guest judges Birmingham-born Michelin […]

A Directory of all the Businesses That Donated Prizes to Warwickshire’s Summer Charity Raffle Had your eye on a prize from our raffle this year but didn’t win? Here is a list of all the businesses that took part in Warwickshire’s Summer 2020 Charity Raffle (that ended on 10th July 2020) so you can purchase […]

Community Hungry to Help Charity Neighbours A HUNGRY community in lockdown has helped a Hatton Park business raise hundreds of pounds for a charity close to home. Salt and Pepper’s presented charity neighbours Molly Olly’s Wishes with £548 – it’s first in a series of donations this year to local good causes. The charity was […]

We’re running a raffle with the aim to raise £5,000 for 5 local charities; to help them continue to provide their invaluable services to Warwickshire throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.We have over £1,000 worth of prizes to be won, all kindly donated by 42 Warwickshire businesses. We want to raise £1,000 for each of […]

If you haven’t heard of Kilsby, it’s a beautiful little village just outside Hillmorton, Rugby; on the border of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. Albeit a small village, there’s a primary school, a pre-school, 2 pubs (The Red Lion & The George (which has been closed for a year or so)), as well as a community-run Shop. […]

Musicians form North Oxfordshire and South Warwickshire have made an impressive remote recording of the classic song “With A Little Help From My Friends”. A song that’s very apt and reflects the current situation pretty well with people coming together with great community spirit, despite the current distancing situation. They have all donated their time […]

DOWNLOAD: HAPPY TO HELP SLIPS There are so many elderly and vulnerable people are out there who are too proud or too embarrassed to ask for help. For example, when they’re running out of food, experiencing loneliness or need their medication collecting. Some people don’t have family or friends they can rely on to run […]