Tag: Local Stories

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 […]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way, thanks to Wadsworths A solicitors firm which opened its Warwick offices during the pandemic, has donated £500 to a local charity which supports children with terminal and life-limiting illnesses.   Wadsworths, which also has offices in Solihull, Henley and Tamworth, presented Molly Olly’s Wishes with the donation representing a percentage […]

‘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 […]

Young fundraisers gear up for 50-mile cycling challenge TWO young friends are gearing up for an epic fundraising challenge when they cycle 50 miles for a Warwick charity this summer. Carrick Hayre and Nicole Baker, from Knowle, hope to raise £1,000 when they cycle along a route between their homes and Molly Olly’s Wishes charity HQ in […]

A Leamington restaurateur’s search to find Local Legends is set to reward an inspirational Kenilworth lady who has made a positive impact on her community. Jose Ribeiro, of We Love Pizza in Regent Place, launched the campaign in March with the promise of a month’s worth of free pizza for the chosen nominees.   Brownie Leader Jennifer […]

Pandemic cidery crowdfunding exceeds target by more than 400% THE owners of a family-run cidery in Warwickshire have unveiled plans for the expansion after a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign exceeded their targets by more than 400%. Jolyon and Charlotte Olivier are growing their award-winning Napton Cidery after selling more than £170k worth of shares in […]

Communities urged to back Sleep Pod project to help rising number of homeless on streets ROTARY Clubs throughout Warwickshire are urging the community to continue to get behind a pioneering project which is helping rough sleepers. The call to support the Sleep Pod Charity comes following news this month that the number of deaths on […]

Will Steps Up For Local Charity – In All Weathers An eight-year-old Warwick boy schoolboy has adopted the spirit of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore in support of a charity local to him.   William Colegate is running up a fundraising total for Molly Olly’s Wishes with a 62-mile challenge.   Out in all […]

THE BIRDS THAT DO NOT SING BY STEVE GAY Rugby author Steve Gay is celebrating the timely launch of his evocative debut novel on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz. Inspired by long-told tales from his own family history, The Birds That Do Not Sing is set on the day after […]

“You can lose people but you can’t lose memories. They are always there & we should treasure them as much as we can” In the early hours of a June morning in 2004, Tracey McAtamney took a phone call that was to change her and her children’s lives forever. It was the worst news imaginable […]

“The landscape of education has moved away from local authority schools to academies which just turned some school leaders into power-driven individuals taking their focus away from teaching and learning. Their priority and moral compass has been changed and it’s gone off in a direction that is not about the children any more.” A Controversial […]