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Final chance to enter second Coventry & Warwickshire Foodie Awards

TIME is running out to enter The Coventry & Warwickshire Foodie Awards, which returns to celebrate the best of the region’s food and drink scene – with the backing of two celebrity Michelin Star chefs. The Awards, in partnership with Visit Coventry and Visit Warwickshire, will culminate in a ceremony at The Box at Fargo […]

‘Sock it to me’ – Rotarians’ appeal for support to help homeless

A COVENTRY podiatrist has joined forces with local Rotarians and a Birmingham charity to help the homeless get back on their feet again – quite literally. Gary Dancer, who runs a private chiropody clinic in the city, is working with The Rotary Club of Erdington and Have A Hart, Help The Homeless to provide much-needed […]

Putting the heart over the Heart of England for the Queen’s Jubilee

Love is in the air at this summer’s Midlands Air Festival in Alcester – thanks to local entrepreneurs who have agreed to suspend their annual harvest, insisting ‘the show must go on.’ It will be all eyes to the skies for the Queen’s Jubilee in June – but only after William and Kelsey Seymour agreed […]

Rotarians on course for 37th Pro-Am Golf fundraiser

Rotary Club of Knowle and Dorridge, golf, Molly Ollys, Solihull Age UK

AMATEUR golfers are being invited to help drive the fundraising for two local charities at an annual event organised by The Rotary Club of Knowle & Dorridge. The Club’s 37th Charity Pro-Am Golf Competition will take place at Copt Heath Golf Club in Knowle on June 13th in aid of Molly Ollys and Age UK […]

Bell Court gears up to showcase iconic motoring exhibition

Bell Court will celebrate a significant chapter in local motoring history when it hosts a special exhibition of Riley cars including a replica of the very first model from 1898. The display, which is a new feature of this year’s Stratford Festival of Motoring, also marks the Coventry car manufacturer’s inaugural journey from Coventry to […]

Egg-straordinary fun for Easter weekend at local pubs

EASTER excitement is descending on two Warwickshire pubs where there will be some eggs-tra tasty surprises for younger guests. On Saturday, April 16th eagle-eyed visitors to The Bell Inn in Ladbroke and The Castle at Edgehill can earn themselves a chocolatey treat by taking part in the pubs’ first Easter Egg Hunts. As part of […]

Winning words speak volumes on debating day

Heart of England Rotary, Youth Speaks Competition

A friendly war of words took centre stage in Warwickshire when young people gathered to compete in The 11th Heart of England Rotary Club’s Youth Speaks Finals Day. Thirty students from ten schools across the district took up the debating challenge for the return of the popular competition after three years due to lockdown. The […]