Winchcombe Farm Team going to extra mile to raise funds for Shipston Home Nursing
A team of six staff from Winchcombe Farm in Upper Tysoe are putting their best feet forward next month to raise more funds for a cause close to their hearts. Winchcombe’s co-owner Jo Carroll and her sister Heidi, are being joined by the holiday retreat’s housekeeping and maintenance staff for the 5 and 10k run/walk […]
Fifty fundraisers scale new heights for Warwickshire children’s charity
Three Warwickshire friends are among more than 50 intrepid fundraisers set to conquer Ben Nevis en masse this month in aid of local children’s charity Molly Ollys. Organiser Alex Myers, from Stratford will lead the group, which includes Rob Horsfall from Welford and James Lennon from Leamington, as they tackle the 4,400ft climb on April […]
Cidery’s new summer festival celebrates local brands
A packed day of summer fun and entertainment has been announced with the launch of a brand new festival for south Warwickshire. An all-day line-up of live musicians will take centre stage in Napton on the Hill all performing their own music for the Cidery’s Hillside Jamm event, near the Cidery, on July 29th. As […]
National award recognition for Stratford mum who walked away from corporate career to launch new business
A Stratford entrepreneur of two who turned her ‘kitchen table’ enterprise into a million pound business in just three years, is celebrating her first national award. Charlotte Pitts won Service Provider of the Year for her business The HR Consultants, based in Warwickshire. The business, which was established just a few months before the pandemic […]
National award winner credited by her boss for helping secure future of her business through lockdown
A south Warwickshire woman who helped navigate her new boss’s business through the challenges of lockdown, has been named among the winners of a national awards celebrating female achievers. Hayley Alexander, from Welford, won the Ladies First Professional Development Awards Excellence In Marketing category after judges heard from Shakespeare Media CEO Vicki Bravington about how […]
Local ladies among those celebrating business success
INSPIRATIONAL achievers from Warwickshire were among those celebrated at the fifth Ladies First Professional Development Network Business Awards. More than 300 people assembled at Coombe Abbey on Thursday (March 23rd) for the glittering awards ceremony, hosted by local musician and BBC radio presenter Sandra Godley. Winners included Emily Biddle who was awarded Business Woman of […]
Award-winning Warwick pub The Old Post Office heads for next chapter
A multi-award winning pub in Warwick is set for a new chapter as it changes ownership. Tom Douglas, pillar of the Warwick licensed trade and well-known character around the town is handing over the reins of the Old Post Office pub in West Street to the husband and wife partnership behind recently reopened pub The […]
Fashion show in aid of two local charities
Ladies networking group The Athena Network will be hosting a charity fashion show and shopping evening in the heart of Warwick on the evening of 20th April. With the help of two independent local businesses, the event aims to raise much-needed funds for two local charities run by Athena members, Hannah’s House, and The Luca […]
Foodbank appeals to public to give that bit egg-stra this Easter
Coventry Foodbank is appealing for urgent items as well as the usual chocolate eggs this Easter as they record the second ever busiest year for the service. Volunteers are calling for people to donate the most-needed items as well as the eggs to keep pace with escalating demand as the cost of living crisis continues […]
Best friend brewers open new café bar in Leamington
Two best friends with a shared passion for craft ale, have taken on their first bar in Leamington, building on the success of their micro-brewery business. Gavin Leach and Rob Singleton who own Windmill Hill Brewing Company, have opened the doors to 44 Café Bar and Bistro as part of the latest chapter of the […]