73-year-old great grandad raises thousands after exceeding target for year-round charity walking challenge
A 73-year-old great-grandad from Coventry who underwent a quadruple heart bypass has smashed his personal target to walk ten miles a day throughout 2022 for a children’s charity after completing his last circuit of the city’s Memorial Park on Saturday (New Year’s Eve.) Tony Cunningham has now raised more than £9,000 for Warwick-based Molly Ollys […]
Celebrities descend on Winchcombe Farm for Channel Four dating show
A South Warwickshire holiday retreat played host to two celebrities for the filming of a prime-time TV dating show currently airing. A Channel Four production crew took over Winchcombe Farm in September as part of the hotly anticipated new series of Celebs Go Dating, featuring a host of stars including Gary Lucy and Pete Wicks. […]
St Maur Partridge and Pear Sour Christmas Cocktail recipe
This Christmas no one will remember the gin and tonic. But they will remember the Partridge and Pear Sour cocktail you made with St Maur elderflower liqueur and your favourite gin. A sweet and sour, beautifully balanced, silky Christmas classic. Easy to make, this delightful cocktail pairs nicely with savoury canapés and those hot, herby […]
Still time to enter awards celebrating female achievers
THERE are just a few weeks left for people in Warwickshire to enter awards dedicated to recognising inspirational women across the UK. The fifth Ladies First Professional Development Awards will celebrate success stories while also raising funds and awareness for two Midlands charities, The Memory Box Foundation and Coventry Foodbank. New categories celebrating creatives will […]
Leamington craft beer creator celebrates supermarket success with Waitrose deal for brand new lager
A Leamington-based beer brand is celebrating supermarket success after its brand new lager hit the shelves in Waitrose. Empress Ale’s craft beers are already stocked in top restaurants across the country but the business has now added a lager to its range for the first time, with the new creation snapped up by the supermarket […]
Libertine Burger in race to be best takeaway in Britain
Warwickshire business Libertine Burger is in the running to scoop the title of ‘Best Takeaway in Britain’ in a national awards scheme. The popular burger brand, which has restaurants in Leamington Spa and Rugby, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the West Midlands region of the Just Eat Restaurant Awards, which aim to recognise […]
Bell Court has it covered for December countdown to Christmas
As the final Christmas countdown gets under way, Bell Court in Stratford is the place to go for a host of festive food and drink treats while polishing off the presents shopping. There is a warm welcome waiting at Bardias which has a range of seasonal hot drinks to get the day started, including Tiramisu […]
(REVIEW) Perennial tale as pertinent as ever
It’s a story as old as time – Dickensian times that is. There have been more than 250 stage and film adaptations of A Christmas Carol over the years. This year the perennial favourite returns to the RSC following huge acclaim in 2017 and 2018. Far from feeling tired, this reworked festive tale proves once […]
Farmers and fundraisers gear up for light show with a difference
A Christmas convoy of tractors will soon be blazing a bright trail through south Warwickshire in aid of two local charities. More than 40 tractors and farm vehicles festooned in festive lights will parade through towns and villages on December 13th to raise money for The Warwickshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs and Warwick children’s […]
Coventry Foodbank teams up with dance academy for ‘The Dance of the Foodbank Fairies’
This Christmas, Coventry Foodbank is launching its fundraising campaign to help tackle the rising food crisis. The Foodbank is appealing for support to help meet increasing demand through a new four-part social media video, filmed in collaboration with a local dance group Leamington and Warwick Academy of Dance. Starting tomorrow (December 1ST), they hope to […]