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    Bulldog Bash will go ahead

    Kevin Unitt 16/05

    THE Bulldog Bash will go ahead as planned this year - and probably for the next decade - after police calls to cancel the festival ...»

  • Bulldog Bash will go ahead

    Kevin Unitt 16/05

    THE Bulldog Bash will go ahead as planned this year - and probably for the next decade - after police calls to cancel the festival ...»

  • Toddler hit by bus

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    A TODDLER has been left with a broken leg after being hit by a double decker bus. The accident, involving a three-year-old girl, happened on ...»

  • 145mph driver avoids jail

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    A DRIVER who reached 145mph as he showed off in his high-powered BMW on a south Warwickshire dual carriageway has escaped being jailed. James Higgins ...»

  • Thousands to Race for Life

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    WITH just days to go until Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2008 makes a welcome return to Stratford, a total of 2,000 local women ...»

  • Fair old success

    Ben Lindon 15/05

    STRATFORD's first ever Eco-Fair on Saturday (May 10) provided a platform to discuss and investigate the many issues surrounding climate change. The free-to enter event, ...»

  • Moorcroft joins WCS

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    FORMER international athlete David Moorcroft OBE has joined Sir Donald Sinden as a patron of World Class Stratford. Mr Moorcroft is also the lead ambassador ...»

  • Russians refused visas

    Ian Hughes 15/05

    RUSSIAN singers who were planning to perform to raise funds for a Warwickshire church have been refused entry to Britain - at a time when ...»

  • Shottery 'girls' to celebrate Jubilee

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    HAROLD MacMillan was Prime Minister, UK postcodes were introduced and Cyprus was granted independence. Closer to home 1959 also marked a milestone - the official ...»

  • Messing about on the river

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    GO BACK four years and Monika Maslak was the subject of an international appeal for a life saving bone marrow transplant. Fast forward to the ...»

  • Eco town: the battle steps up

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    IN THE wake of crucial council backing, the fight against Middle Quinton has intensified. While the government is being asked to drop the site from ...»

  • Councillors unanimously reject eco town

    Luke Hamer reports from inside Elizabeth House 15/05

    TO HUGE applause from the public gallery, Stratford District Council unanimously rejected Middle Quinton. At a special meeting on Monday (May 12) the authority agreed ...»

  • Eco town advisor hits back

    Kevin Unitt 15/05

    AN ADVISOR to the companies behind proposals for an 'eco town' at Long Marston has launched a scathing attack on councillors for speaking out against ...»

  • Next steps for BARD

    Clare Fitzsimmons 15/05

    THE NEXT stage in the BARD campaign is getting the Middle Quinton petition to 10,000 names. It will then be taken by MP John Maples ...»

  • Warning after car thefts

    Clare Fitzsimmons 14/05

    CARS have been broken into and stolen in a series of crimes across the district. Police are now warning motorists to take care and ensure ...»

  • Witness appeal after assault

    Clare Fitzsimmons 14/05

    POLICE are investigating an alleged assault in Stratford at the weekend. It happened outside Celebrities in Henley Street during the early hours of Sunday (May ...»

  • Beer festival returns

    Ben Lindon 14/05

    THE SECOND annual Stratford Beer and Cider Festival hits town tomorrow (Friday). The event at Stratford racecourse, organised by the Shakespeare Campaign For Real Ale ...»

  • Grant to get active

    Clare Fitzsimmons 14/05

    A PROGRAMME of events to get the district's older residents active is set to be unveiled. It will be funded by a £155,000 grant Sport ...»

  • Call to clean-up

    Kevin Unitt 14/05

    DOG OWNERS have been ordered to clear up or cough up amid a rise in cases of dog fouling across the district. Stratford District Council’s ...»

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