Villagers

Despite tourists bringing noise pollution and traffic chaos to the quaint nearby village of Alton, locals living near Alton Towers say it has major benefits.

Alton Towers: Why residents living next to theme park ‘love’ it

A view of the motocross track submitted in the planning application.

Village residents 'breathe sigh of relief' after council rejects motocross track

Warwickshire Police Headquarters at Leek Wootton.

Villagers raise thousands for campaign against housing at Leek Wootton police HQ

Children from Barford St Peter’s CE Primary School gathered with villagers to plant a tree to celebrate King Charles III’s Coronation at King George's Field in Barford. Photo supplied

Barford school children plant tree to celebrate the King’s coronation

The Diddly Squat farm shop sells local produce from the farm and neighbouring local producers in the Cotswolds (Picture: Clarkson's farm)

Workers at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm must now wear body cams

The coffee morning is being held in memory of Charles Ludford who died in February 2020. Photo supplied

Residents to hold charity coffee morning in memory of 12-year-old neighbour

Imber and Tyneham are two villages that were abandoned during World War Two

England’s ‘lost twin villages’ frozen in time since World War Two

Villagers in Shawell have organised the Nature Now or Never campaign group to ask that the landowners of Shawell Quarry – Tarmac, Beauparc and BMI Redland – turn the site into a country park for local people once their quarrying permits come to an end.

MP backs campaign to turn quarry near Rugby into a country park

A computer generated picture by the Stop Hardwick Energy group showing what the anaerobic digester plant might look like

Villagers fight back against plans for a 'monstrous' biodigester

A view over Warkworth Castle and the surrounding village which has topped the list of British villages which have risen in value for 20 years straight.

20 British villages with property value increases for last 20 years

Christmas lights celebrations in Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth

Times and dates for the Christmas light switch-on events

Inside and outside the refurbished village hall at Stretton under Fosse. Also pictured are Mark Pawsey MP cutting the rope and Rev Martin Faulkner offering a blessing.

Villagers cheer as refurbished village hall is reopened near Rugby

From left to right) Angela Nurse, Sales Manager for Bellway South Midlands, with bell ringer Mike Young, church warden Sue Simmons, quiz organiser David Morris, and Tina Yeates, sales advisor at Bellway’s Hazelwood development, outside St Mary’s Church in Cubbington, following Bellway’s donation of £250 towards repairs for the broken church clock. Picture submitted.

Housebuilder makes a timely donation to church in Cubbington

Extract from the WDC website - the areas in white on the Woodcote Estate have been stripped of Green Belt status. Courtesy of Warwick District Council.

Villagers in fight against developer's plans in order to preserve 'the forgotten...

St Joseph’s Church in Monks Kirby held its annual May Procession on Sunday May 15.

Villagers near Rugby happy to return to one of their traditions for the first ti...

Traffic in Hampton-on-the-Hill.

Leamington and Warwick MP joins battle to end village's 18-year "traffic nightma...

Villagers and parish councillors have called for an historic barn in Austrey to be restored rather than pulled down and replaced with two new houses.

Councillors call for historic barn in Austrey to be restored rather than pulled ...

St Edith's. Photo: Google Streetview.

Historic Monks Kirby church to host fun-filled arts, crafts and music event this...

Villagers will be displaying their artwork and crafts at a special exhibition in Bishops Itchington on September 3 and 4.

Villagers will be displaying their artwork and crafts at a special exhibition in...

The photo on the left became an iconic image as protester Kerry O'Grady mourned the felling of the Hunningham Oak. Right: The blue plaque for the Hunningham Oak.

Blue plaque to be placed at the stump of a 300-year-old oak tree that was felled...

An illustration of the proposed building.

Church Lawford residents win their battle to stop pig fattening shed being built...

Villagers living near a south Warwickshire quarry face 12 further years of possible noise and disturbance after county councillors approved plans for a recycling facility for soil and aggregates.

Villagers living near a south Warwickshire quarry face 12 further years of possi...

Katie Arthurton (top) hosting the raffle while Sophie Coles (bottom) drew the tickets.

Raffle to support beloved Cubbington vicar Graham Coles through emergency cancer...

Queen Street residents in Cubbington have held a carol service with mince pies and mulled wine from their doorsteps and front gardens.

Neighbours in Cubbington street hold carol service from their doorsteps to sprea...

Ratley village (image courtesy of Cls14 via Wikipedia)

Villagers near Leamington told to keep a tally of lorries taking the 'wrong rout...

The Shawell residents protest against the proposed waste-sorting facility, 450m from the village.

Villagers celebrate after plans to build massive waste-processing plant in a vil...

The Bishop's Tachbrook Hero Scarecrow Trail will take place from July 14-19.

Superheroes will be lining the streets of Bishop's Tachbrook this month

Cubbington Community Support group member Katie Arthurton posted this photo on the group of the rainbow and message to passers-by created by her children outside her house.

Support group set up in Cubbington to help villagers during Coronavirus pandemic

Residents in Barford have stepped up the fight in a last-ditch attempt to stop the proposed development of a mineral quarry.

Barford residents step up fight in last ditch attempt to stop quarry

Cubbington parish councillor is not happy about standard of the work by Warwick District Council contractors in the village.

Cubbington residents at odds with district council over contractor work in the v...

Once Upon a Time

Villagers get ready to cheer and boo at the pantomime

St Nicholas church Radford Semele. Picture by Tim Crocker.

Award for achitects which helped Radford Semele church rise from the ashes

All Saints' in Braunston

Restoration work starts on Braunston church

Solar panels

‘Shock and amazement’ at plans for solar farm in Long Itchington

The Butchers Arms in Bishops Itchington

Bishops Itchington villagers come together to help elderly victim of a telephone...

Villagers unearth amazing tales from World War I