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Parents of victim of 1993 mini bus crash near Warwick to launch call for action

Andy Hunt of X-Press Legal Services

Rugby business owner wins national awards

Andy with his award.

Awards for Rugby property expert

Shocking footage shows young children being played on the tracks

Watch: Terrifying risks recorded on level crossings

The rink of Heather Mills, Jayne Henfrey, Margaret Grosvenor and Caroline Harris. Pic by Jenny Corn.

Warwickshire are beaten in friendly

Balloons in the sky before the fatal incident above Ombersley Court, Worcester

Man dies after hot air balloon explodes into a ‘fireball’

Carla Scott, 35, and her partner, Dirk Howell, 41, killed Alfie Steele after months of abuse

Mum and boyfriend found guilty of killing 9-year-old Alfie Steele

Schoolboy Alfie Steele was heard screaming and begging to be let inside in haunting footage filmed by a neighbour 18 months before he was found dead in a bath, a court heard (Photo: SWNS)

Mother and step dad found guilty of killing boy, 9

Karen Lumley has died aged 59

Former Tory MP dies aged 59

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

A view along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.

Black Prince canal holidays review: plain sailing on a scenic waterway

WCG is set to hold two jobs fairs as it looks to recruit more than 60 new members of staff.

College group to hold jobs fair in Leamington to recruit new staff

A Victorian vampire slaying kit containing a wooden stake and holy water is up for auction and set to sell for thousands of pounds. The kit which includes a number of tools useful to anyone should they encounter a bloodthirsty vampire originally belonged to a priest living in Wollas Hall, Worcestershire during the late 1800s.

Victorian Vampire slaying kit set to fetch thousands at auction

Ms Bulley's body was found in the River Wyre in Lancashire on February 19 after an intensive three-week search operation

Man arrested over footage shot when Nicola Bulley’s body was found

Lorna Magee with her double.

Crick shoppers see double at village store

From left to right - Sian Wells, Mark Whittaker, Fliss Reading and Kieren Bodill from WCG with the WCG Apprenticeships bus. Photo supplied

Double-decker apprenticeship bus hits the roads for National Apprenticeship Week

Malcolm Molloy, 64, and his wife Wendy, 62, from Worcestershire wow their neighbours with Christmas lights every year

Couple spend £20,000 on UK’s craziest Christmas lights for charity

Murphy the Maine Coon keeps being mistaken for a dog or a lion

Huge cat gets mistaken for a dog or a lion - and it’s still growing

UK's largest ever drone light show lights up the sky with 600 drones

Tom Newbold.

Rugby man quits law to set up a wine tasting business - and now he's recruiting ...

Jo Hodgson, Tori White and Kirsty Dimopoulos, of WCG which has launched 'wellbeing @ WCG' for its 1,400 employees. Photo supplied

College group with sites across Leamington, Warwick and Rugby launches new staff...

Warwickshire County Council has announced that it will plant a tree for every resident living in Warwickshire. Photo supplied

Council set to plant a tree for every resident in Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa's Top Club team who beat Box

Royal Leamington Spa bowls team competing in this weekend's nationals at Victori...

Junior Pairs winners Dan Ellicott (left) and Aiden Maries from Avenue Leamington

Thrilling Middleton Cup game goes right to the wire with single shot in it

Kevin Mitchell, chairman of Leamington Cricket Club, Marie Bawden, head of women and girls’ cricket with young players from the club's women and girls’ section.

Leamington Cricket Club to host women and girls’ cricket skills day

Bears are a success at Broadway

Thousands of people across Manchester are set to be tested for Covid-19 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

'Surge' Covid testing to begin in Manchester after Kent mutation detected - what...

Some areas of England have administered large numbers of full Covid vaccines (two doses), while others have only given one jab (Photo: Lewis Whyld- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Some areas of England have given thousands more second Covid jabs than others - ...

New data shows how many people over 80 have received a first Covid dose in your area
(Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New data shows how many people over 80 have received a first Covid dose in your ...

3D-printed components for the masks.

Warwickshire College staff mobilise to make 3D-printed masks to keep healthcare ...

Top row from left: Isabel Leon, Jessica Floyd. Bottom row from left: Daniel Leon, Jacob Floyd, Jonathan Archer

Campion pupils receive special Duke of Edinburgh award

Part of the tasting panel at the Winning Post Brewery in Worcester. From left to right: Stan Brignall, Ivan Spicer, Karen Spicer and Judy Brignall.

Tasting panel travelled miles to find the best ales for the Eathorpe Beer Festiv...

Paul Houghton-Brown

Hamptons International opens a new office in Stratford

The final day of flat racing at Warwick Racebcourse.

Warwick Racecourse’s last flat racing day

Jenny Corn bowls at the Womens Nationals as first-round opponent Val Corn looks on. Picture: Morris Troughton

Tims loses out to Efde in last eight of the Women’s National Singles

Police

Warning over telephone scam after incident in Leamington