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Top story
Warwick District Claimant Count: 2,455, Most Since 2021
2,455 people in Warwick district claimed jobless benefits in September, the most since 2021. Claims by 18 to 24 year olds are up 25% in a year.
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Warwick
Warwick Hospital Day Case Unit Approved, Open Until 8pm
Warwick Hospital's medical day case unit will move into a new 12-bay building, open weekdays until 8pm, after planning permission was granted on 19 October.
Christmas
Leamington Ice Rink: Warwick Castle Skating From £8, 21 Nov
No rink is listed in Leamington town centre for 2026. The nearest is Warwick Castle's open-air rink, 21 Nov to 3 Jan from £8; Birmingham opens 5 Nov.
Planning
Warwick Council Lost Half Its Planning Appeals This Year
Inspectors overturned 14 of 28 Warwick District Council refusals since April. Its major-appeal rate is at the 10% special measures line, its own report says.
University of Warwick
Warwick Astronomers Find a Star That Would Look Green
A University of Warwick team says white dwarf WD J1330+6435 would glow green to the eye, the first green star known. Others would look pink, purple or yellow.
Planning
Warwick Lidl Approved, With 160 Bishops Tachbrook Homes
Councillors approved the Heathcote Lane Lidl and 160 homes off Oakley Wood Road on 13 October, and overruled officers on a listed Brunswick Street house.
Health
The Grove: New NHS Eating Disorder Day Service in Warwick
The Grove, a six-place NHS day service for adults with eating disorders, has opened at St Michael's Hospital, Warwick, running weekdays 8am to 4pm.
Council
Warwick District Council to Bill Government for LGR Costs
Warwick District Council will ask ministers to repay its reorganisation costs and cut its housing numbers. What the two motions agreed on 30 September say.
Warwick
Warwick Christmas Tree Festival: 20-29 Nov, £2, Kids Free
St Mary's Christmas Tree Festival in Warwick runs 20 to 29 November 2026: adults £2, 16s and under free, free for all 23 to 25 November, 12pm to 4pm.
Housing
Warwick's First 20 Net Zero Council Homes: Keys Handed Over
The first of 20 new council homes at Tournament Fields, Warwick, is now council-owned: solar panels, heat pumps, and lettings via HomeChoice over six months.
Council
Warwick Council This Week: Thickthorn Units and Padel Courts
Two planning nights at Leamington Town Hall: Lidl and 160 homes on Tuesday, six industrial units at Thickthorn, Kenilworth, and a padel refusal on Wednesday.
Planning
Warwick Lidl and 160 Bishops Tachbrook Homes: Both Approved
Councillors approved the Heathcote Lane Lidl and 160 homes on Oakley Wood Road, Bishops Tachbrook, on 13 October. The officer reports, conditions and S106 sums.
Sport
Warwick Boxer Jaya Kalsi Picked for Youth Olympic Games
Cleary's boxer Jaya Kalsi will fight at 54kg for Team GB at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, 31 October to 13 November, after a world bronze in March.
Schools
Leamington School Term Dates 2026/27: Break Up 18 December
Warwickshire schools break up on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. Half terms, INSET days, and the five local schools that set their own dates.
Trains
Leamington Christmas Trains: Last Ones Around 8pm on 24th
Chiltern's last Christmas Eve trains have left Marylebone at about 8pm, with none on Christmas or Boxing Day. What 2025 looked like and what is due.
Christmas
Leamington Spa Christmas Market 2026: Seven Sundays on Parade
Leamington Spa's Christmas market is on the Parade on seven Sundays, 1 Nov to 20 Dec, 10am to 5pm. Warwick's is Monday 21 Dec, 9am to 3pm, in Market Place.
Christmas
Santa Near Leamington 2026: Hatton From £31, Castle From £29
Hatton's Father Christmas runs weekends from 28 November and daily 19 to 24 December, children from £31. Warwick Castle's Stories with Santa is from £29.
Crime
Warwick School Incident: Three Arrested, Teen Cut to Face
Three people are in custody after a car was driven towards a teacher outside a Warwick school on Shelley Avenue. Police now say a young teenager was cut to the face.
Council
Warwick District Barbecue Ban and New Dog Rules From 4 Nov
Barbecues and fires are banned in every public place in Warwick district from 4 November, and dogs must be leashed in more parks. £100 fines.
Council
Warwick District Council This Week: LGR Bill, Housing Target
Full council votes on Wednesday on billing the Government for reorganisation and on a lower housing target. Plus a £38.62 an hour fee for big EIR requests.
This weekend
Past: Warwick Food Festival and Markets, 26-27 September
This listing is for the weekend of 26 and 27 September 2026, now past: Warwick's free Autumn Food Festival, Warwick Market, Covent Garden Quarter Market.
Housing
Warwick District House Prices: Growth Halves to 1.7%
The average Warwick district home cost £369,220 in July, up just £6,074 in a year. Annual growth more than halved, to the slowest since October 2024.
Leamington Spa
Warwick District Jobless Claims Hit Highest Since 2021
2,425 people in Warwick district claimed jobless benefits in August, up 85 in a month and the most since December 2021. Under-25 claims are up 22% in a year.
Planning
Warwick Lidl Vote Pulled: Tesco Points to Leamington Site
Lidl's Heathcote Lane store was pulled from committee over the sequential test. Tesco says Leamington's Covent Garden car park was discounted too fast.
Leamington Spa
Leamington Remembrance Sunday: 10.50am, 8 November 2026
Leamington's Remembrance service is about 10.50am on Sunday 8 November at Euston Place, with roads shut 6am to 1pm. Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash too.
Leamington Spa
Leamington Halloween 2026: Free Pumpkins, Ghost Tours
Half term is 26 to 30 October. Lord Leycester ghost tours at £15 adult, 500 free pumpkins in Warwick, the Pumpkin Path and both castles' Halloween, with prices.
Warwick
Warwick Castle Christmas 2026: 21 November to 3 January
Christmas at the Castle runs 21 November to 3 January. Light trail from £17, ice rink from £8, Santa from £29 and pre-book only, with no tickets on the day.
Warwick
Warwick Victorian Evening: Lights at 7pm, Thu 26 November
Warwick's lights go on at 7pm on Thursday 26 November at the free Victorian Evening, 3pm to 9pm in Market Place. Costume contest 7.30pm, 12 streets closed.
Kenilworth
Fireworks near Leamington: Kenilworth and Warwick, Both Sat 7 November
Kenilworth Castle fireworks are Saturday 7 November 2026: adults £14, children £7, last entry 6.45pm. Warwick Racecourse bonfire is the same night, from £10.
Warwick
Warwick Mop Fair 2026: the Runaway Mop is 23 and 24 October
Warwick Mop Fair 2026 is not over: the Runaway Mop is Fri 23 and Sat 24 October. Ride times, the nine streets shut from Thursday and the car park closures.
Community
Warwick District Grants: £20,000 for Clubs, First Come
Warwick District Council has awarded £25,860 in community grants since April, against £101,120 last year. Up to £20,000 each, first come, first served.
Housing
Warwick House Prices Up £16,808, But Flat Since February
The average Warwick district home reached £372,922 in June, up £16,808 in a year and the fastest rise in Warwickshire. It is still £684 below February's level.
Warwick
Warwick 20mph Petition Closes 31 August On 252 Names
The Spinney Hill and Greville Road petition closes Monday 31 August. It has passed the 50 names that force a council reply, 748 short of a council meeting.
Leamington Spa
Warwick District: Under-25 Jobless Claims Up 21% in a Year
Under-25 claims rose 21% in a year, against 10% across the UK, and drove half the district's increase. Leamington Brunswick has the highest rate at 3.6%.
Planning
Emscote Old Wharf flats appeal dismissed: offices must stay
A planning inspector has dismissed Faxton Ltd's appeal to turn four unsold canalside offices at Emscote Old Wharf, Warwick, into flats. Marketed since 2022, no offers, still refused. Here is why.
Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle dog walk 17 Sept: £6.50, £5.25 to charity
The Mayor of Warwick's Paws for a Good Cause opens Warwick Castle's grounds to dogs on Thursday 17 September, 4.30pm to 6.30pm. £6.50 a ticket, £5.25 of it to two charities. The rules and how to book.