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Brownsover man Colin Howe with his granddaughter thanks to cancer drug
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Race for Life is the ideal motivation for a Bilton mum to get back in shape for a good cause
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Organiser getting excited about 2012 Rugby Festival of Culture
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Sam’s fighting fit for TV adventures with Sinbad on Sky
BREAKING NEWS: Police charge Rugby men with a kidnap, robbery and dangerous driving
TWO men have been charged by police today (Thursday) following an incident in Newbold.
Ex-fireman and and Rugby father of three locked up after dealing heroin
A former soldier and fireman has been jailed for two years for supplying heroin and crack - despite never having taken drugs himself.
COMPETITION: Win a Refresh and Revive Day at Ragdale Hall worth £250
RAGDALE Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa is the health spa where you can really relax.
Rugby residents reminded by police to keep doors and windows locked during the hot weather after burglaries in Overslade and Hillmorton
AS the warm weather finally arrives police in Warwickshire are issuing a timely reminder to householders to make sure they close and lock doors, downstairs windows and patio doors when they move to another part of the house, go out into the garden, and before they go to bed.
Features
Smoking killed my dad and I don’t want kids to start
A RUGBY schoolgirl who lost her dad to lung cancer is backing a national campaign aimed at discouraging young people from starting to smoke.
Pete Horton on the ever-growing appeal of poker
DESPITE the rising popularity of video games, apps and online gaming, there’s one hobby which continues to surge in popularity.
Crafty Bilton woman is recycling to support charity
RECKON it’s rubbish fit for the bin? Think again.
Ready to read? Dickens event at Culture Festival needs your help
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago and to mark the anniversary Rugby people are joining forces to read his classic stories.
Business
Former Peugeot car plant in Ryton could be turned into a distribution centre creating around 300 new jobs
HUNDREDS of jobs could be created at the former Peugeot car plant in Ryton.
Public exhibitions to see new DIRFT III plans which could create up to 9,000 new jobs in the Rugby area
A SECOND round of public consultations ahead of the proposed expansion of Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) in Crick will take place this month.
Rewarding firms that help save our planet: enter the Rugby Business Awards today for your chance of glory at Dunchurch Park
COULD your business be Rugby’s greenest firm?
New Cemex waste plant will create 30 new jobs
AROUND 30 new jobs will be created at a new waste recycling plant in Rugby.
Regional
Man survives car-under-lorry crash
The driver of a car walked away with just minor injuries after his vehicle became trapped under the side of a lorry on the M6 near Cannock.
Gardens win major tourism prize
A top tourism award has gone to a conference centre in Worcestershire.
Boxers to fight for charity funds
Boxers will take to the ring in a series of fundraising bouts in aid of a nursery in Staffordshire for children with special needs.
3 bailed in ex-soldier murder probe
Three people arrested on suspicion of murdering a former soldier in Birmingham have been released on police bail.
Two injured in house explosion
Two people have been treated for minor injuries after an explosion at a house in Stoke-on-Trent.
National
Brave schoolboy wins police award
A schoolboy who was stabbed while trying to prevent a fellow pupil being attacked and a man shot in the stomach while seeking to foil a robbery at a jeweller's have been honoured at a police bravery awards ceremony.
Councils issue more parking tickets
Local councils handed out an increased number of parking tickets last year despite cutting back on traffic wardens, according to latest figures.
UK basks in hottest day of the year
Sun worshippers have flocked to beaches and parks as they enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching almost 28C (82.4F).
Recession is deeper than feared
Britain's double-dip recession is deeper than previously thought after revised estimates showed a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012.
Hospital inquiry into rabies case
An investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.
- BREAKING NEWS: woman dies following A5 accident near Clifton upon Dunsmore and Lilbourne
- Ex-fireman and and Rugby father of three locked up after dealing heroin
- Street lights to switch to part-night operation in various Rugby and other parts of Warwickshire
- OPERATION LASER: Judge hands out a total of 160 years of prison sentences to some of the biggest drug dealers in Rugby
- Police close A5 after serious accident near Clifton upon Dunsmore
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Weather for Rugby
Friday 25 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 25 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: East
