Press Releases

Friday 04 February 2022 The latest news from Warwickshire County Council. Warwickshire’s Children’s Services have made great improvements according to Ofsted inspection We’re delighted to be judged as good in all areas for our children’s services according to a recent Ofsted inspection. The latest inspection, published in a report on 1 February 2022, by Ofsted found that […]

Warwick District Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will not ‘call-in’ plans for the West Midlands Gigafactory. The Council’s Planning Committee resolved to grant planning permission for the outline plans on 11 January, and then referred its decision to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove MP, due […]

Food waste and climate change There may not seem to be a clear link between wasting food and how that has an impact on climate change.  Surely cars, aeroplanes, and burning fossil fuels have a bigger impact? Olleco: The scale of the food waste problem It may not seem it, but throwing food in the bin […]

Tuesday 1st February 2022 Welcome to the Family Information Service Newsletter! In this weeks Family Information Service newsletter we’re delighted to announce that Warwickshire’s Children Services have been rated Good in an Ofsted report published today (find out more below). There is also information on careers in social work, for anyone wanting to make a difference to the […]

Following the enormous success of Spark 2020 and 2021, Warwick District Council’s Arts Team is delighted to announce that registration, programme of sessions and speakers is now live. This year’s free event will take place at the Royal Spa Centre on Friday 11 February 2022. The 2022 symposium will be structured around five core themes: […]

28 January 2022 Dear Friends Yesterday the Government’s Plan B measures were phased out, meaning face coverings and COVID passes are no longer legally required in England. The easing of restrictions also means that from Monday there will be no limit on the number of visitors allowed into care homes. While it’s welcome news that […]

There’s more welcome news for businesses across the district, with discretionary grants being made available through Warwick District Council to support traders who have suffered a negative financial impact due to the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The latest round of funding will provide a one-off grant payment to support affected businesses who are not eligible for […]

Friday 28 January marks just 6 months until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games comes to Warwick District. To mark this exciting milestone, Warwick District Council is sharing a reminder of the current preparations and activities underway for the Games to ensure that residents know what’s on and how to get involved: In preparation for this […]

Thursday 27 January 2022 The latest news from Warwickshire County Council. Free, fun creative workshops for people with dementia and their carers Following on from recent successful singing workshops in Leamington Arts and Dementia Warwickshire have some more free, fun, friendly workshops happening in Atherstone and Rugby from 3 February for people living with dementia and their carers/loved ones thanks […]

Hello and please find attached the January edition of Warwickshire Means Business. In this edition, in advance of National Apprenticeship Week next month, we turn the spotlight on the wide range of programmes delivered by the Warwickshire Skills Hub team to promote training and apprenticeships for the benefit of both employers and young people looking to […]