Warwick council roundup: Calls to resign, flooding and SEND school's expansion

By James Smith 29th Mar 2024

The leader of Warwick District Council faced calls to resign this March (image via SWNS)
The leader of Warwick District Council faced calls to resign this March (image via SWNS)

Here is a roundup of the biggest decisions that have been made by the local councils in the last month.

And for more local planning decisions, keep an eye out for our weekly updates published every weekend.

Warwick Town Council

Warwick Town Council is asking locals to share their views on what is missing from, and what is great about the town centre.

New wayfinding signs will be installed across Warwick town centre, if plans are signed off

An example of one of the proposed new signs in Warwick (image via planning application)

Warwick District Council

A Warwick pub has been granted permission to install outside seating around the front of the building.

The leader of Warwick District Council faced a call to resign this month due to his home address being outside the district boundary. 

Councillors have approved a 30 per cent rise in taxi fares across the district of Warwick despite discomfort over such a large hike in one go.

Councillors will be given the final decision on whether to grant permission for a two-day festival at Warwick's St Nicholas Park.

Warwickshire County Council

A frustrated parent has criticised the leader of Warwickshire County Council for failing to make clear who decides the future of three under-fire Conservative councillors.

The prospect of universal free school meals for primary-age children in Warwickshire appears to have been quashed.

Plans to build a two-storey extension at a Warwick school to increase the number of SEND school places have been revealed.

Warwickshire County Council is braced to pay £800,000-plus to comply with a court order from a case it lost more than a year ago. 

Warwickshire County Council is still dealing with the fallout from the SEND row (image by James Smith)

Continued delays to the £38 million roadworks at the A46's Stoneleigh junction have been blamed on supply issues, yet again.

A bus route between Warwick and Leamington Spa will soon feature zero emission buses thanks to new funding from the government.

A contractor has been appointed for a major roadworks scheme which will see traffic lights, new lanes and cycleways built along Europa Way.

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