Here is a roundup of the biggest stories from the news in Warwick this February.

Alongside a host of planning applications, and a number of high profile council decisions, the last four weeks have seen Nub News cover everything from HS2 and fundraisers to local business successes.

Community News

A puppy was rescued from a bramble covered ditch in Warwickshire five days after she vanished - thanks to a heat-seeking drone.

Matt Western is bringing back his annual MP awards for the fourth year running and is calling on local residents to nominate 'community and public service heroes that deserve recognition'.  

On 20 February The Royal Naval Association (RNA) – Warwick Branch held a service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Warwick.

Verden, Germany has been named as this year's international destination for EuroCamp 2024, an annual initiative that brings together 20 young people from Warwick and its European twin and friendship towns for two weeks of adventure and a creative project.

Warwick has been named as one of the top 160 places to live in the UK by property finder company Garrington.

The popular Lord Leycester Beer Festival returned this February - and was a big success.

Two good sports from Hatton are 'pulling' together to raise money for a cause close to their hearts.

Police

A doctor employed at a Warwickshire hospital has been convicted of downloading/accessing child abuse material after a National Crime Agency investigation.

An "evil" man from Warwick is facing prison after raping a Leamington woman on her way home from work

A 66-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after allegedly scamming a combined £270,000 for building works from a number of victims.

Officers trying to find a missing man have renewed their appeal for information nearly ten months on from his disappearance - on what would have been his 48th birthday.

An investigation has been launched after a man died following an incident at a local lorry factory earlier this month.

Police have launched a new campaign to target burglaries in Kenilworth (image via SWNS)

Around 79,000 email addresses of people living in South Warwickshire were leaked by a member of staff last year, Stratford-on-Avon District Council has revealed.

Warwickshire Police has hit back at claims it is "not bothered" about shoplifting in town centres, saying it has made a concerted effort over the past six months to target thieves.

A 60-year-old man who subjected a young girl to months of sexual abuse has been jailed for 17 years.

A 73-year-old man from Warwick has been arrested after allegedly racially abusing a woman om a bus in Leamington Spa.

The death of a woman whose body was found in the Grand Union Canal is not being treated as suspicious.

Business News

Video footage shows off the incredible transformation at Henley-in-Arden Railway Station which last week reopened with a new brewery and community bar.

Warwickshire companies have been ordered to pay back nearly £620,000 to workers short-changed by not paying minimum wage.

Warwick locals are being asked to nominate their favourite independent businesses for the chance to win a regional award.

Locals will soon be able to see inside a new luxury care home being built in Warwick.

Construction is well underway at the new Oakley Grange Care Home (image via Cinnamon Care Collection)

Warwick Castle's new 60-bed hotel is set to open this summer, owner Merlin has confirmed.

Video footage shows inside Warwick's former Ask Italian restaurant which has been on the market since the end of last year.

A new fine dining restaurant has opened in the centre of Warwick, aiming to offer an "accessible and enjoyable" experience for guests.

The owner of a number of popular food businesses in Warwick says he wants to make Smith Street a "destination area" within the town, just a couple of months after launching a new pop-up chocolate shop. 

The new owners of a Warwick gift shop which has been in the town for nearly half a decade have had an "amazing" first couple of weeks since taking over.

The team behind a new jewellers in Warwick say they have been "overwhelmed" by the support of the local community since opening for the first time at the start of the month.

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