Here is a round up of the biggest stories from the news in Warwick this October.

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

Warwick-based children's charity Molly Ollys is celebrating its tenth year with the launch of its own pink gin.

A Ukrainian refugee who came to live with a former colleague in Henley-in-Arden has shared her experiences of having to flee her home and come to Warwickshire.

A documentary exposing the "abject suffering" of pigs on a Warwickshire farm has now been made available on Netflix.

Harbury e-Wheels has received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) for using electric cars to provide essential transport and support to the rural community of Harbury whilst also working to facilitate e-charging for the whole village. 

HRH The Princess Royal was joined by Warwickshire's Lord Lieutenant, Tim Cox, as she visited a conference in Warwick this October.

(image by Geoff Ousbey)

Local lady Marie O'Riley has shared experiences from her 'life-changing' voyage as part of the 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWUFT) made over £1.5million from parking last year - with the amount made from staff parking the fifth highest in the country.

A husband and wife were left baffled when both were contacted - and told the other had been declared dead.

The Mop Fair returned this October.

A white wallaby that has been spotted by locals across south Warwickshire over the past year has died, a local vet has announced.

A Warwick female powerlifter has broken the world record for the most times anybody has squatted their own body weight in one minute.

Crime

A south Warwickshire man who stabbed a wild boar before filming his two dogs attacking it has been jailed for 18 weeks.

A man has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm at Warwick Crown Court.

A UK-first trial of new safety technology has spotted drivers holding mobile phones or driving without seatbelts every six minutes during a trial in Warwickshire.

More than £167,000 worth of drugs have been seized across Warwickshire during a week of action targeting drug dealing in the county.

An independent report has found Warwickshire Police lacking in a number of key areas of policing leaving it providing "a poor service to some victims of crime".

Police have tracked down a Warwick man who abused 999 emergency call handlers.

A pub landlady who stabbed a barmaid in front of customers after wrongly accusing her of having an affair with her husband has been jailed for ten years.

Luisa Santos was convicted of attempted murder at Warwick Crown Court (image via SWNS)

Business news

Five Warwick pubs have featured in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2023 as the UK's best-selling beer and pub guide celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. 

Warwick School has been named Independent Boy's School of the Year at the Independent School of the Year Awards. 

A motorway service station near Warwick has been voted as one of the worst in the country according to a recent study.

A Warwick pub has shut its doors just six months after reopening under new owners.

A Warwickshire couple have launched their own home healthcare business aimed at bringing a "family-feel" to the way they look after their clients.

The popular ice rink will return to Warwick Castle this Christmas after temporary planning permission was granted by Warwick District Council.

An opening date has been announced for a new Specsavers store which will open in a former Warwick pharmacy this November.

A new Specsavers will open in Warwick this November at the former Mellor's Pharmacy (image via Geoff Ousbey)

The trebuchet at Warwick Castle is 'up for sale' for £100,000 according to an advert that has appeared on Facebook Marketplace.

National Grid has been criticised for leaving its Warwick headquarters "lit up like Blackpool illuminations" just days after warning that blackouts may be needed this winter.

A hairdresser's hopes of reducing overheads by converting a garage and working from home have been scuppered by councillors who turned down her planning permission for a change of use.

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