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Thu 21st Aug 2008:

Tributes to crash pilot Brian.

Brian Normington was "a great character, full of life and loved by all", his family said today (Thursday).

Tue 19th Aug 2008:

More jobs go at Thwaites.

Some 43 jobs have gone at Cubbington dumper truck manufacturer Thwaites.

Mon 18th Aug 2008:

Air crash: Blackdown pilot among the dead, victims named.

Blackdown pilot Brian Normington was among the five killed in a mid-air collision on the approach to Coventry Airport.

Fri 22nd Aug 2008:

Old Ford site 'may suit computer games companies'.

Leamington's old Ford foundry is due to be sold this year for redevelopment.

Sydenham homes hit by property slump .

Imagine facing a building site for a view every day for eight years - and then being told it will not improve until after 2010.

Wed 20th Aug 2008:

'Drugs' found after police stop car.

Two arrests were made after police stopped a car in Leamington and found a "significant amount" of suspected drugs.

Sydenham pensioner beaten up on doorstep.

A Sydenham pensioner was beaten up by a youth as he returned home with his wife from a night out yesterday.

Thu 21st Aug 2008:

In the courts...

The following haved appeared before magistrates in Stratford:

Tue 19th Aug 2008:

Taxi drivers call for 30 per cent fares increase.

Taxi fares in Warwick district could rise by almost 30 per cent after cabbies called for an increase.

Wed 20th Aug 2008:

Air crash victims named.

Warwickshire Police have confirmed the names of the five people killed in a place crash near Coombe Abbey on Sunday.

Thu 21st Aug 2008:

GCSEs - how did your child's school do?

Nervous pupils around Warwickshire gathered at their schools today to receive their GCSE results.

Fri 22nd Aug 2008:

As Olympians shine, Avon regatta attracts hundreds of crews.

Medal-winning performances in Beijing provided inspiration for amateur rowers at Warwick Regatta on Sunday.

Mon 18th Aug 2008:

Bogus 'water board' man targets elderly.

Police have urged elderly people to be vigilant after a bogus water board employee tricked his way into a Warwick woman's home.

In court: Meat stored at 20 degrees at OAP home.

Owners of a Leamington care home who let their refrigerator get to 20 degrees celsius have been fined for breaking hygiene regulations.

Fri 15th Aug 2008:

Inquest verdict on teenage crash victim.

The mother of 18-year-old car crash victim Lauren Wiltshire has told an inquest of the last moments she saw her daughter alive.

Wife overcomes fear of needles to give kidney to sick husband.

Brave Sam Halliwell has given her husband the chance to have a normal life by donating a kidney to him.

Fri 22nd Aug 2008:

New Southam children's centre a summer hit .

Mini-Olympics, a teddy bears' picnic and a creepy-crawly roadshow are some of the activities Southam children have enjoyed this summer.

Fri 15th Aug 2008:

Life was once so different for Leamington's 50p lady.

She was known to many as the '50p lady' with her husky voice and bedraggled appearance.

Hotel plan opposed for station revamp.

Plans to regenerate the area around Leamington station have been welcomed by the town's 'heritage watchdog'.

A level results - how our schools fared.

Weeks of trepidation ended when A and AS level students around Warwickshire collected their results yesterday (Thursday).

Wizz off: Coventry airport dealt another blow.

Coventry Airport's long-term future has been questioned after another airline announced it is to stop flying from the Baginton site.

Fri 22nd Aug 2008:

Have you got what it takes to be a firefighter?

Tackling fires, floods and chemical spillages are some of the daily challenges firefighters in and around Warwick-shire have to face.

Fri 15th Aug 2008:

Albanian wedding custom bemuses guests.

Dental nurse Carla Hyslop, daughter of Kirsty and John of Radford Semele, and Klodian Isallari, son of Bardhyl and Ervehe of Tirana, Albania, were married in Klodian's hom

Monkey having a smashing time in Caribbean.

Vandals targeted a Leamington party shop this week and left its window display monkey and owner feeling a little 'brassed off'.

Fri 22nd Aug 2008:

Cubbington kids learn to keep the world tidy.

Cubbington's "amazing" children have been learning how to protect the planet during activities organised by St Mary's church.

Fri 15th Aug 2008:

Prince meets young gardeners .

Prince Charles joined animals and youngsters to celebrate Garden Organic's 50th anniversay in Ryton-on-Dunsmore.

The Czech soldier who made history by returning to his Leamington sweetheart.

Josef Kalas, a former Czech soldier who became the first political refugee to be allowed into the UK after the Second World War, has died aged 96.

Fight for war memorial name of Marine killed in action in 1962.

Names of more than 60 Leamington men who died fighting for Queen and country have been tracked down by a resident who wants them adding to the town's war memorial.

The house that inspired Austen - Stoneleigh's famous visitors.

The intricate interiors and fascinating architecture of Stoneleigh Abbey are enough to inspire anyone.

Council housing complaints double.

The number of people complaining about social housing in Warwick district has more than doubled since last year, a new report has shown.

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