Warwickshire County Council Archives - The Rugby Observer

4^th Jun, 2026

Warwickshire County Council71 posts

NEWS 16^th May, 2026

Small steps to better mental health and wellbeing

NEWS 21^st Apr, 2026

New films highlight efforts being made to keep Warwickshire safe

NEWS 19^th Apr, 2026

New service planned to support children and young people’s mental health

NEWS 5^th Apr, 2026

Stressed residents urged to be the change

NEWS 28^th Mar, 2026

Keeping up the fight against climate change

NEWS 21^st Mar, 2026

Setting out Warwickshire's future priorities

NEWS 7^th Jan, 2026

Parents running out of time to register for school places

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2025

Warwickshire residents urged to avoid A&E

NEWS 6^th Jul, 2022

Rugby to host Warwickshire’s first Money Advice Market to help residents with cost-of-living crisis

NEWS 18^th Oct, 2024

'Blood on hands' warning after child knocked over by driver outside Rugby primary school

NEWS 4^th Oct, 2024

Con artists targeting Rugby motorists with parking ticket scams

NEWS 15^th Feb, 2023

Average annual Council Tax bill in Rugby to rise by £82

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2023

Councils at loggerheads over proposed new secondary school for north Rugby

NEWS 16^th Jan, 2023

Councillors to urge progress on new secondary school for north Rugby

NEWS 2^nd Nov, 2022

Rugby's Park Connector Network extended in New Bilton

NEWS 5^th Oct, 2022

Newbold and Overslade bus service saved - for now

NEWS UPDATE 27^th Sep, 2022

Bus service linking Newbold and Overslade to town centre to be axed

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2022

Community leaders come together to tackle knife crime in Rugby

NEWS 21^st Aug, 2022

Warwickshire's levelling up plan criticised for lacking green vision

NEWS 9^th Aug, 2022

Brownsover school to expand age range

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2022

Help with cost-of-living crisis on offer in Rugby this weekend

NEWS UPDATE 13^th Jul, 2022

Festival of Sport to welcome Queen’s Baton Relay to Rugby

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2022

New 'micro park' installed in Rugby town centre as part of art project to reinvigorate public places

NEWS 29^th May, 2022

World Kitchen initiative in Rugby ‘challenging preconceptions about asylum seekers’

NEWS 9^th Apr, 2022

Transformation of historic building into Houlton School shortlisted for national award

NEWS 18^th Mar, 2022

Deceitful rogue trader defrauded elderly Rugby man of over £100,000

NEWS 11^th Mar, 2022

Public to be consulted on plans to double cost of residential parking

NEWS UPDATE 23^rd Feb, 2022

Hard-pressed Rugby residents face £71 rise in annual Council Tax bill

NEWS 11^th Feb, 2022

Overnight roadworks to cause delays at M6 junction near Rugby

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2022

Black Path to be lit up by new safety measures

NEWS 26^th Jan, 2022

Firefighter Steve hangs up his hose after nearly four decades protecting Warwickshire residents

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2022

Country park retains ‘top of the class’ status for educational visits

NEWS 19^th Jan, 2022

Councillors agree Brownsover 'desperately' needs new secondary school

NEWS 10^th Jan, 2022

Funding on offer for community projects in Rugby

NEWS 24^th Dec, 2021

Rugby teen's bright idea bringing magic of movies to deaf children

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2021

Traffic monitoring to begin at Leicester road crossings after ‘alarmed’ councillors raise concerns about aggressive drivers

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2021

'Alarmed' councillors call for urgent review into crossing safety

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2021

Council says 'business as usual' as Dunchurch roadworks rescheduled to help local shops during Christmas period

NEWS 2^nd Dec, 2021

Green grant to help Rugby church be more efficient and eco-friendly

NEWS 29^th Nov, 2021

Police seize £12,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco hidden in shops in Rugby and Nuneaton

NEWS 9^th Nov, 2021

Council wants Rugbeians to be the 'Voice of Warwickshire'

NEWS 28^th Oct, 2021

Rugby Jobs Fair to showcase hundreds of vacancies

NEWS 15^th Oct, 2021

Avon Mill roundabout revamp discussed by transport chiefs, councillors and business leaders

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2021

Rapid covid test centre to open in Rugby tomorrow

13^th Sep, 2021

Watch: Trading Standards officers discover thousands of illegal cigarettes during raids on Rugby shops

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2021

Outdoor nature course launched to improve mental health

NEWS 2^nd Jun, 2021

Infrastructure plan for 5,000-home development set for council approval

NEWS 21^st Apr, 2021

Head of Rugby dog rescue charity urges county council to consider tighter controls on fireworks

NEWS 24^th Feb, 2021

Rugby residents face £65 rise on Council Tax bills

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2021

Project to replace accident blackspot roundabout given extra funding

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2021

Volunteers wanted to keep Rugby's Covid test centre running smoothly

NEWS 5^th Jan, 2021

New bus service for villages around Rugby welcomed by Long Lawford campaigners

NEWS 27^th Oct, 2020

Council scheme to plug free school meals gap during holidays

NEWS 9^th Oct, 2020

Council scraps proposed price hike for residential parking permits

NEWS 14^th Sep, 2020

Residents urged to 'do the right thing for Rugby' as Covid-19 cases rise

NEWS 27^th Aug, 2020

New road name in Houlton hints Rugby Parkway station plan could still go ahead

NEWS 6^th Aug, 2020

Campaigners celebrate introduction of dial-a-ride demand response bus service to Long Lawford

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 30^th Jun, 2020

One-way system which lasted just six days cost taxpayers over £36,000

NEWS 25^th Jun, 2020

Rugby council leader joins chorus of disapproval over one-way system

NEWS 25^th Jun, 2020

One-way system to be scrapped this weekend

NEWS 24^th Jun, 2020

Opposition to one-way system grows as PM announces halving of social distancing rule

NEWS 23^rd Jun, 2020

Hundreds sign petition calling for rethink of town centre one-way system

NEWS 17^th Jun, 2020

Town centre one-way traffic plan revealed; councillors slam lack of public consultation

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2020

Town centre reopens today - with new social distancing measures

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2017

Tax hikes and service cuts to pay for drop in county council Government funding

NEWS 2^nd Feb, 2017

Pizzas and iPhones – Warks Council defends £1m credit card spend

NEWS 1^st Feb, 2017

Resident and MP call for speed limit reduction on Rugby's Leicester Road

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2016

New year green bin collections reinstated

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2015

Labour councillors slam County Council decision to cut housing support funding

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2015

Vulnerable 'at risk' as council debates cutting housing services

NEWS 10^th Jul, 2015

Warks childhood obesity figures drop