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26/10/2026

22/10/2026

🏆 North Warwickshire Business Awards 2027 – Applications Are Open! 🏆

Have you checked out our award categories yet? 👀

We’ve already received an overwhelming number of applications already, which is brilliant to see! 🙌

📢 A quick reminder: You only need to submit ONE application per award category. There’s no need to submit multiple applications for the same award – one complete application is all that’s needed!

Whether you’re a new business, an established organisation or a business making a real difference in the community, we want to hear from you.

👉 Explore the categories and apply here: https://www.northwarks.gov.uk/businessawards

📅 Awards ceremony: 26 February 2027

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20/10/2026

Warwickshire's independent equalities service is at risk. Your voice matters.

Warwickshire County Council is consulting on a proposal to stop funding the Equalities Services Contract currently delivered by EQuIP.

For many years, EQuIP has supported people across Warwickshire who have experienced discrimination, hate crime and inequality. We have also worked alongside communities, voluntary organisations and public services to build trust, challenge discrimination and bring people together.

Now, the future of this vital independent service is uncertain.

The Council has acknowledged that EQuIP is performing well and meeting its targets. Yet the proposal could mean losing trusted support, specialist expertise and community relationships that have taken years to build.

At a time when hate, disinformation and community tensions are increasing, we believe Warwickshire needs to strengthen equality, diversity, inclusion, hate crime support and community cohesion, not weaken them.

This is about more than EQuIP. It is about the people and communities who rely on us.

We need your voice.

• Read EQuIP's full statement: https://www.equipequality.org.uk/news-and-events/proposal-to-end-equality-services-across-warwickshire
• Have your say in the Council's consultation: https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/bi/equalities-service/
• Deadline: 6th December 2026

Please share your experiences, explain why independent equalities support matters to you, and tell the Council what the potential loss of this service could mean for your community.

Your response does not need to be lengthy or technical. What matters is that your voice is heard.

Please share this post with your friends, family and community networks.

Together, we can make sure the voices of Warwickshire's communities are heard.

14/10/2026

Thank you sharing! 🍏

To find our more about our Local Community Fund please visit https://www.northwarks.gov.uk/community-development/community-fund-2

13/10/2026

🏆 North Warwickshire Business Awards 2027 – Applications Are Now Open! 🏆

Following the success of our inaugural awards last year, it’s time to celebrate the fantastic businesses that make North Warwickshire such a great place to live, work and do business! 🎉

Whether you’re a small independent business, a new start-up or an established local success story, we want to hear from you.

Get your applications in now and put your business in the spotlight!

👉 Find out more and apply here: https://www.northwarks.gov.uk/businessawards

Let’s celebrate the hard work, innovation and success of our local business community!

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17/09/2026

15/09/2026

Passing a driving test is an exciting milestone.

But it takes time to gain the necessary experience to drive safely, with newly qualified drivers aged 17-24 at a greater risk of being involved in a collision.

If you’re a parent or carer of someone who’s just passed their test, there are simple things you can do to help them stay safe on the road:

• Encourage them to always wear a seatbelt.
• Discourage them from taking friends as passengers in the first few months, as it can be distracting and increase risky behaviour.
• Drive together regularly, including on motorways and at nighttime, to build experience.
• Set a good example and stick to speed limits.

We’re committed to improving road safety, and your conversations at home can make a real difference in helping young drivers develop good habits behind the wheel.

Keep an eye on our socials as we continue to carry out operations to target dangerous drivers and improve road safety.

What advice would you give to newly qualified drivers? Tell us in the comments.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership

14/07/2026

We loved hosting a small gathering yesterday to kickstart Pressed for Good 🎉 thank you to everyone who came along to join us on our journey of juice! 🍏

We'll share more highlights from the day soon, but we just wanted to say huge thank yous to Paul Cowley for being our special guest, to Rachel Taylor MP and her partner Dawn, Josh from North Warwickshire Borough Council, lots of the volunteers keep Atherstone Adders Hockey Club scoring, and Ediblelinks going, Aleeya from Strive to Succeed, friends from our local churches, scouts, Atherstone Hat Pins WI and neighbours, friends and family who came along to find out more about our plans to rescue fruit and create great c***rs and juices.

We're trying to encourage people to help us to help others by...
🍐🍎🍓🍒🍏 donating fruit that is going to waste
💪 join us to press donated fruit
👣 follow us on social media
💰buy the c***r (if you're over 18!) and juices we're making
🗣️ tell your friends about us
🖐️ get in touch if you're from a good cause so we can help you to raise money from the drinks we make from donated fruit

You can get involved by joining our Press Gang and we'll let you know when there's fruit to press and c***r to buy. DM us or email [email protected]

Cheers and thank you from Rachel Mosedale and Tracy Mosedale

14/07/2026