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Rugby

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire. It’s the largest town in the borough of Rugby and the second largest town in the county. It has a population of 92,000 and is where the sport of rugby was invented by William Webb Ellis in 1823. Rugby has a strong engineering industry and the first jet engine was built in the town by Frank Whittle.

Last orders called as cherished live music pub set to close
Rugby
The Wheeltapper has little more than six weeks left of trading
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Mum's 'dream wedding' turns into nightmare as manor house venue closes
Weddings
Jenna Brennan says she still hasn't had any contact from the owners of Catthorpe Manor, which stopped trading last week
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Heartbreak as 'brides lose wedding venue and cash' in hotel's sudden collapse
Rugby
The shock closure of Catthorpe Manor hotel near Rugby has left customers and staff devastated
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CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2024 adds one Coventry pub and six from Warwickshire
Pubs in Coventry
The Guide is recognised as a bible for beer guzzlers up and down the land
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Babyfaced murderer behind 'senseless and sickening' attack which killed housemate
Warwickshire Police
'He denied any wrongdoing but the reality was far from this' detectives said
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Some customers could lose cash after sudden collapse of country house hotel
Rugby
Catthorpe Manor, near Rugby, closed abruptly last week, leaving customers and staff in limbo
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'Guests asked to leave, weddings face cancellation and staff in limbo' as hotel closes suddenly
Rugby
Catthorpe Manor, near Rugby, was due to stage a wedding fair
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Sky Blues stars pitch in to launch life-saving kit at Coventry music venue
Coventry City FC
Callum O’Hare and Fabio Tavares took a break from training to unveil a defibrillator and bleed kit
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Boastful drug baron ordered runners to claim his line offered 'the best deals'
Drugs
Gentian Ndou, 21, has been jailed for supplying cocaine across Rugby
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Sadness as 'iconic' community pub closes and goes on sale
Rugby
The Half Moon in Rugby is now on the market after its managers 'just couldn't make it work'
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Dates announced when Wilko's Warwickshire stores will close
Wilko
Administrators said 111 more stores will serve customers for a final time next week
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'Mary Poppins' bystander used umbrella to stop graffiti suspect in police chase
Rugby
A man suspected of spraying graffiti in Rugby was chased through the town until a member of the public lent a hand
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Audi A3 seized on M6 as man arrested for allegedly entering the country illegally
Warwickshire Police
Traffic cops swooped near to Rugby
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Grieving parents say smiling toddler 'lives on' in those saved by his organs
Rugby
Ali and Sam Smith were concerned their two-year-old Barnaby had been in the sun too long while the family enjoyed a weekend BBQ. Concerned, too, that he had refused to nap out of an energetic desire to play with friends.
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'Obscene graffiti vandal' warned his picture will be published if he doesn't hand himself in
Rugby
Warwickshire Police say they have CCTV footage catching the offender red-handed
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Coventry and Warwickshire schools to become 'hubs' for language learning
Education
The government's Language Hubs programme aims to increase the number of pupils studying languages to GCSE and beyond
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Man named and charged after 'driving into oncoming traffic' in police pursuit
Rugby
A black Audi allegedly failed to stop for police on Lawford Road in Rugby before driving into traffic at a one-way junction
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Suspected drug dealer 'drove into oncoming traffic' moments before crashing in police chase
Rugby
A motorist was pursued after he allegedly failed to stop for police in Rugby
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When all of the Coventry and Warwickshire Wilko stores will close
Coventry
Thousands work at the stores across the UK
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Man left with slash wounds after early hours 'knife attack' at business
Rugby
A man was reportedly attacked following an alleged altercation in Church Street, Rugby
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Driver crashes into M6 central reservation after medical incident at the wheel
M6
The driver inadvertently veered out of the middle lane and into the barrier close to Junction 1, for Rugby
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M6 crash closed northbound section heading to Coventry
M6
The carriageway was closed at Junction 1, for Rugby, following a collision shortly after 10.30am
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Tragedy as motorcyclist dies after crash despite efforts of 999 workers
Rugby
Paramedics were called to Boughton Road in Rugby
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Plans for apartment blocks in Rugby town centre take a step forward
Local News
An office complex will be transformed
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