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Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town in south Warwickshire and the largest town in Stratford-on-Avon district. The town has a population of 25,000. It has a thriving tourist industry built on its links to the playwright William Shakespeare and is home to the renowned Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

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Coventry is one of the cheapest cities in the Midlands for a house deposit
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Nearby Stratford, just half an hour away, is one of the most expensive
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Schoolboy given 'nightmare' diagnosis after 'headaches playing football'
Stratford-upon-Avon
Taylan Kurtul's parents took him to the GP after noticing that he was becoming 'wobbly on his feet'
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Stalker flooded Facebook with 70 messages aimed at his ex-wife
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Paul Claricoates, from Stratford-upon-Avon, bombarded his former partner with Facebook messages, calls and texts
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'Flasher with rounders bat' stopped by police after Hot Fuzz chase over fence
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Officers were sent to a canal towpath near Avonbrook Close in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Chef with Michelin pedigree takes reigns at RSC theatre's Rooftop Restaurant
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Iain Miller has been appointed head chef at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre's Rooftop Restaurant
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Man accused of intentional strangulation named after he appears at Coventry court
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The defendant has appeared before magistrates in Coventry
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Incredible moment pensioners break out into flash mob outside Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford
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The dancers were aged from 55 to 87
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Sorrows drowned as Stratford-upon-Avon pub misses out on major national award
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The Coach House made the Best City / Urban Pub shortlist at The Great British Pub Awards
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Woman goes missing from her home as police urge people to call 999 if they see her
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Rose Wilson, from Stratford-upon-Avon, is 5ft 1in and has very long brown curly hair
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'Assault' in broad daylight at park just yards from police station
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An officer responded to the incident near Stratford Police Station after a passer-by raised the alarm
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Stratford-upon-Avon Food Festival saved as another organiser steps in
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It will be later than planned but the event will go ahead, it's been confirmed
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Thug downed bottle of vodka but cannot remember trying to stab victim five times
Warwickshire Police
Shane Parker is now behind bars
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Late bid to save this year's Stratford-upon-Avon Food Festival after organisers' 'pull out'
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Cocker Hoop Creative announced its bombshell postponement plan just 11 days before the event was scheduled to take place
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Ex-teacher with dementia is cut off from family for days 'due to BT phone switch'
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BT have come under fire from the family of the woman in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Police rooftop stand-off was over suspected lead and copper piping theft as third arrest made
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Bridge Street was shut for eight hours
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Cash reward offered in police manhunt for stabbing suspect
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Police are hunting Keith Wagstaff in connection with a reported stabbing in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Two arrested after eight-hour roof-top stand-off with police as image emerges
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Police had to close Bridge Street in Stratford for hours
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Police incident live as major road has been closed for hours amid concern for two men
Warwickshire Police
People are being urged to avoid the area in Bridge Street, Stratford
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Mum dies surrounded by family after her cancer symptoms were 'dismissed as Covid jab side-effects'
Stratford-upon-Avon
Katie Pritchard had a 17-month battle with cervical cancer
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Shop worker disgraced after swapping indecent images with young girl
Warwickshire Police
Bramble sent images to the victim and got her to send explicit images to him
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Thugs pulled young woman off bike and attacked her in 'distressing' robbery
Warwickshire Police
They pulled up in a car as she cycled along the rode
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Number of people in Coventry with Covid as cases on the rise
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Warwick had the highest rate of cases per 100,000 people
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Preparations begin for Stratford Victorian Christmas Market 2023 as dates announced
Stratford-upon-Avon
It was recognised as the 'Best Large Specialty Market' at the Great British Market Awards in 2022
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Hunt for man after stabbing in Warwickshire
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Anyone who sees Keith Wagstaff has been urged to dial 999
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