News in Atherstone

When Joanne Betteridge used to go to shows at the NEC showing furnishings and decor products, she never dreamed that she would one day be opening her own store.

The online business, called Sheepy Interiors, has been trading for 3 - 4 weeks and has already attracted the attention of Atherstone locals.

Bethany Coopey is a first-year Fine Art student at De Montfort University, whose work already resembles that of veteran and well-established artists.

She has been working with the astounding work ethic typical of creatives throughout the pandemic, creating pieces that astound locals with their familiarity to well-known spots.

Poet and performer Emilie Lauren Jones, who ran and performed at the open mic night Atherstone StoneFest, is participating in the launch of the Coventry City of Culture on September 24.

The poet will take part in the BBC CSL: Twilight Poetry Walk, alongside poet Liz Berry.

In an exclusive interview with the Nub, Erin Green, a local author has revealed the writing process behind her books set in Atherstone and Polesworth.

Readers will be delighted to see similarities between the settings and the familiar local area.

A council meeting concerning the recycling schemes of local towns, including Atherstone's green bins, has taken place this week.

A better take-up than expected means North Warwickshire Borough Council's £40 green bin service is already 'washing its face'.

Students from five Warwickshire schools have been learning more about what it takes to be a firefighter, in a series of week-long citizenship courses organised by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.

50 students, in Year 8, from Polesworth School, Nicholas Chamberlaine School, Kingsbury School, Etone School and St Thomas More School in Warwickshire, have completed the courses where they spent time at active fire stations working with fire fighters. They took part in practical exercises that involved running hoses, rescuing an injured person from a building and extinguishing a tower fire.

A Government suggestion that all drinks containers should be covered under a deposit scheme, in a bid to boost recycling rates, has been criticised by Warwickshire's waste experts.

The deposit return scheme is one element of a national waste strategy, currently the subject of consultation with local authorities, including the Warwickshire Waste Partnership covering the county's five districts and boroughs.

North Warwickshire Citizens Advice has partnered with SignVideo, in an innovative campaign to provide accessible advice for deaf people.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Association for the Deaf released figures this year to say that, 'One in six people are affected by deafness – that is currently 11 million people in the UK with some form of hearing loss, and this is likely to rise to one in five in the next twenty years'.

Silhouette Press, a Coventry-based not-for-profit publisher that aims to improve access in the publishing industry, is currently looking for passionate and engaging writing written by Warwickshire locals.

The voices of Coventry, Warwickshire, and surrounding areas will be amplified in an innovative anthology, just in time for the launch of the Coventry City of Culture.

A successful local business is in the process of setting up an ice-cream parlour featuring its own products, in an eco-friendly venture that reflects local interest in sustainability.

In an interview today, the founders of Dreamy Cow, Norman and Tony, revealed that they were hatching plans to start an ice-cream parlour every Saturday, from mid-August.