News in Atherstone

Officers are seeking the public's help to locate Gary Leniham, who is missing from Kingsbury.

He was reported missing on 24 July.

A report finds that North Warwickshire is the most dangerous place to work in the UK.

However, this may be because the locations with high rates of non-fatal accidents tend to employ more people in "dangerous" industries - such as manufacturing and construction.

Books have been waiting for surprised locals to pick them up from the canal, all week.

Some people on social media have seen it as a "clever marketing tool". Others have hoped that something would take off, and that the small town of Atherstone would become a hub for book-swapping.

Last night, officers from Atherstone and Coleshill Police found a large cannabis farm on an industrial estate in Atherstone.

The site is currently being made safe, and questions regarding the origins are ongoing.

In partnership with the Nub News, Elle Renee Books has donated free books to locals along the Atherstone Canal, ahead of the Coventry City of Culture launch.

The books are hidden sporadically along the canal, over the course of one week - so that's 7 books in total that are available to find.

The route we've chosen this week begins at Hatter's Court, on Terrace Road in Atherstone.

The cute garden is nestled between an old school and some houses, with some steps next to the sign reading 'Hatter's Court'.

Nine extra houses are to be added to a housing development in Grendon after councillors were told there was a demand for smaller properties.

The amended plans for the land off Dairy House Farm, Spon Lane, will now see 129 homes built on the site to the east of the new Bellway estate and a number of the additional two and three-bed properties will face existing houses in Watling Street prompting objections from some of those already living there.

Councillors have given the thumbs up to a new Hartshill car park, saying that it will make a huge difference to the area.

But the scheme, at the back of shops along Coleshill Road, has been condemned by a number of residents who say they have been treated with contempt and now face looking out on an 18ft high fence.

The Saddlery tea rooms in Atherstone have partnered up with a local author, in order to offer an exciting signed copy of a book on Warwickshire walks.

The exclusive copies are free to anybody who purchases their high-tea experience, for £18.95.

Ratcliffe Road's Sports Club - specifically, the cricket ground - will host a 'Thankyou' community event from Atherstone Town Council on Sunday 8 August 2021, from 1 - 4pm.

The event is a long-awaited, official "Thankyou" to the 70+ strong Community Volunteer Team that were part of supporting every