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Atherstone News [updated 07 November 2008 18:59]

[16 MAR 01] GRAFFITI FEAR AS OLD BUILDINGS HIT BY ARTISTS

Historic buildings have been daubed by graffiti artists and police are worried that the vandalism could become an epidemic.  MORE

[19 JAN 01] CAR CHASE ENDS WITH STING IN THE TAIL

A Coventry teenager is in police custody after a 45-minute car chase went through three towns early this morning.  MORE

[17 JAN 01] WARWICKSHIRE TOWNS SET CRIME EXAMPLE

Police officers from all over the country are visiting Warwickshire to find out the model way to combat crime in town centre shops.  MORE

[06 DEC 00] MYSTERY AS WHITE VAN MAN FOUND INJURED

Detectives are trying to solve the mystery of man found in his van on a country road with head injuries.  MORE

[16 NOV 00] POST OFFICE ROBBED AT GUN POINT

A sub-postmistress was bound and hit unconscious by armed robbers who raided her safe yesterday.  MORE

[13 NOV 00] POLICE AND CHILDREN GET WHIPLASH IN CRASHES

Three police officers suffered whiplash injuries as they crashed while on the way to deal with another car accident near Atherstone.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] MORE FLOOD WARNINGS AS HEAVENS OPEN AGAIN

Rivers in Warwickshire were put on flood alert today as more heavy rain caused several stretches of water to swell and roads to close.  MORE

[18 OCT 00] ATHERSTONE TRACK FACES NEW SPEED LIMIT

Trains travelling through Coventry and Warwickshire face delays because of yesterday’s train disaster at Hatfield.. MORE

[06 OCT 00] MASKED MEN RAID VILLAGES BOOKIES

Two masked men stole cash from a bookmakers in north Warwickshire yesterday. MORE

[05 OCT 00] TWO CHANCES TO HAVE YOUR SAY IN NORTH WARKS

Thousands of people in North Warwickshire could lose their right to vote, while thousands more are being asked for their views on council-run services in the borough.  MORE

[30 SEP 00] ARMED ROBBERY AT THE MAYPOLE INN

A pub licensee was stabbed in the hand as he confronted thieves armed with a shot gun in a village near Atherstone.  MORE

[29 SEP 00] AUSTEN POWERS HER WAY TO ATHERSTONE

Andrew DaviesWriter Andrew Davies will be talking about the joys and frustrations of adapting work for television in Atherstone next week.  MORE

[21 SEP 00] DOG OWNERS COULD SPEND MORE THAN A PENNY

Fines are being introduced to keep the streets and parks of North Warwickshire a cleaner place.  MORE

[30 AUG 00] ATHERSTONE TO GET FASTEST LINKS IN THE COUNTY

Work has started to install fast new Internet links to help businesses in North Warwickshire with a new computer suite at Atherstone library.  MORE

[23 AUG 00] HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS AT SAINSBURY'S DEPOT

Hundreds of new jobs will be created by the arrival of a Sainsbury’s distribution centre in North Warwickshire. MORE

[02 AUG 00] ATHERSTONE POOL CLOSES FOR LOTTERY FACELIFT

Swimmers in North Warwickshire are having to leave the borough over the coming year, to make way for a facelift at Atherstone baths.  MORE

[31 JUL 00] TWO DIE IN NORTH WARWICKSHIRE CRASHES

Two men died on North Warwickshire roads in separate single-vehicle collisions over the weekend.  MORE

[29 JUN 00] WARNING - KEEP AWAY FROM THE RIVER ANKER

Fish were killed, and people warned to keep away from the river after polluted water from a chemical factory leaked into a watercourse.  MORE

[22 JUN 00] THIRD WOMAN ACCOSTED ON ATHERSTONE ROAD

Police are linking a series of sexual attacks on women in Atherstone after a 20-year-old was accosted last night.  MORE

[09 JUN 00] GIRL GRABBED BY YOUTH NEAR ATHERSTONE

An 18-year-old girl was grabbed by a pervert in a village near Atherstone yesterday.  MORE

[09 JUN 00] MAN FLASHES AT TEENAGE GIRLS

Police are hunting a flasher who exposed himself to a group of students at a north Warwickshire school yesterday. MORE

[28 APR 00] MONEY GRABBED FROM ATHERSTONE TILL

A man grabbed money from a till and ran off with a yoghurt in an Atherstone store yesterday.  MORE

[16 APR 00] DANGEROUS DRUGS STOLEN IN ATHERSTONE

Police have warned people in the Atherstone area to be on the look-out for some dangerous drugs that were stolen in the town.  MORE

[12 APR 00] WINDOW SMASHED IN POST OFFICE RAID

Robbers shattered a window with a kerbstone before stealing over £1,000 from a post office in Mancetter yesterday.  MORE

[10 MAR 00] GRENADE FOUND AT ATHERSTONE TIP

Bomb disposal experts were called to a rubbish tip near Atherstone yesterday after a live hand grenade was discovered.  MORE

[08 MAR 00] ATHERSTONE BALL GAME NUMBER 801

Yesterday saw the 801st Shrove Tuesday Ballgame take place in Atherstone in north Warwickshire.  MORE
 

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