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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
From 13th May, The Sit-A-While Bookshop and Tearoom, Butler’s Book Emporium and Throckmorton’s Bookshop will be opening their doors on a Sunday for the summer.
Having just distributed a leaflet across the Midlands promoting North Warwickshire’s bookshops, the booksellers have already seen a marked increase in trade from visitors travelling here specifically for books. So with [...]
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Ex- Atherstone Police Sergeant David Hunter is reported in regional newspapers as demanding action about the number of motorists who park on double yellow lines and footpaths in Atherstone.
The former officer, who lives in Windmill Road, Atherstone, says he is fed up with the number of cars he sees parked illegally .
Mr Hunter when speaking [...]
Monday, May 7th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Tory Triumph, Labour Shock, Lib Dems Decimated
Geoff Wilding looks back at a surprising result
Date Line May 3rd
Local media assembling at the count in Coleshill had little idea that the night would throw up the most remarkable result since the birth of the Borough in 1974. Pundits were making predictions of course but none of us [...]
Monday, May 7th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
Our man had the giggles! He was spluttering uncontrollably over his keyboard. His fits of laughter interjected only by a long gasp on his roll up.
“Control yourself man.” barked the editor, it’s bad enough when you don’t bother to turn up for last month’s edition, but insult to injury when you laugh about it.”
Our man [...]
Friday, May 4th, 2007 by Geoff Wilding
North Warwickshire goes Blue
For the first time since it’s creation in 1974 the electors returned a Tory majority in North Warwickshire Borough . The Conservative party now have a working majority of 7 councillors.
Their victory came mostly at the cost of the Lib Dems who were wiped out with all three of their councillors [...]
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