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Bedworth News [updated 08 November 2008 09:48]

[02 MAR 01] DON'T LET THE DOGS OUT IN DISEASE AREA

Stray dogs found in Nuneaton and Bedworth are to be rounded up by the council to prevent foot and mouth spreading in the infected area.  MORE

[12 FEB 01] FEARS GROW FOR MISSING SCHOOLGIRLS

Fears are growing for the safety of three schoolgirls who have all gone missing from their homes in the last week.  MORE

[05 FEB 01] BLADE THREAT IN BURGER HOLD-UP

A fast food restaurant manger was threatened with a knife before crooks stole money from his safe.  MORE

[30 JAN 01] FEARS MOUNT OVER MISSING COVENTRY GIRL

Charlene PiggottConcern is mounting over the safety and welfare of a 14-year-old Coventry girl who has been missing for a month and is believed to be in Bedworth or Nuneaton.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] WOMAN SHOVED INTO WALL BY ROBBER

A woman struck her face on a brick wall after she was shoved to the ground by a thief who snatched her designer handbag.  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

[20 DEC 00] LANDLORD FINED FOR NOISY PUB

A pub landlord must pay more than £2,500 after being convicted of pestering residents with persistently loud music.  MORE

[14 DEC 00] HARRY SHAW GIVES HIS NAME TO HST

Harry Shaw Business ComputersOne of the most famous names in Coventry business will now be associated with the travel of information as well as people and is setting up a base in Bedworth.  MORE

[13 DEC 00] WARNING AS PILLS THAT COULD KILL ARE STOLEN

Hundreds of potentially lethal tablets are at risk from falling into the hands of young children after they were stolen from a house yesterday.  MORE

[13 DEC 00] ARMED ROBBERS STRIKE AT CLUB

A steward and a barman were forced into a cellar by armed robbers who struck at a club last night.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] LIFE IN EDWARDIAN BEDWORTH SLIDES INTO VIEW

An adolescent insight into Edwardian Bedworth will be given next week at a slide show centring on George Eliot’s great niece Alison Evans.  MORE

[01 NOV 00] MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN RUSH HOUR CRASH

A Bedworth motorcyclist was killed on a busy Coventry road yesterday when he hit a kerb and fell off.  MORE

[27 OCT 00] BEDWORTH PARKERS FACE A DARKER FUTURE

Motorists who park illegally in the pedestrianised part of Bedworth town centre will find themselves having a doubly nasty shock soon.  MORE

[20 OCT 00] LOCAL PEOPLE KILLED IN AUSTRALIA CRASH

The three British people who were killed in a horrific crash in Australia came from Coventry and Bedworth, it has been revealed.  MORE

[18 OCT 00] CYCLISTS BEING URGED TO TAKE CARE IN THE DARK

Cyclists in Warwickshire are being issued with a safety checklist before the clocks go back, with courses being held for children in Nuneaton and Bedworth.  MORE

[13 OCT 00] BOY KILLED IN BEDWORTH ACCIDENT

An 11-year-old boy has died after a road crash when he was hit by a vehicle.  MORE

[28 SEP 00] COUNCIL TO BRING IN ORGANIC RUBBISH COLLECTION

Nuneaton and Bedworth are going green – not because of mold, but it is to do with rubbish. MORE

[27 SEP 00] MEN IN MASKS ROB RURAL POST OFFICE

Masked men on motorbikes raided a rural post office in North Warwickshire making the owner flee in terror. MORE

[26 SEP 00] MAN WITH NO PANTS HUNG ABOUT FOR 45 MINUTES

Police are seeking help to find a teenager after he reportedly stood in Bedworth town centre with his trousers round his ankles for 45 minutes. MORE

[25 SEP 00] THIRD LATE NIGHT ROBBERY ATTACK IN BEDWORTH

Another taxi driver has been robbed after he made a late night trip from Nuneaton to Bedworth. MORE

[19 SEP 00] BEDWORTH MAN RECOVERING AFTER STABBING 

Police think a man who was stabbed in Coventry yesterday may have known his attacker, and do not consider it was a road rage incident.  MORE

[18 SEP 00] TRUNCHEON USED TO ROB TAXI DRIVER IN BEDWORTH

A policeman’s truncheon and a beer bottle were used to attack a Nuneaton taxi driver when two passengers tried to rob him.  MORE

[13 SEP 00] LORRIES BLOCK EXHALL PETROL CENTRE 

Lorries are blocking a petrol distribution centre in Exhall as the fuel crisis starts to bite across the country.  MORE

[08 SEP 00] PLEDGE TO TAKE THE BUS OR WALK TO WORK

The streets of Nuneaton and Bedworth should be quieter later this month – as people are encouraged to take part in a scheme to leave their cars at home.  MORE

[29 AUG 00] PASSENGERS ATTACK AND ROB TAXI DRIVER

A taxi driver needed hospital treatment after he was robbed and assaulted by two passengers in Bedworth.  MORE

[17 AUG 00] MORE COUNCIL HOUSES SET TO BE TRANSFERRED?

Council houses in Nuneaton and Bedworth could be transferred into the private sector, giving a new landlord to thousands of people who now live in local authority homes. MORE

[08 AUG 00] PIZZA DELIVERER ATTACKED AROUND THE HEAD

A pizza delivery driver needed hospital treatment after he was robbed while taking food to a Keresley address.  MORE

[04 AUG 00] TEENAGERS ARRESTED IN VILLAGE DRUGS RAID

Police have arrested a woman and a group of youths following a drugs operation in Keresley.  MORE

[26 JUL 00] CYCLIST KILLED IN A444 RUSH-HOUR SMASH

A cyclist was killed this morning in a crash that left a main road in north Warwickshire closed through the rush hour.  MORE

[16 JUL 00] ARMED ROBBERY AT BEDWORTH BOOKIES

Police are seeking drinkers in a Bedworth pub who may have seen two men before they robbed a bookmakers shop at gunpoint.  MORE

[28 JUN 00] ARMED RAID AT BEDWORTH BUILDING SOCIETY

A robber held up a building society in Bedworth, and made off with cash after he threatened a cashier.  MORE

[22 JUN 00] STAFF STRUGGLE WITH MASKED RAIDERS

Two masked raiders struggled with shop staff at a Bulkington convenience store before fleeing with money from the till..  MORE

[19 JUN 00]  BRICK THROWN AT CAR IN BEDWORTH

A Nuneaton woman narrowly escaped injury when a brick was thrown at her car as she drove down a Bedworth street yesterday.  MORE

[14 JUN 00] WARNING OVER FUTURE OF BEDWORTH SHOPPING

Bedworth could soon become a 'ghost town' for shoppers unless urgent action is taken according to business leaders at the Chamber.  MORE

[05 JUN 00] £10,000 ARSON AT EXHALL FACTORY

Thousands of pounds of damage was caused to an Exhall factory at the weekend after arsonists set fire to goods stored outside the building. MORE

[30 MAY 00] MAN KILLED AS CAR THROWN INTO FIELD 

An Exhall man was killed when he was thrown from his car on a Warwickshire road at the weekend.  MORE

[30 MAY 00] COUPLE RESCUED FROM CAR FILLED WITH WATER 

A couple had to be pulled from their car as it was filling up with water after crashing into a stream near Bedworth.  MORE

[26 MAY 00] KIDS HAVE BUN DAY OUT AT PARSONAGE

An exhibition featuring traditional celebrations such as Whit Walks, Bun Day and coronations has been unveiled in Bedworth.  MORE

[17 MAY 00]  BULKINGTON PEOPLE INVITED TO SEE CENTRE

Villagers in Bulkington are being invited along to an open day marking the success of four years’ hard work in creating a community venue.  MORE

[11 MAY 00]  BULKINGTON VILLAGE CENTRE READY TO OPEN

A village centre that has been built in a disused school and equipped by the community is to throw open its doors for the first time next week. MORE

[11 MAY 00]  HUNT LAUNCHED AFTER MAN STABBED

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 29-year-old man was stabbed in an Exhall Street yesterday.  MORE

[04 MAY 00] BASEBALL BAT ATTACK IN BEDWORTH SHOP

A man snatched money from a till in a Bedworth shop after threatening the cashier with a baseball bat.  MORE

[29 APR 00] MOBILE HOME BLAZE IN BEDWORTH

The occupants of a mobile home in Bedworth had to be re-housed yesterday after a gas cylinder exploded.  MORE

[27 APR 00] PAINTBRUSHES AT DAWN IN FIGHT AGAINST ARENA

Nuneaton and Bedworth town centres are to get a lick of paint as a spruce up in the battle with Coventry City's Arena 2000.  MORE

[21 APR 00] GOOD DOG CAMPAIGN COMPETITION 2000

Playgroups and 'Out of Hours' clubs were asked to take part in this year's Good Dog Campaign Competition.  MORE

[10 APR 00] BULKINGTON FLAT FIRE RESCUE DRAMA

Frightened residents had to be rescued from a block of flats in Bulkington yesterday after flames filled the stairwell. MORE

[03 APR 00] NUNEATON MAN KILLED IN BEDWORTH SMASH

A Nuneaton man was killed when the car in which he was a passenger became wedged under a lorry.  MORE

[28 MAR 00] EXHALL FIRM CLOSURE THREATENS 350 JOBS

The general manager of an Exhall factory threatened with closure says its fate is nothing to do with the difficulties at Rover.  MORE

[23 MAR 00] CON MEN STEAL BEDWORTH OAP's MONEY

Two con men stole money from an 84-year-old Bedworth woman after pretending to check her water pressure.  MORE

[04 FEB 00] BEDWORTH HERITAGE CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENED

The Opening of the Parsonage Project, Bedworth - 4 Feb 00The Parsonage Project, based in the cellar of The Parsonage in Bedworth town centre, was officially opened today by Councillor Mary Beaumont.  MORE


 

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