In South Rugby News this week

It will be two decades before HS2 enters full service

18th November 2021

The Government today announced a new plan to improve rail travel in the two decades before HS2 is operational. Dunchurch no longer has a station, but there's a proposal for a new one in Houlton.

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New opera season includes two world premieres

19th November 2021

Cawston's very own opera company announces its season for 2022. What will they be performing this year?

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Burst pipe now fixed but road still closed

20th November 2021

Rugby Road in Dunchurch remains closed near Northampton Lane while engineers return the road to normal.

Is there more? Yes. Read the full story. 🔓

On 24th November Severn Trent told SRN the road was due to be fixed by the end of the week.

Late night art gallery shopping

21st November 2021

Fosse House Gallery in Dunchurch is holding three late night shopping sessions in the run-up to Christmas.

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Feature in our first advent calendar

22nd November 2021

This year we’re going to run our first advent calendar, featuring a different local business every day in the run up to Christmas.

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Homestead Link Road Public Consultation

A public engagement event will be held on Friday 3rd December at Dunchurch Sportsfield & Village Hall (Club Room) on Homes England's planning application to create a new link road in the Dunchurch area.

The new link will support planned development of the South West Rugby Urban Extension and help to ease traffic through the area, and includes a significant landscaped corridor.

Visit anytime from 2pm to 8pm to help shape the future design of the landscape corridor.

A virtual consultation will also be live from 9am on 3rd December for two weeks for people to share their views online: https://bit.ly/homesteadview  

Rugby ambulance closure raised in parliament last week

22nd November 2021

The Leader of the Liberal Democrats called on the Prime Minister to deal with the 'health crisis' and asked: "Why is the West Midlands ambulance service closing up to 10 community stations..."

Find out what he said 🔓

Are there more electric car charging points on the way? 

23rd November 2021

Keep an eye out for the borough and county council's transport and climate change strategies early next year.

There are just four public electric vehicle (EV) charging points in South Rugby - all at Draycote Hotel on the A45.

Is there more to this story? Yes! 🔓

Power tools stolen from van in Dunchurch

23rd November 2021

Police appeal for information to help with ongoing enquiries

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“It’ll be twinkly and gorgeous”

24th November 2021

Alistair Murray from Coles Christmas Trees gives SRN an exclusive interview and tells us to ignore the old wives' tales when it comes to tree care...

Find out more about the business at Onley Grounds 🔓

Application for new 18m 5G mast in Bilton

There's a proposal to replace the 15m monopole at the site off Jasmine Way with a new 18m 5G mast.

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Covid-19 figures for Rugby

For the week up to 22nd November 2021:

• 456 people had a confirmed positive test result. This shows an increase of 56 people (14%) compared with the previous seven days.

• 1 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. That’s one more than last week

• 83,725 people had received one dose of the vaccination and 76,710 had received a two doses. That’s 79.8% and 73.1% of the total population aged 12+. Data for booster vaccinations was not available at the time of writing.

• The estimated R number for the Midlands as of 19th November is 0.8 to1.

Source: coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Book a vaccine online or attend a drop-in clinic

What’s on

Please remember to wear a face mask in public places where required, wash your hands regularly with soap and maintain social distancing.

• Christmas open evening at Wanda Fashions: Thursday 25th November, 6pm to 9pm - join Wanda Fashions in Dunchurch for a glass of Prosecco and a home made mince pie

• Princethorpe College Christmas Fair: Sunday 28th November, 2pm to 4pm, Princethorpe College. Cawston’s Grace Glass’s creations will be among the pieces on sale.

• Rugby Primestock Society Christmas Show: Monday 29th November, 8am to 2.30pm, Stoneleigh Park. Read more

• Victorian Celebration of Christmas: Friday 10th December, 7.30pm, Lawrence Sherriff School. Tickets £10 from 01788 812 839 in aid of Rotary Club charities.

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Church services

Saturday 27th November:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 5pm mass: public worship and on YouTube. No booking necessary to attend the service, but please wear a face mask, wash your hands and observe social distancing. 

Sunday 28th November:

• Sacred Heart Church, Bilton, 9.30am mass: public worship and on YouTube. No booking necessary to attend the service, but please wear a face mask, wash your hands and observe social distancing. 

• St Mark’s Church, Bilton, 10am in St Mark’s and via Facebook/YouTube. Also, 6.30pm Advent Service.

• Dunchurch Baptist Church, 10.30am service at the Dunchurch Methodist Church, also livestreamed.

• St Peter’s Church, Dunchurch, 10.30am.

• Bilton Evangelical Church, 10am, in-person and online service. Also 6pm Thanksgiving and Remembering evening - book online to attend.

• Bilton Methodist Church, 10.30am in person

Democracy: coming up next week

Monday 29th November

• Rugby Borough Council Rugby and Daventry crematorium joint committee, 11am

Foodbank

This week the foodbank urgently needs porridge oats and razors. They’re running low on washing powder/tablets and packet soups.

There are donation locations throughout South Rugby. See the full list of drop-off points.

Rugby Farmers Mart

This week’s prices per head, at a glance:

• Prime steers: £2,122 (British Blue sold by Page Bros)

• Prime heifers: £1,846 (Parthenaise sold by H & J East)

• Prime bulls: £1,574 (sold by G R Fountaine & Son)

• Cows/OTM: £1,715 (South Devon sold by Lee & Son)

• Prime lamb SQQ: £144 (Beltex x sold by B C Burton)

• Prime lambs: £170 (Texel x sold by J B Elkington)

• Ewes: £168 (Texel sold by Fordwell Farm Partners)

• Store lambs: £103

• Calves: £400 (Both a Limousin and British Blue Bull calf sold by Peter Hemmings)

Rugby Farmers Mart is held on a Monday at the Charolais Pavilion, Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RG.