News from Stratford Herald
Red-hot Cole leads Warwickshire to national Sportshall success
THE domestic indoor athletics season reached another successful conclusion for Stratford AC as the club’s junior athletes completed a terrific indoor campaign by comprehensively retaining the Warwickshire Sportshall League title. Much of the credit...
Whitby doubles up as Stratford keep their cool
STRATFORD kept their cool as they hung on for victory in a see-saw contest with South West 1 East strugglers Bicester on Saturday. Tries from Dan Whitby (2), skipper Jo Cook, Charlie Powell and Ben Cole steered the Black and Whites to their 12th win...
PICTURE GALLERY: Alcester v Upton-on-Severn
ALCESTER recovered from a slow start as they claimed a hard-fought 20-15 victory over Upton-on-Severn on Saturday. Upton took control at the start of the game and were rewarded with a try within the first five minutes. A successful penalty kick from...
Shock closure of Union Bar announced
The Union Bar in Stratford is set to close at the end of this week in yet another blow to the town’s nightlife. A statement on the bar’s Facebook page explains that the venue has been unable to recover since regaining its licence last year. The...
Let’s get the party started. . .
STRATFORD is once again gearing up to take centre stage for Shakespeare’s 454th birthday celebrations this weekend. The event — the biggest in the town’s calendar — promises spectators three days of non-stop entertainment with a blend of old...
VIDEO: £2million MRI scanner arrives at hospital
Stratford Hospital’s new £2million MRI scanner arrived in the town last Saturday with engineers confident it will be up and running sometime in May. The state-of-the-art diagnostic machine will be located on the ground floor of the new hospital...
Survey to gauge new level of rural crime
THE first survey for three years to gauge the extent of rural crime is to take place. the last National Rural Crime Survey – in 2015 – put the cost of crime to rural communities at £800 million per year, but also revealed chronic under-reporting,...
WIN: luxury stay, meal and wine tasting for two at new hotel
STRATFORD’S Hotel du Vin will officially open on Tuesday, 1st May – and you could be among the first guests. The brand new hotel, in Rother Street, which is already taking bookings and has been spread across two beautifully converted Grade II-Listed...
Ballinger proud as Stratford Town Youth reach League Cup final
SECOND-half goals from George Kirby and Alfie Boylin propelled Stratford Town Youth into the final of the MFYL League Cup after a 2-0 semi-final victory over Wednesfield at the MoodChimp Stadium on Wednesday night, writes Bryan Hale. Both sides made a...
In this week’s Herald . . .
NEW demands to ditch relief road – that’s our front page headline this week as the heat is turned up on the two councils who are driving the much-talked-about Stratford-upon-Avon Transport Strategy. Also in this week’s Herald: Community rallies after...
Newman is Stratford’s top finisher at Leamington Regency 10k
STRATFORD-upon-Avon Athletic Club members enjoyed considerable success at the Wright Hassall Leamington Regency 10k with three age category winners and a further three podium finishers in their respective age categories. The club occupied the top two...
Portobello Crossroads work delayed again
Road safety campaigners are frustrated at yet another delay in installing vital road safety improvements at Portobello Crossroads, a notorious accident blackspot. There have been a number of serious accidents at the junction over recent years,...
Adams earns ‘six star’ medal at blustery Boston Marathon
THE Boston Marathon was hit with extreme cold, wet and windy conditions, but that didn’t get in the way of Stratford AC’s Emily Adams completing her set of World Marathon Majors finishes. Adams, who has previously competed in the five other races in...
Stone ready for a ‘bizarre’ feeling as he prepares to face former team-mates
WARWICKSHIRE fast-bowler Olly Stone admits it will be a “bizarre” feeling when he faces his former team-mates Northamptonshire in the Specsavers County Championship at Wantage Road on Friday. Against the club he first joined as a 13-year-old, Stone...
Postbox tribute to Shakespeare
A special edition postbox adorned with lines from the Bard’s most famous plays has taken pride of place on High Street. The Royal Mail commissioned postbox, which will be in place for the next month, has been installed to mark Shakespeare’s birthday....
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