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This is our first Warwick this week: the week’s local news in one place, plus what’s on this weekend and what’s coming up next week. The big stories: parking prices are going up at three town car parks from January while the rest are frozen, BBC Question Time is coming to Warwick, and a new day case unit has been approved at Warwick Hospital. And today, Storm Austen has brought a wind warning until 9pm.
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Council, parking and roads
- Storm Austen: a yellow wind warning covers Warwick until 9pm on Friday, with gusts of 45 to 55mph. What to expect and how to check travel.
- Car park charges for 2027: the district council’s Cabinet agreed on Thursday to raise prices at Castle Lane, The Butts and New Street and West Gate from January, freeze them elsewhere in Warwick and cut the all-day ticket at Myton Fields from £9 to £6. Full Council votes on 28 October. Our full story follows on Saturday morning; the Cabinet papers are here.
- Myton Road: temporary lights are in place at the canal bridge until 20 November while the county council repairs it. Check our road closures page before you travel.
- Blue Badge bays on West Street, Pickard Street and Sharpe Close are now official and enforceable. Read more.
- Heathcote Primary School: new parking restrictions on Garrett Drive and Vickers Way are now enforced. Read more.
- New public space rules on harassment, e-scooters and barbecues start in November. What changes.
- Council reorganisation: plans to reorganise Warwickshire’s councils are paused, and the May 2027 local elections will go ahead on the existing boundaries. Read more.
- Market Place recycling bins have kept 800kg of rubbish out of landfill. Read more.
Health, schools and heritage
- Warwick Hospital has permission for a new medical day case unit, open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm. Read more.
- St John’s House has won a national Sandford Award for its school workshops. Read more.
- BBC Question Time comes to Warwick on Thursday 29 October. How to join the audience.
In brief
- The former Timpson shop on Swan Street is to let, after the key-cutting and shoe repair business moved into Tesco on Emscote Road in June (Warwick Nub News).
- The district council is looking for whoever dumped old tyres along the B4115 Coventry Road and has asked for witnesses and dashcam footage (Warwick Nub News).
- Parcel lockers: InPost is seeking permission after the event for its locker on Emscote Road, installed in February 2025, and has applied for another at The Gap Community Centre on Oakwood Grove (Nub News, and here).
- Heathcote Primary School has gained an OPAL Platinum award for outdoor play (Leamington Observer).
This weekend in Warwick
The Runaway Mop is in the Market Place from 5pm on Friday and 12pm on Saturday, with roads around it closed until Sunday morning. Warwick Castle’s Haunted Castle season starts on Saturday, and the clocks go back an hour in the early hours of Sunday 25 October. Everything else is on our what’s on this weekend page.
Coming up next week
- Half-term runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October. Ideas in our Halloween in Warwick guide, and kids eat free deals and free family events.
- Tuesday 27 October: free pumpkin giveaway in the Market Place, 12pm to 4pm.
- Wednesday 28 October: Full Council votes on next year’s fees and charges, including parking.
- Thursday 29 October: BBC Question Time in Warwick.
- Friday 30 October: the Trick or Treat Twilight Market in the Market Place, 3pm to 8pm (details in our Halloween guide).
- Bonfire Night: tickets for the Warwick Town Bonfire at the racecourse on Saturday 7 November are on sale; every display nearby is in our Bonfire Night guide.
More news is on our Warwick news page. Know something we should cover? Tell us.
