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A PUBLIC consultation has been launched on the council's plans to adopt new Government powers to bring long-term vacant commercial units in the town centre back into use.

TORRENTIAL rain failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of runners who took part in Sunday's inaugural Love Rugby Festival Couch to 5K run.

THE owner of Combe Fields' Grade II listed Peter Hall has been landed with a near £7,500 legal bill after renovation and repair work on the building was carried out without consent.

Residents now have access to a free service that makes it easy to responsibly dispose of unwanted household items.

Farmers within the local authority's boundaries interested in receiving free trees as part of the scheme should apply before the deadline.

RUGBY Borough Council has issued a second Call for Urban Sites, requesting any developers and interested parties to submit details of sites in the Rugby town area with potential for housing development.

A PAINTING by acclaimed artist Barbara Walker has been acquired for The Rugby Collection of contemporary British art.

FROM Monday 23 June 2025, residents in the borough of Rugby will be able to recycle more from their doorsteps.

'Nature in Focus: Rugby,' Sunday 20 July 2025

RUGBY Borough Council plans to adopt new Government powers in a bid to bring long-term vacant commercial units in the town centre back into use.

RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum marks its 25th anniversary with a new exhibition tracing the foundations of the building and the iconic collection of contemporary art it houses.

Rugby Borough Council has teamed up with leading UK charity Betknowmore UK, with the charity set to hold two community events for residents. The measure follows a study which reveals that people from the West Midlands are 25 per cent more likely to suffer gambling harms than the rest of the UK.

THE animal kingdom comes to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum later this month with the opening of a new exhibition.

RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum throws a Big Birthday Bash next month to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

FLOWER beds in Caldecott Park have been planted with blue and white blooms to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Friends of the Hospital of St Cross.

RUGBY'S Great Big Green Week celebrations kick-off next month with a free Community Climate Fair in Caldecott Park.

COUNCILLOR Barbara Brown has become the new Mayor of Rugby.

PREPARATIONS for routine safety inspections of railway bridges over the Great Central Way start next week.

LACE-UP your running shoes in readiness for this summer's Love Rugby Festival Couch to 5K run.

A TEA party was held at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.