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HEENANS SOLICITORS FREE drop in surgery every Thursday 45 Regent Street, Rugby, CV21 2PE 9.00am ~ 12.00pm - Wills & Probate 1.00pm ~ 4.00pm - Property 5.30pm ~ 7.30pm - Family Law Come along and speak to our dedicated and understandi

The Carlton Taster LunchFriday 26th September 2008 -12pm until 2pmThe Carlton Hotel and Restaurant, Railway Terrace, RugbySample the delights of the Carlton's new menu while networking with local businesspeopleDiscover the benefits of networking while enjo

At the Rugby Advertiser Wedding Fair on Sunday 21st September at the Benn Hall, Rugby you will find all things wedding. The show is on from 11am and 4pm and will be the hive of activity with all those interested in tying the knot in the next year trying

With Kwik Save, H.Samuel's and Briggs Shoe Shop, amongst others closing down in recent weeks it was a relief to see that the Borough Council is taking action. With grants of up to £5000 on offer to move into empty store locations I feel sure that those

With 5 people dead from a mid air collision over Coombe Abbey isn't it time to put some proper controls in place to ensure nothing like this ever happens again in our area. Eye witmesses said they saw what looked like a microlight aircraft smash into th

KITS SOCCER ACADEMY Are you looking for fun and interesting things for your kids to do during the summer holidays. Well up to the 29th August you can get your kids taught by F.A. Qualified coaches EVERY DAY . Learn / improve football skills at any level

In 1947 just after the end of WW2 a Hungarian scientist Denis Gabor working in Rugby created the world's first holograms , the 3D pictures in light so popular in Sci-Fi films and shows today. Denis Gabor went on to win a Nobel Prize for his outstanding

Rugby Borough council have recently approved plans for a very different type of waste collection system, great in principle but will there be any confusion. The plan is to have 3 bins which will be emptied over a 2 week period. There will be a food w

BIG ON PLAYLast Year Rugby Borough Council supported National Play Day through the one off "Play in the Park" activity day on the 6th August. Following the resounding public support for the day, and a request to expand the programme throughout the borough,

After reading todays article in the Rugby Advertiser about the council bringing an end to the good life style of a local couple it got me thinking. Why is it we get so many conflicting messages in today's society. On the one hand we get good old Gordon

Planning to get married in the next 12 months? If so you may be interested in 2 wedding fair's in Rugby in the next 2 months. The first is The Rugby Advertiser organised Wedding Fair at Benn Hall, Newbold Road on 21st September 2008. There will be a

Grow your business by selling to the public sector. Receive daily email alerts of government tender opportunities relevant to your business, valued below £100,000 - nationwide. Register at www.supply2.gov.uk. Offer ends 31 July 2008.Supply2.gov.uk is the f

A couple of months ago I was looking for finance to expand my business, and the broker I was using said "Oh, by the way, we are on the West Midlands Business Link Approcved Supplier Register, so you can get half your broker fee paid for". A great idea I

Kevin Faulkner, who was blinded in an attack in the Merry Monk pub, Brownsover, 11 years ago has had his hopes raised of a possible cure in the USA. The problem is that it would cost £30,000 for Kevin to receive his treatment in the states. The eye spec

Maybe the Rugby BID team and their colleagues at the CCTV Control Room, can teach a few of the larger towns and cities how to tackle crime on the streets. We have all heard of the National scams on credit cards where crooks clone the details of your cre

Image and colour consultants Colour Me Beautiful have now come to Rugby. Colour Me Beautiful are recognised as the leading personal and corporate image consultants in the UK. We are all interested in how others see us, but we are not all able to judg

Rugby school children have been getting friendly with snakes, lizards and tortoises as part of their education at school. Local speciality petshop Rugby Reptiles have been doing the rounds at local schools introducing pupils to the wonders of the rep

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has a very large 'black hole' to fill in the public finances and he looks for ever more creative ways of doing it. One of the favourite ways used by the current (and previous) Chancellors was to sneak out a change in t

The Carlton Taster LunchFriday 1st August 2008 12pm until 2pmThe Carlton Hotel and Restaurant, Railway Terrace, Rugby Sample the delights of the Carlton's new menu while networking with local businesspeople Discover the benefits of networking whi

Its official - Hinckley and Rugby Building Society is one of the best mortgage providers in the UK. The award was for the Best Flexible Mortgage Provider and was presented at the Moneyfacts Awards 2008. The ceremony was held at the Brewery venue in t

The UK Government seems to have a favourite saying at the moment, which is that everyone should pay their 'fair share' of tax. I disagree. Apart from the fact that 'fair' is a highly subjective notion that should have little place in law, I feel that

HM Revenue and Cusoms (HMRC), having last year targetted people with a holiday property overseas which they let out to friends, is now launching a major investigation into people who have invested in property over the last few years. HMRC is writing

Hi All Thanks you for all your support at our recent gig's you can now buy the new EP online and we also now have a couple of new video's online: Visit - http://www.thedukesjetty.co.uk Thanks The Dukes =============================

Making a glass of orange squash in some unfortunate villages around Rugby has suddenly turned into a bit of mammoth task. Before you can drink the water you now need to boil it, then let it cool down before drinking. The people in Braunston and Ashby

We are always being encouraged by the government to use public transport more, but they seem to be failing miserably on supplying the services in Rugby. Yet again yesterday, trying to travel by train between Rugby and Birmingham proved extremely frustra

For 2 years supporters of St.John the Baptist Church in Hillmorton have been working hard to raise money for a new church roof. Hillmorton church has become the latest victim of theft from churches up and down the country, inflammed by the high prices p

Whilst the world's first Islamic bank was founded back in 1975, it is only in the last five years or so that Islamic finance has surged. Sniffing opportunity, conventional banks are now scrambling to set up Shari'a-compliant operations; and there has been

JTD CerTax Accounting of Rugby has hit the gold standard for it's training and development of Chartered Accountants, receiving accreditation from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) at their 'Gold' level. Managing Director David

Rugby plumber 1 Stop Rugby Ltd have become Rugby's first GreenInstaller, the GreenInstaller scheme is about care for the envirnoment and saving you money. On the GreenInstaller website they explain how they donate to Friends of the Earth for every Green

A man walked into the vegetable section of his local supermarket and asked for half a head of lettuce. The boy working there told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce. The man was insistent that the boy ask his manager about the matter. Walkin

Mark Twain once said of his father:"When I was a boy of fourteen ,my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty one , I was astonished at at how much he had learned in seven years" . Every thin

Picture this: Little Darren and Tom have a fistfight after school 1978 - A crowd gathers round, Darren wins. Darren and Tom shake hands and end up best mates 2008 - Police are called. Armed Response Unit arrives and arrests Darren and Tom. Mobiles

Winner of thebestofrugby prize draw Andrew Wells used his £500 prize money to celebrate last Saturday at The Black Horse Pub and Essence of India Restaurant in Marton near Rugby. Mr Wells chose the restaurant as it was originally his family's home town

Believe it or not your MP's salary has been going down for years. In 1911 the then Prime Minister - Lloyd George decided to introduce a £400 per year formal salary according to the blog http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com . What this means is that i

So the government would like to increase the size of Rugby by 20,000 by 2026, how do you feel about that?. Do you welcome increasing housing by 11,000 new homes? If we have everything to support a great local economy then fine, but will it be a lot of p

There have been hundreds of articles and books written about how to be successful in business. They are usually written by somebody who has been hugely successful at creating National or Multinational companies. But what I am interested in is what YOU thin

These days a lot (and I mean a lot) of people are worried about the credit crunch and what it means to them. Did you know that you can obtain your own credit report, it is readily available and currently FREE from Experian you can obtain your credit report

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Rugby town Junior Under 12's did of course. However it has to be said that it was over the season not a single match, a fantastic achievement lads - well done! They won their final Coventry Minor 'A' league match on Sunday 18th May against Christ the Ki

I was at a meeting recently with people from outside the Rugby area . A lady commented to me what a nice feel Rugby town centre had to it as she drove through, to her she felt it was a nice market town, reminding her of a small Cambridge. What a shame then

With theft from vehicles dropping 54% in the last year and 67% in the previous year , I think the BID team are to be congratulated in helping to bring down car crime in the town. This has been achieved in no small part due to the installation of CCTV aroun

Had any good meals out lately? There are some excellent places to dine out around Rugby, to suit all tastes whether you are looking for fine cuisine, a Mexican night, a great Indian meal, a Chinese meal, Thai or a great English pub meal here are few to

Being a great fan of the live theatre I am looking forward to the Rugby Theatre production of "Me and my girl" from Saturday 7th June to Saturday 14th June. It has been several years since I have seen the show and I look forward to seeing it again soon.

Well what do you think of the "Sex and the City" movie? Did it rock your boat or leave it sinking? Let me know what you thought. Also, how do you like the latest Harrison Ford epic, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" ? I hope I am as f

There are some excellent schools in Rugby, if you would like to find out more about schools in your area, why not look at the Ofsted reports.The Ofsted reports are available at www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports on this page in the left hand column you can select t

After 4 years in the planning and discussion of restoring Caldecott Park to its former glory work is finally about to start. Is it just me or does 4 years seem an awful long time to be discussing and planning a park restoration? I initially thought this

Did you see the article in the Rugby Advertiser ( www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk )recently about the council's concern about the way it communicates with the community in Rugby. Well I for one applaud them for making the effort to find out, we await the outc

Hi, I'm Lisa Terry and this is my first blogging experience so here we go into cyberspace. As a busy mum of 2 great kids, I know how important it is to keep informed about things locally as it is all too easy to miss out on things happening around you.The