Warwick Rural Area
Food Alert : Consumers and Food Businesses who have purchased Glen’s Vodka (35cl)
The Food Standards Agency has issued a food alert concerning counterfeit bottles of Glen’s Vodka (35cl). The FSA has been made aware of the production and distribution of counterfeit vodka labelled as Glen’s Vodka. The counterfeit vodka may have a strange smell and taste differently to genuine vodka. Products sampled were found to contain isopropyl…
Read MoreBluetongue – A message for Warwickshire’s Farming Community, issued by Warwickshire Trading Standards
Warwickshire Trading Standards has updated their Animal Disease Control and Outbreaks web page with an update on Bluetongue. Following reports of clinical suspicion in sheep and cattle on two new premises in Norfolk and Suffolk, bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed at these premises. Bluetongue is a notifiable disease caused by infection with bluetongue…
Read More‘Dead Slow’ Signs Available to Raise Awareness of Passing Horses Safely on the Road
With the support of the British Horse Society we have funded a number of ‘Dead Slow’ educational boards to be displayed on private property where they can be clearly seen from the road by all drivers, on routes that horse riders need to use to access bridal ways or fields . 94 of these boards…
Read MoreOver 100 Sheep Reported Stolen in Two Reports to Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police have received a report of 22 lambs at around six months old believed to be stolen from fields between Loxley and Wellesbourne. This was reported to have happened between 12 and 25 July and follows a second report of 88 ewes and lambs allegedly being taken from fields near Kenilworth between 9 and…
Read MoreHare Coursing – Awareness and Importance of Reporting
Reports of hare coursing are being reported in a number of areas around the country and the police are asking for your help in reporting any incidents or suspicious activity. Warwickshire Police is part of Operation Galileo, a national approach to hare coursing with police forces working together to tackle this illegal wildlife crime. Hare coursing…
Read MoreAttempted Burglary – Kenilworth
Crime reference 23/36253/24 Between 0350hrs and 0400hrs on Sunday 25 August 2024 an offender has tried to gain entry to retail premises at The Square, Kenilworth by pushing against glass door and forcing the door. This triggered the alarm causing the offender to make off in a direction unknown. Warwickshire Police are appealing for any witnesses or CCTV/Doorbell/Dashcam…
Read MoreRobbery in Kenilworth
Robbery – Kenilworth Crime Reference 23/36074/24 Help is requested in relation to a robbery that took place at approximately 0100hrs on Friday 23 August 2024. Approximately, four males wearing balaclavas smashed and damaged two offside windows and the windscreen of a Toyota Hilux motor vehicle that was parked at Essex Close, Kenilworth. The owner of the motor…
Read MoreLea Marston Cross Goes Missing After Traffic Collision – Can You Help Find It
On 21 August between around 2pm and 3pm it is reported that a vehicle collided with a Grade II listed monument in Lea Marston, North Warwickshire (pictured). This was allegedly followed by the head of the cross from the monument falling into the vehicle, at which point the driver has reportedly made off with it.…
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Read MoreTheft of Sheep in Kenilworth
Crime Ref: 23/35835/24 Some time between 9th August and 21st August, unknown offenders have stolen 69 lambs and 19 ewes from fields in Kenilworth. The sheep were white Highlanders of mixed sexes and ages, all were tagged. If you have seen any vehicles or people acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that…
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