Andy Mitchell

1 week ago | bbc.com | Andy Mitchell

Amazon could inspire police tracking of crimesAndy MitchellLocal Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaCh Supt Mike Smith said the portal would reduce the number of calls from members of the public to the control roomA police force is considering introducing a new online portal for members of the public to track the progress of crimes they have reported.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andy Mitchell

A police force is considering introducing a new online portal for members of the public to track the progress of crimes they have reported. Ch Supt Mike Smith of Warwickshire Police told Stratford-on-Avon District Council's overview and scrutiny committee it could "take a significant number of calls out of the control room". Mr Smith said it would help people know what was happening with the investigation into crimes they had reported.

1 week ago | kenilworth.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

Reform UK is scheduled to appoint the councillors who will take charge of Warwickshire County Council's major service areas on Friday. A meeting, to be held in public, has been called for Friday, May 30, at noon for new leader Cllr Rob Howard to draft in the authority's new cabinet.

1 week ago | warwick.nub.news | Andy Mitchell

A builder's merchant on the edge of Warwick has been granted permission for an extension despite grumbles from neighbours. Jewson plans to put up a 7.9-metre high and 30-metre wide open-sided extension at the back of its premises on Rugby Road, off Emscote Road, while also installing a three-metre mesh fence and gating near the front. The extension will offer covered outdoor storage, while the amendments at the front relate to security.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Andy Mitchell

Campaigners celebrate after solar farm rejectedAndy MitchellLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceCharlotte BentonKate PittelA petition against the solar farm was signed by more than 1,200 peopleA local campaigner has said she is "overjoyed" after plans to construct a solar farm next to a Warwickshire village have been rejected. Kate Pittel led the drive against the proposed 212-acre site to the west of Fosse Way, near Radford Semele.