Gill Oliver
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- Sep 8, 2026
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âStop this ugly graffiti â itâs not Banksyâ (opens the original)
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Stratford is being targeted by a new wave of graffiti artists, who have defaced walls and fences during the past few months. Ugly scribbles and scrawls have appeared on walls and fences around Evesham Road including Hathaway Lane, Alcester Road, and fences on Shottery Fields and the path near Stratford College, as well as in Old Town. A Stratford resident, who asked not to be named, said: âItâs not even art, itâs just scribbles everywhere that looks an absolute mess.â Recently, another r
âShakespeareâs county is being swamped by miles and miles of solar panelsâ (opens the original)
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Itâs the size of 2,000 football pitches and would be one of the biggest solar farms in the country. But will this green energy project, which is still in the planning stage, ruin farmland, landscapes and livelihoods? Many people think so, as GILL OLIVER has been finding out. Villagers have shared their shock, fear and anger that thousands of acres of countryside near Stratford could be swallowed up by solar panels. The sheer size and scale of the proposed Arrow Valley Solar development has lef
Ainât no mountain high enough for brothers (opens the original)
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Two young brothers from Long Compton have completed a five peaks challenge. Ned, eight, and Sid, five, conquered all the highest peaks in Britain and Ireland, finishing on Scafell Pike in the Lake District just over two weeks ago. As well as Scafell Pike, they climbed to the top of Snowdon in north Wales, Carrauntoohil, the highest peak in the Republic of Ireland, Slieve Donard, the top spot in Northern Ireland and Ben Nevis in Scotland. The boys, who go to Acorns Primary School in Long Compton,
Aston Cantlow firmâs pink monster mowers are raising money for cancer research (opens the original)
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A grass-cutting machinery company based in Aston Cantlow is selling pink lawn mowers to raise money for cancer research. Stuart Tullett Machinery (STM) Co Ltd imports the ride-on mowers, mainly used by councils, contractors and large estates, from US-based manufacturer SCAG Power Equipment. The mowers made by the Wisconsin-based firm are usually orange but it has produced a limited edition model in the bright fuchsia pink associated with breast cancer awareness and research. For each £8,500 mac
Campaigners team up to fight plans for thousands of new homes âin wrong sitesâ (opens the original)
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Several campaign groups representing residents south of Stratford, have teamed up to fight proposals for almost 3,000 new homes in the area. The recently formed Stratford South Housing and Planning for Everyone (SHAPE) is now working with other protestors from villages south of Stratford and out to Mickleton and Bidford, with the aim of coordinating actions and supporting each other. SHAPE, mainly made up of residents living in or near Trinity Mead, is pushing back against proposals to build 2,2
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