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Ripping up 'red tape' and regulations
How a new club is letting rip at modern-day grievances and bug bears.

Ex-managers called to help shops
Former shop managers are urged to come out of retirement and help turn around businesses in rural Warwickshire.

'Tennant' effect hits Stratford
Stratford-upon-Avon's tourism industry experiences a mini-boom thanks to the RSC and David Tennant.

Extra patrols for biker festival
Extra police officers will be on patrol and roads shut as part of an operation for a biker festival.

Tourist drop affects attraction
A company which runs a tourist attraction devoted to Shakespeare calls in administrators.

Thirteen tax offices will close
A total of 13 tax offices are to close across the West Midlands as part of a major shake-up by the department.

North-south poverty gap 'growing'
The gap between north and south Warwickshire is widening, despite county initiatives to close it, a report finds.

Unnatural roots of the food crisis
Why the loss of biodiversity and abandonment of ecology-friendly farming undermine attempts to feed the world.

Reporter's log: Cannes 2008
BBC News entertainment reporter Mark Savage goes behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival.

Eco-town planning 'will continue'
The developer behind a proposed eco-town pledges to continue with its plans, despite a council's rejection of it.

Council rejects eco-town proposal
Government plans for a proposed eco-town in south Warwickshire are not being backed by the local council.

Gypsies asked for site permission
A council received an "incomplete" planning application for land Gypsies moved on to a day later.

Meeting over Gypsy development
Council officers take legal advice over a Gypsy development they say is "unlawful".

Row erupts over Gypsy development
A council says it is considering what action to take over "an unlawful development" set up by Gypsies.

Take cover by saving urban trees
Stop felling urban trees and embark on a scheme to plant lots of fast-growing species that soon leave us in the shade.

In quotes: Surgeon on Diana affair
Highlights from Hasnat Khan's statement read out to the jury at Diana's inquest.

MP lodges objection to eco-town
An MP lodges a formal objection to plans for an eco-town at a former Army camp in Warwickshire.

Actor Griffiths listed in honours
The actor Richard Griffiths is among those from Coventry and Warwickshire listed in the New Year Honours.

Roundabout relief road approved
A £77m relief road that will help congestion around a busy roundabout is given the go ahead.

Pupils in UK-wide business event
A team from the Highlands is to pitch a healthy eating product against ideas of other schools.

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