Author: Fraser Pithie

21.25hrs FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2019

Residents are advised that the B4103 at Kenilworth Ford (between Brookside Avenue & Castle Green) is CLOSED due to flooding.

Drivers are advised:

• to seek and use alternative routes and AVOID the area around Kenilworth Castle.

• Under no circumstances to enter the water and attempt to drive through the flood at the Ford.

Please heed the advice of Warwickshire Police, Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service, Highways Agency and Environment Agency and STAY SAFE.

The power cut affecting electricity supplies in parts of Kenilworth and the surrounding area is estimated to be repaired with supplies restored by approximately 06.30hrs. This information has been provided by Western Power Distribution.

The latest statistics released by Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team are very much welcomed by Kenilworth Watch. In overall terms crime in the Kenilworth District has reduced between August and October by 29.3% compared to the same period last year.

We believe that the reduction is partly due to more people actively taking interest in their own security and taking appropriate measures to deter criminals. Our regular crime alerts which now go out to over 900 homes have undoubtedly helped in focusing householders on matters of home and vehicle security.

While the reduction is encouraging we still wish to emphasise that criminals continue to operate in our area and therefore vigilance and deterrence are both continually required so we are able to protect our homes, property and vehicles.

We’d like to to take this opportunity to thank Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team for all the work in helping preventing and deterring crime. Kenilworth is fortunate in being one of only a few places that has the benefit of timely and up to date crime alerts via its Safer Neighbourhood Team who is supported by Police Service Volunteers.

Please be aware that between 14.00hrs on Wednesday 4 December and 10.00hrs on Thursday 5 December 2019 offenders have used a sharp instrument to scratch two areas of paintwork on a black Seat Leon motor vehicle parked at Woodmill Meadow, Kenilworth.

This is incident 110 of 5 December 2019 

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously 0800 555 111

Please be aware that between 1445hrs and 1600hrs on Monday 2 December 2019 offenders removed the lock and broke into a van that was parked at the Queen & Castle Car Park, Castle Green, Kenilworth. A quantity of power tools were stolen.

This is incident 252 of 2 December 2019 

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111