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A NEW display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum showcases the wealth of volunteering opportunities in the borough.

Female students from across the borough were given a unique insight into civic life and leadership when they attended a special reception hosted by the Mayor on Friday 20 March, marking International Women’s Day.

Rugby Borough Council is urging residents to keep batteries and vapes out of household bins after a fire broke out in a recycling vehicle.

Notices of Election have been published for the local elections.

THE 'glow up' of hundreds of council homes in Rugby has started, with the first free energy efficiency measures now installed at properties under a major £21 million council programme.

Rugby Borough Council has today published its Annual Report for 2025-26, setting out a year of steady progress, major investment and improved services for residents, businesses and communities across the borough in line with the council's four Corporate Strategy priorities - a thriving, greener, fairer and healthier Rugby.

TENANTS have now moved into the 100 new homes at Rugby Borough Council's flagship £22 million Navigation Way development.

Rugby Borough Council is taking action to protect homes and communities from flooding, with a new set of projects planned across the borough.

Exciting new place branding to enhance Rugby’s identity and encourage residents and visitors to take increased pride in the town has been revealed.

Rugby Borough Council (RBC) is hosting a bumper day of local markets and events on Saturday 4 April 2026 from 9am to 4pm to mark the beginning of a packed year of events, taking over Market Place, High Street and Sheep Street with food and drink, live entertainment, and drop-in workshops.

Rugby Borough Council has secured a financial contribution of £9.9m to help deliver a training and innovation hub in Rugby Town Centre, offering financial and employment training for the people of Rugby.

Rugby Borough Council has launched the Love Rugby Wellbeing Fund, a major new investment to support communities across the borough.

New funding to help Rugby businesses spruce up tired shop fronts in the town centre and make the town more appealing has been set aside by Rugby Borough Council as part of a four-year scheme.

The Love Rugby Festival is returning this year from Saturday 20 June to Sunday 5 July, Rugby Borough Council has confirmed.

Rugby Borough Council is making a proactive intervention to secure the future of major events in the town, strengthen street cleaning and help maintain community safety, after the organisation that used to oversee them is set to stop its operations.

Rugby residents are being invited to play a vital role in protecting local waterways through a new citizen science initiative, becoming Rugby River Champions.

A MAJOR refurbishment of the gym at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre has been officially opened.

A NEW exhibition explores how Rugby ruled the airwaves 100 years ago when Rugby Radio Station was at the cutting edge of global telecommunications.

With Empty Homes Week taking place from 9-15 March, Rugby Borough Council is highlighting the action it is taking to bring vacant homes back into use and is urging residents to report empty properties in their neighbourhoods.

A nature-focused networking event hosted by Rugby Borough Council and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust celebrated the community's dedication to environmental preservation and strengthened the connections necessary for future initiatives.