14 October 2026
The Broken Binding Opens Its First Bookshop in Stratford
The online sci-fi and fantasy bookshop and publisher has opened its first physical shop at 11 Red Lion Court, off Bridge Street, with queues on its opening day.
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14 October 2026
Former Salmon Tail Pub in Stratford Could Become Shop and Flats
Plans would turn the empty pub on Evesham Road into a 280 square metre shop, four flats and a new house. 12…
13 October 2026
The Encore, Bridge Street, Stratford: Refit Plans for the Listed Riverside Pub
Mitchells & Butlers has applied to refit The Encore at 1 Bridge Street, Stratford: new bars, seating and lighting, new Waterside doors…
13 October 2026
Stratford Greenway Bike Hire: Plans for a Permanent Base at the Picnic Area
Mercia Cycles has applied for permission to store, hire and service about 35 bikes at the Stratford Greenway picnic area off Seven…
13 October 2026
New in Stratford: Greenway Bike Hire Plan, Encore Refit and Greenhill Street Licence
This week's openings, licences and shop plans in Stratford-upon-Avon: bike hire planned at the Greenway, a refit for The Encore and two…
13 April 2026
Stratford-upon-Avon’s Former Poundland Building on Bridge Street Sells for £840k
The vacant 6-7 Bridge Street unit in Stratford-upon-Avon, once Woolworths and then Poundland, has sold for £840k. What we know about its…
15 January 2026
Alcester: New Market Place Coffee Shop and Flats Proposed
Plans lodged for a two-storey coffee shop and office building in Alcester's Market Place (25/02724/FUL), plus new homes proposed for land on…
15 December 2025
RSC announces “perilous” cuts and staff shake-up: Curtain call for local jobs?
The Royal Shakespeare Company planned to cut 11% of its workforce to save £2.8 million a year. What it means for Stratford-upon-Avon…
15 December 2025
Stratford-upon-Avon food spots ace hygiene Inspections as over 85% awarded top marks
Over 85% of 1,154 rated food businesses in Stratford-on-Avon District have the top food hygiene rating. Find any café, pub or takeaway's…
26 November 2025
The £140m plan to reinvent Stratford upon Avon’s economy: Stratford 46
Construction has begun on the Stratford 46 business park, a £140m plan to move Stratford-upon-Avon's economy beyond tourism into manufacturing and tech.
22 November 2025
Stratford-upon-Avon BHS update: Developers move to save hotel plans
Contractors at the former BHS on Bridge Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, in November 2025: what the planning register showed about the hotel scheme.