by Tracey Saunders | 12 Aug 2020 | Member Stories
Eliza Doolittle has launched a new website to showcase their beautiful range of children’s clothes.
As a family run business for more
than 40 years, Eliza Doolittle is the ‘go to’ shop in the area for something different
from high street brands. The shop offers leading Spanish brands like Mayoral and
Miranda, Kite’s
colourful organic cotton range and traditional baby wear in pastel shades from
Dandelion. As well as being able to browse stock from the comfort of your
own home, customers can also benefit from 10% off their first order
online.
by Tracey Saunders | 12 Aug 2020 | News
Entries are open for brand new food awards, that will celebrate the very best of the food and drink scene in Warwickshire.
The inaugural Foodie Awards 2021 will
recognise businesses across the sector, from artisan producers to chefs, street
food traders, restaurants and bars.
Categories include:
- Farm Shop
- Artisan Drink Producer
- Artisan Food Producer
- Newcomer (established within 18 months of launch of awards)
- Independent Food/Drink Retailer
- Pub or Bar of the Year
- Restaurant of the Year
- Chef or Cook of the Year – Sponsored by Aubrey Allen
- Best Food/Drink Experience
- Street Food Trader of the Year
- Café/Coffee Shop of the Year
- Food Champion (People’s award) – Sponsored by The Courier
- COVID-19 Resilience Award – in partnership with Visit Coventry.
These will be judged by a mixture of respected
figures in the local food and drink scene, as well as public votes, with the
awards focused on quality, passion, great taste and personality.
The Foodie Awards will also be raising money for The Trussell Trust network of eight food banks in Coventry and Warwickshire. Check out the website for more details and how to apply.
by Tracey Saunders | 12 Aug 2020 | News
More than twenty venues in Rugby town centre have signed up to the Eat Out to Help Out promotion that is running in August. Diners can enjoy 50% off a meal and soft drink on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at:
Bacco
Lounge, Regent Street
Caffe
Nero, Market Place
Central
Café, Rugby Central
Costa
Coffee, Swan Centre
Dilruba,
Railway Terrace
Dosa
Village, Church Street
The
Distillery, North Street
Hill
Murry, Eastfield Place
Kaspas
Desserts, Swan Centre
Kunis
Coffee & Comics, Market Place
La
Casa Loco, Churchside Arcade
The
Lawrence Sheriff, High Street
Libertine
Burger, Swan Centre
Maia Gelato,
High Street
Maharajah,
Albert Street
On
the Rocks, Albert Street
Prezzo,
Regent Street
Quigleys,
Albert Street
Rama
Thai, High Street
Subway,
Clifton Road
Tamera’s
Kitchen, Castle Street
Titash,
Church Street
Treacles
Kitchen, Sheep Street.
by Tracey Saunders | 14 Jul 2020 | News
The Government has announced that from Friday 24 July is will be mandatory to wear a facemask / covering inside shops and supermarkets. For people failing to do so, the police will be able to issue a fine of up to £100.
We are no longer issuing our weekly coronavirus email, but we will continue to add Government announcements and news of business grants and support to our website, so please check this page for updates.
by Tracey Saunders | 14 Jul 2020 | Featured
Coming out of lockdown,
the town centre is seeing slow and steady footfall with a wave of activities from
businesses:
- Morgan Sindall has been appointed to build a new school at Rugby Houlton.
- Bloom serviced office space in North Street is still planning to open.
- Yum Yum World has completed a 6,000 sq ft letting of the former Poundland shop in Sheep Street.
- Craft Inn on Chapel Street, a new bar, opened for takeout.
- The Nest achieved their crowdfunding target to open a new, bigger, shop in High Street.
- A new takeaway Greek Zante Street opened on North Street.
- The former Sonrisa shop on High Street has been let.
- Rugby market has reopened on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Albie & Lonnies in Regent Street has launched a new womenswear section.
- Quigleys pub in Albert Street is opening a new terrace at the rear of the property, The Courthouse pub in North Street, The Alexandra Tavern in James Street, The Distillery Bar in North Street and William Webb Ellis pub on Warwick Street have all refurbished their gardens and outdoor areas after lockdown.
