Warwick is a local government district in Warwickshire , England . It is named after the historic county town of Warwick , which is the district's second largest town; the largest town is Royal Leamington Spa , where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Kenilworth and Whitnash and surrounding villages and rural areas. Leamington Spa, Warwick and Whitnash form a conurbation which has about two thirds of the district's population.
20-487: The Prodrive P2 is a prototype two-seater sports car designed, engineered and built by Prodrive at its Banbury and Warwick sites. The car is based on the platform of the Subaru R1 kei car and has a modified Subaru Impreza WRX STi engine along with many Prodrive systems originally designed for their World Championship and Sports Car Racing programmes. The car's styling was done by Peter Stevens , who also designed
40-596: A Power Lap of 1:24.3, beating such cars as the TVR Sagaris , Audi R8 , BMW M5 and Aston Martin Vanquish . It also made Jeremy Clarkson appear to vomit after driving around a circle of cones extremely rapidly to demonstrate its computer-controlled differential system's anti-understeer capabilities. The car's active rear differential automatically shifts torque to whichever of the rear wheels needs it most during manoeuvring, based on spin-slip sensor readings; this
60-520: A facility at the former RAF Honiley airfield and LucasVarity proving ground near Wroxall, Warwickshire , together with Marcos and TRW . In March 2006, Prodrive announced its intent to build a £200million, 200-acre (0.8 km ) motorsport facility called "The Fulcrum". As of 3 August 2006, Prodrive has won the support of the Warwick District Council planning committee for development of The Fulcrum. The permission covers
80-626: A highly advanced engineering research and development campus, a conference facility called the Catalyst Centre and new access road, a roundabout, infrastructure, parking and landscaping. The plans still have to be presented and agreed by the British government's Department for Communities and Local Government . There is local opposition against Prodrive's plans via the Fulcrum Prodrive Action Group (FPAG) to protect
100-496: Is a common rally-car technology rarely seen on road cars. Prodrive claimed that the car could have retailed for around £40,000, but also said there were no plans to put the car into production. This article about a modern automobile produced after 1975 is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prodrive Prodrive is a British motorsport and advanced engineering group based in Banbury , England. Prodrive
120-536: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Following the 2023 election a coalition of the Greens and Labour formed to run the council, led by Green councillor Ian Davison. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing councils before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of
140-637: The Leamington Spa Hospital , St Michael's Hospital and the Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital (non-NHS, part of the Nuffield Health group) Social services is pro On 13 July 2021 a coronavirus "mega lab" was opened in the town. Named after English chemist Rosalind Franklin . The site is expected to be capable of processing "hundreds of thousands of samples a day". The largest laboratory of its kind in
160-512: The McLaren F1 . The car includes rally-inspired anti-lag to prevent turbo lag, as well as an active center and rear differential that maximizes grip. A fully working car was built, and was tested on the TV motoring programme Top Gear — it had 345 bhp (257 kW; 350 PS), obtained a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds, a top speed of 174 miles per hour (280 km/h), and had
180-511: The University of Warwick . The Grand Union Canal flows through the district and the M40 motorway also passes through. Right on the edge of the district is Coventry Airport . National Health Service general healthcare is provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust and mental health care by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust . Local hospitals include Warwick Hospital ,
200-430: The 7 May referendum, – which was put back to 6 May 2021, due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2022 the referendum has not yet occurred and no date has been set. The district has six railway stations – Warwick , Warwick Parkway , Leamington Spa , Kenilworth , Hatton and Lapworth . Regular bus services run between Warwick, Leamington and Kenilworth and onwards to Coventry , Stratford upon Avon and
220-453: The UK, and it is hoped it will create up to 1,500 jobs. It will also play a "key role in responding to new variants of the virus". Historic hospitals included St Michael's Leper Hospital , Warneford Hospital and Central Hospital . Social services and fostering are dealt with on a countywide basis by Warwickshire County Council . The district is divided into 32 civil parishes , which cover
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#1732791796090240-410: The council group leaders to increase council tax by around £1 a week on Band D properties to create £3 million per year. This would be ring-fenced for environmental purposes. If this proposal was accepted by the other councillors then a district wide referendum would have been held on 7 May to decide if the public accept it. On 26 February the full council unanimously agreed the proposal, triggering
260-604: The council has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1995 have been: Following the 2023 election and a change of allegiance in April 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 44 councillors representing 17 wards with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Council meetings are usually held at Leamington Spa Town Hall on The Parade, which had been built in 1884 for
280-460: The elected members at the Full Council meeting declared a "climate emergency" in response to ongoing global climate change . The council aims to become carbon neutral by 2025, whilst trying to make the whole district carbon neutral by 2030. On 20 January 2020 it was announced that electric cars would be given free parking in council car parks. On 4 February of that year it was proposed by
300-506: The list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship . It was announced on 23 November 2007 that Prodrive F1 would not compete in the 2008 , as the legal situation left no time for the team to be set up for the start of the season. On 23 April 2009, Prodrive issued a press release stating that they were considering an F1 entry for the 2010 season, possibly under the Aston Martin Racing brand. On 29 May 2009, it
320-724: The old Leamington Borough Council. The council has its main offices at Riverside House on Milverton Hill in Leamington, close to the River Leam . That building was completed in 1984 as the headquarters of the Leamington Spa Building Society , and was subsequently bought by the council in the late 1990s. Plans are being considered to move the council's main offices nearer to the town centre of Leamington Spa; various schemes have been proposed since 2016, but none has yet to come to fruition. On 27 June 2019
340-506: The rural nature of the community and the safety of the people that live within it. In 2014 the site was sold to Jaguar Land Rover. Warwick (district) The neighbouring districts are Rugby , Stratford-on-Avon , Solihull and Coventry . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district was formed through the merger of four former districts, which were all abolished at
360-411: The same time: The new district was named Warwick after the county town. Proposals to merge the district with neighbouring Stratford-on-Avon District were put forward in 2021 and provisionally agreed, before eventually being abandoned in April 2022. Warwick District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Warwickshire County Council . The whole district
380-709: Was founded in 1984 by Ian Parry and David Richards . Prodrive sold its 51% stake in Ford Performance Vehicles to Ford Australia in 2012. Prodrive also founded Ford Performance Racing in 2003, entering the V8 Supercar series in Australia after purchasing Glenn Seton Racing . This was sold in January 2013. On 28 April 2006, Prodrive were officially granted entry to F1 when the FIA announced
400-486: Was reported that Prodrive had submitted a formal application for the 2010 season. However, Prodrive was not accepted to the final grid. Prodrive was one of two potential buyers considered by the Renault F1 Team to take-over the team prior to the 2010 season . In April 2010 Prodrive announced it would not apply for the 2011 Formula One season. The slot became available after US F1 Team collapsed. Prodrive had
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