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• Manchester City U18 8 Coventry City U18 2: FA Youth Cup match report

  14-01-2015 23:18
  
  Young Sky Blues crash out of competition on chastening night at the Etihad Campus
  
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• UKIP MEP gets Twitter 'racial abuse'

  14-01-2015 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Midlands UKIP MEP James Carver alleges he suffered racist abuse at the hands of social media "trolls".
  
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• As it happened: Manchester City U18 8 Coventry City U18 2- Sky Blues outclassed in FA Youth Cup

  14-01-2015 22:04
  
  Sky Blues endured a nightmare evening in this fourth round clash at plush new Etihad Campus
  
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• As it happened: Manchester City U18 8 Coventry City U18 2- Sky Blues outclassed by Premier League giants in FA Youth Cup

  14-01-2015 22:04
  
  Sky Blues endured a nightmare evening in this fourth round clash at plush new Etihad Campus
  
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• Billy Daniels: Notts County set to sign Coventry City striker - BBC News

  14-01-2015 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Billy Daniels: Notts County set to sign Coventry City striker
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  Notts County are set to sign Coventry City striker Billy Daniels, reports BBC Radio Nottingham. The 20-year-old, who has also played in midfield, is expected to join the Magpies on Thursday once the paperwork has been finalised. Daniels has scored ...
  Midfielder Billy Daniels set for move from Coventry City to Notts CountyCoventry Telegraph
  Notts close in on Coventry's Billy Daniels as Lincoln set to complete Ty
  
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• School coach skids off country road

  14-01-2015 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school coach carrying more than 40 pupils skids off a country road and ends up in a ditch in Warwickshire.
  
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• The Voice: Coventry singer Letitia George serves up a treat - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 19:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  The Voice: Coventry singer Letitia George serves up a treat
  Coventry Telegraph
  A standing ovation, glowing praise and spicy chicken - this was the story of Letitia George's first performance on talent show The Voice. The star in the making from Coventry was the very first hopeful to take to the stage as the popular BBC1 show ...
  
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• FA Youth Cup: Manchester City U18 vs Coventry City U18 - follow all the action as it happens

  14-01-2015 19:46
  
  Sky Blues travel up to Manchester for fourth round clash at plush new Etihad Campus
  
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• The Voice: Coventry singer Letitia George serves up a treat

  14-01-2015 19:45
  
  Pub manager wows the judges and the audience to make it through to the next round of the hit BBC talent show
  
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• The claws are out: Leicester Tigers take swipe at Wasps - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 19:37 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The claws are out: Leicester Tigers take swipe at Wasps
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  Mike Phillipson, chief executive of marketing agency Cogent Elliott in Meriden told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire: “The Wasps will be chuffed with Leicester doing them a favour here. “It's raised the profile of Wasps in the Coventry area. “I wouldn't ...
  
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• The claws are out: Leicester Tigers take swipe at Wasps

  14-01-2015 19:30
  
  Cheeky poster highlights Tigers' long roots in the area compared to Wasps' recent arrival
  
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• Tributes paid after teenage girl dies after suffering allergic reaction following meal at Almost Famous burger restaurant

  14-01-2015 19:12
  
  Shahida Shahid was in intensive care for three days before she passed away
  
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• Veteran Darren Atkins takes third in British Cyclo-Cross Championships - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 18:10 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Veteran Darren Atkins takes third in British Cyclo-Cross Championships
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Ride Coventry rider came in behind defending champion Nick Craig (Scott Bikes) and Ian Taylor (Jedi Cycle Sport) in the 40 to 49 age category, the trio having gone clear on the first lap but Atkins losing contact with the leading two with just two ...
  
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• Notts set to sign Coventry's Daniels

  14-01-2015 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County are set to complete the signing of Coventry City striker Billy Daniels on Thursday, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
  
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• Popular Coventry student nightclub Hush has closed down - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 18:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Popular Coventry student nightclub Hush has closed down
  Coventry Telegraph
  A spokeswoman for the Students Union said: “Hush will not be open for any events in the foreseeable future. “The closure is in the interest of cost-saving and ensuring that the Students' Union can continue to provide an even better service for students.
  
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• Aylesford Hawks show their title credentials with huge win over Tile Hill Trojans

  14-01-2015 18:04
  
  Hawks were impeccable as they tore Trojans 2 apart and joined the Division One race once more
  
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• Popular Coventry student nightclub Hush has closed down

  14-01-2015 18:00
  
  CUSU cite cost-saving as the reason for closing the club for events
  
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• Look: Coventry nightclubs that we loved and have lost

  14-01-2015 18:00
  
  As student venue The Hush in Far Gosford Street closes for the last time, we bring you a reminder of other city clubs that are no more
  
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• Veteran Darren Atkins takes third in British Cyclo-Cross Championships

  14-01-2015 17:48
  
  Ride Coventry rider came in behind defending champion Nick Craig and Ian Taylor
  
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• CCTV: Theft from farm in Meriden caught on camera

  14-01-2015 17:30
  
  Pair stole £600 of specialist equipment from farmyard off Harvest Hill Lane
  
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• Look: 30 haunting pictures of forgotten Coventry and Warwickshire - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 17:23 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Look: 30 haunting pictures of forgotten Coventry and Warwickshire
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  From derelict pubs to forgotten churches, run-down estates to closed bookshops, there are areas of Coventry , Leamington Spa and the rest of Warwickshire which make for beautiful viewing. Naturally, such parts of the world also lend themselves ...
  
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• Midfielder Billy Daniels set for move from Coventry City to Notts County

  14-01-2015 17:09
  
  Bristol-born youngster
  
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• Look: 30 pictures of forgotten Coventry and Warwickshire

  14-01-2015 16:54
  
  From abandoned churches to derelict pubs, Coventry and Warwickshire's forgotten properties make for stunning viewing
  
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• Look: 30 haunting pictures of forgotten Coventry and Warwickshire

  14-01-2015 16:54
  
  From abandoned churches to derelict pubs, Coventry and Warwickshire's forgotten properties make for stunning viewing
  
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• Look: Coventry Street Style - best fashion outfits seen in the city

  14-01-2015 16:51
  
  What were the best looks spotted on the streets this month?
  
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• Tigers advertise at Wasps' ground

  14-01-2015 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership rugby team Leicester Tigers put a billboard up outside the Coventry home of their new Midlands rivals Wasps.
  
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• City Link jobs axe: Parcel firm APC Overnight hosts second recruitment day for staff who lost their jobs at Christmas

  14-01-2015 16:30
  
  The Cannock firm is inviting more former City Link workers to apply for jobs
  
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• Coventry City Council apologises for company 'witch-hunt' - BBC News

  14-01-2015 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry City Council apologises for company 'witch-hunt'
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  A city council has been forced to apologise after a report found it conducted an "unreasonable campaign" against a company and its director. The Local Government Ombudsman ruled Coventry City Council abused its safeguarding powers to carry out what ...
  Call for Coventry to fight cuts and save servicesCoventry Observer
  Not one of Coventry's 54 councillors turned up for public consultation about
  
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• Woman attacked while sitting in car in Leamington

  14-01-2015 16:02
  
  Police have arrested 29-year-old woman in connection with the incident in Southway on January 8
  
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• 'Witch-hunt' council has to apologise

  14-01-2015 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A city council is forced to apologise after a report found it conducted an "unreasonable campaign" against a company and its director.
  
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• EastEnders legend to appear at Coventry's Waterstones - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 15:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  EastEnders legend to appear at Coventry's Waterstones
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  An EastEnders legend is heading to Coventry next month. Pam St. Clement, who played Pat Butcher in the BBC soap from 1986 until 2012, will appear at Waterstone's in Coventry city centre to sign copies of her new autobiography, The End of an Earring.
  
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• Trott makes double hundred for Lions

  14-01-2015 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Trott completes a double century for England Lions to continue his push for a return to the national side.
  
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• The Exorcism opens at the Loft Theatre, Leamington, this weekend

  14-01-2015 15:43
  
  Chilling horror story described when first aired in 1972 as one of the most frightening pieces of British TV drama ever shown
  
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• EastEnders legend to appear at Coventry's Waterstones

  14-01-2015 15:34
  
  Pam St. Clement, known for her role as Pat Butcher, will appear to sign copies of her autobiography in February
  
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• School bus with 46 children on board skids off road near Stratford and lands in ditch

  14-01-2015 15:15
  
  Lucky escape for most of the pupils although one 12-year-old suffers eye injury
  
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• Look: Retro Coventry City sticker collection from 1967 to 2001

  14-01-2015 15:13
  
  Check out this incredible old school Sky Blues collection made up of Panini, Merlin and Collector Cards football albums
  
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• Watch: Ian Bell reflects on his record-breaking 187 against Prime Minister's XI

  14-01-2015 14:57
  
  Warwickshire's Bell racked up England's highest ever one-day score
  
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• Corley and Fillongley Photography Club celebrates first anniversary

  14-01-2015 14:40
  
  More than 30 photographers enjoy a year of workshops, group shoots and competitions
  
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• Delays warning for Walsgrave drivers after sewer pipe bursts on Hinckley Road

  14-01-2015 14:35
  
  Severn Trent Water have closed two lanes in Coventry's Hinckley Road while emergency repairs are carried out
  
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• Look: Coventry City players who have starred at the Africa Cup of Nations over the years

  14-01-2015 14:29
  
  Check out those Sky Blues players who have represented their countries at the AFCON
  
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• Rugby Independent Bikers help the homeless

  14-01-2015 14:16
  
  Members donate food and clothes to Hope4 and Rugby Foodbank charities
  
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• Where can I buy a copy of Charlie Hebdo?

  14-01-2015 14:04
  
  Everything you need to know about obtaining a copy of the French satirical magazine here in the UK
  
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• Look: Barkers Butts claim derby revenge to boost fight against relegation

  14-01-2015 13:36
  
  Rugby round-up: Tight decision against Earlsdon leaves Coventry rivals neck and neck in the danger zone
  
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• CCTV: Do you recognise this suspected Coventry fuel thief? - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 13:32 via coventrytelegraph.net
  CCTV: Do you recognise this suspected Coventry fuel thief?
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police are trying to track down a fuel thief who stole petrol from Coventry garages twice in three days. CCTV of the suspect, driving a Peugeot 206cc on false plates, has been released and officers are keen to speak to anyone who recognises him. If you ...
  
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• CCTV: Do you recognise this Coventry fuel thief? - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 13:32 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  CCTV: Do you recognise this Coventry fuel thief?
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police are trying to track down a fuel thief who stole petrol from Coventry garages twice in three days. CCTV of the suspect, driving a Peugeot 206cc on false plates, has been released and officers are keen to speak to anyone who recognises him. If you ...
  
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• TV favourites Tina Hobley and Jamie Lomas to star in Dead Simple at the Belgrade Theatre

  14-01-2015 13:28
  
  Peter James' all-time best-selling novel is brought to life from 26 January
  
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• Do you remember Coventry band The Primitives? - Coventry Telegraph

  14-01-2015 13:25 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Do you remember Coventry band The Primitives?
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  The Coventry band that had hits such as 'Stop Killing Me' and 'Out of Reach'. Not forgetting, of course, their biggest hit, 'Crash', which saw chart success on both sides of the Atlantic and which also surfaced on the soundtrack of the film Dumb and ...
  
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• Police hunt driver who made 'sexually inappropriate' comments to teenage girl

  14-01-2015 13:25
  
  The incident took place in Milverton Hill, Leamington, on Monday January 12
  
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• CCTV: Do you recognise this suspected Coventry fuel thief?

  14-01-2015 13:20
  
  Cameras caught man driving a Peugeot 206cc on false plates
  
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• CCTV: Do you recognise this Coventry fuel thief?

  14-01-2015 13:20
  
  Cameras caught man driving a Peugeot 206cc on false plates
  
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