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• Coventry 'stabbing' leads to murder arrest - BBC News

  13-02-2015 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry 'stabbing' leads to murder arrest
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  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man's body was found in a flat. The 44-year-old was found in Langlodge Road, Holbrooks, in Coventry just after 23:30 GMT on Thursday. He is believed to have been stabbed, police said.
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• Murder arrest after flat 'stabbing'

  13-02-2015 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body is found in a flat.
  
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• Dresden air raid: Coventry mayor helps commemorate 70th anniversary - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 19:31 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Dresden air raid: Coventry mayor helps commemorate 70th anniversary
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  Leaders from Coventry Cathedral and the city's Lord Mayor will help form a human chain to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dresden bombings. The 12-strong congregation of Friends of Coventry Cathedral made the journey to Germany as the city ...
  Coventry grandson of survivor marks Dresden anniversaryChurch Times
  
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• Look: Murder hunt after body is found in Holbrooks flat - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 18:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Look: Murder hunt after body is found in Holbrooks flat
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  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a flat in Coventry. Police were called to Langlodge Road, Holbrooks, just after 11.30pm on Thursday following reports that a man had been stabbed. On arrival, officers discovered ...
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• 'Genuinely shocked' - MPs and business leaders react to Coventry Gateway refusal - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 18:37 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'Genuinely shocked' - MPs and business leaders react to Coventry Gateway refusal
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  Peter Burns, president of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “We are genuinely shocked by this decision and it is completely at odds with the Government's policy on localism and economic growth. “This development has the support ...
  
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• 'Disappointment' at Government's rejection of Coventry Gateway plans - ITV News

  13-02-2015 18:37 via itv.com
  
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  'Disappointment' at Government's rejection of Coventry Gateway plans
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  The Chairman of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) says he's disappointed at the decision to reject plans for a new business development at Coventry Airport. The plans for a major technology park on green belt land were ...
  
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• Flashback: The day Coventry City ended the Villa park hoodoo thanks to THAT ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 18:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Flashback: The day Coventry City ended the Villa park hoodoo thanks to THAT ...
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  City finally beat Villa away at the 27th attempt. Check out the best of the pictures and footage from the famous match. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. VIEW GALLERY. It was the day when Romanian striker Viorel Moldovan went down in Coventry City ...
  
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• If Fifty Shades of Grey was set in Coventry... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 18:10 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  If Fifty Shades of Grey was set in Coventry...
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  The erotic thriller hits cinemas this weekend - but what if it was set in this wonderful city of ours? Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Fifty Shades of Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey hits cinemas across Coventry and Warwickshire this weekend. The tale is ...
  
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• Brave woman cuts off her 32-inch dreadlocks at Coventry salon - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 17:36 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Brave woman cuts off her 32-inch dreadlocks at Coventry salon
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  After 30 years of growing her dreadlocks, brave Julie Grant decides to get the chop for charity. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Julie Grant had her 32-inch long dreadlocks cut off for charity at Vinnie Bernard's Salon in Coventry. Maintenance works ...
  
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• Coventry excited by Exiles ambition - BBC News

  13-02-2015 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry excited by Exiles ambition
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  Incoming London Irish head coach Tom Coventry says the club's lowly league position was part of the attraction for him taking the role. Coventry, who will join next season, said helping the Exiles develop was a challenge he will relish. "The fact that ...
  
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• Look: Coventry now home to world's three fastest cars - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 16:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Look: Coventry now home to world's three fastest cars
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  A new £9 million Land Speed Record exhibition has been opened at the attraction by the fastest man on earth Andy Green. The former RAF Tornado pilot achieved the current world record of 763mph in 1997 in Thrust SSC, which takes pride of place ...
  
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• Greenbelt business park rejected

  13-02-2015 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £250m business development on greenbelt land near Coventry airport is turned down by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
  
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• Wasps v Harlequins (Sun)

  13-02-2015 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps host Harlequins in Sunday's Premiership game at the Ricoh Arena (14:00 GMT).
  
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• Gateshead v Nuneaton Town

  13-02-2015 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Conference game between Gateshead and Nuneaton Town.
  
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• What's on at the cinema in Coventry and Warwickshire on Valentine's Day ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 14:34 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  What's on at the cinema in Coventry and Warwickshire on Valentine's Day ...
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  Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson attending the UK premiere of Fifty Shades of Grey at the Odeon Leicester Square, London. Coventry. Odeon. Fifty Shades of Grey. 50 shades Video loading. The eagerly anticipated film adaptation of the global ...
  
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• Coventry Sikh Union go the extra mile for charity - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 14:06 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry Sikh Union go the extra mile for charity
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  Rosie Brady, CRCB trustee and co-founder (centre) receives the donation from the Sikh Unions Bali Panesar. With Balvinder Dhanjal (left), Jaswinder K Matharu (right) and CRCB trustee Hugh Sorrill (second from right). Members of Sikh Union Coventry have ...
  
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• Man falls under wheels of bus during dramatic street brawl in Coventry city centre - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 13:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Man falls under wheels of bus during dramatic street brawl in Coventry city centre
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  A young man was pulled from under the wheels of a bus during a dramatic street fight in the centre of Coventry yesterday. Police were called out to the Burges at 6pm to reports that two men were fighting outside McDonalds. During the scuffle one of the ...
  
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• Why Coventry Gateway scheme to create 10000 jobs was thrown out by the ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 12:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Why Coventry Gateway scheme to create 10000 jobs was thrown out by the ...
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  The decision to kick the £450million Coventry Gateway in to touch comes nearly two years after the saga first began. The long-awaited judgment was finally announced this morning and has left residents, campaigners and business leaders either jumping ...
  
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• Red Button: Under-fire Bill Clinton could be coming to Coventry to escape ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 12:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Red Button: Under-fire Bill Clinton could be coming to Coventry to escape ...
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  Coventry stands to benefit from the cloud hanging over Bill Clinton's charity foundation – by giving him centre-stage in the spotlight of peace. The former US president is being courted by the city to be star speaker at an international Peace Prize ...
  
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• Grace Academy Coventry brings in new governors - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 12:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Grace Academy Coventry brings in new governors
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  The governors of Coventry's Grace Academy have been ousted to make way for a new 'improvement board' as moves to improve the struggling school continue. The decision to to replace the governors was taken by the trustees, also known as the governing ...
  
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• Dresden bombings: Lord Mayor of Coventry in Germany for 70th anniversary of ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 12:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Dresden bombings: Lord Mayor of Coventry in Germany for 70th anniversary of ...
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  The Lord Mayor of Coventry is among the thousands of people marking the 70th anniversary of the Dresden bombings today. On the evening of February 13 1945, the Allies began a devastating series of raids on the medieval German city which saw more ...
  
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• Nine arrested in £18m drugs seize

  13-02-2015 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine men are arrested and more than £18m worth of class A and B drugs have been seized from addresses across the West Midlands, police say.
  
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• Coventry Gateway greenbelt business park rejected by Eric Pickles - BBC News

  13-02-2015 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry Gateway greenbelt business park rejected by Eric Pickles
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  A £250m business park scheme on greenbelt land near Coventry airport has been turned down by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. The Coventry Gateway project, including offices, a hotel and industrial units, attracted hundreds of objections before ...
  Loss of £450m Coventry Gateway scheme a 'significant setback' for regionCoventry Telegraph
  Coventry and Wartwickshire Gateway turned downLeamington
  
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• 'Coventry holds me fast...' Fifty Shades of Grey given a saucy Midlands ... - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 12:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'Coventry holds me fast...' Fifty Shades of Grey given a saucy Midlands ...
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  TV presenter Bob Warman has given Fifty Shades of Grey a Midlands makeover as the film of the novel hits the screens. On Heart FM the new presenter read out part of the adult thriller - but he gave the extract a distinctly West Midlands feel. He took ...
  
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• Coventry Gateway: Council bosses 'amazed' jobs plan was turned down - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 11:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry Gateway: Council bosses 'amazed' jobs plan was turned down
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  The Cabinet Member for Business, Enterprise and Employment said he was bitterly disappointed that Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles had turned down plans to develop a 700 acre site around Coventry Airport that could ...
  
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• Breaking: Plan for 10000 jobs in Coventry BLOCKED by government - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 10:58 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Breaking: Plan for 10000 jobs in Coventry BLOCKED by government
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  The multi-million pound Coventry Gateway development which would have created thousands of jobs has been rejected. The £450million scheme near Coventry Airport has been refused permission by the Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities ...
  
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• Man knifed in the back by girlfriend in Coventry as he was cleaning kitchen floor - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 06:46 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Man knifed in the back by girlfriend in Coventry as he was cleaning kitchen floor
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  A Coventry woman stabbed her boyfriend in the back as he was cleaning up some food from the kitchen floor. Tina Phillips had pleaded guilty at the crown court in Leamington as long ago as July last year to maliciously wounding her partner. But there ...
  
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• Coventry baby inspires letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt - Coventry Telegraph

  13-02-2015 06:46 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry baby inspires letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
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  Steph McAveeney from Keresley, Coventry is trying to raise £2000 for a helmet for her four month old son Oakley. He has flat head syndrome. The inspiring story of a four-month-old baby from Coventry could be set to bring about a change in the corridors ...
  
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• 'I'm close to a one-way ticket to Mars'

  13-02-2015 06:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Coventry woman will find out next week if she will have to give up everything for a one-way trip to Mars.
  
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