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• Police 'selfie' job role filled

  27-02-2015 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The successful applicant for a senior police role which called for candidates to send a "selfie" with their CV publishes the picture he submitted.
  
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• Martyn Thomas brands Coventry 'a great rugby city' after signing for Wasps RFC - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 18:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Martyn Thomas brands Coventry 'a great rugby city' after signing for Wasps RFC
  Coventry Telegraph
  The former Gloucester full-back, who has spent most of the season playing for Massy, said: “I really enjoyed my time out in France. I was there as a medical joker, meaning when the player you're covering becomes fit again your contract ends, so I was a ...
  Win tickets to see Wasps take on HarlequinsCoventry Observer
  Former Gloucester flier Martyn Thomas joins Sunday&
  
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• Coventry student Ozeivo Akerele: Mother searches for missing son - BBC News

  27-02-2015 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry student Ozeivo Akerele: Mother searches for missing son
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  The mother of a missing overseas student from Nigeria has appealed for information to try and find him. Ozeivo Akerele, 24, was last seen at Coventry's Iglu nightclub on Spon Street at 03:30 GMT on 31 January. He had only been in the country for a few ...
  Watch: Missing Coventry student Ozi Akerele's mum begs for help finding her sonCoventry Telegraph
  Police concerns grow for missing Coventry Univers
  
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• Mother's appeal over missing student

  27-02-2015 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mother of a missing Nigerian student appeals for information to help find him.
  
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• Tributes to one of Coventry's first black bouncers - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 16:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Tributes to one of Coventry's first black bouncers
  Coventry Telegraph
  Seymour Barnes Bromfield, 50, (right) is pictured with his son Devland, 17, in 2008. Devland sadly passed away two years later, following a vehicle collision in July 2010. One of the first black bouncers in Coventry has died after a battle with cancer ...
  
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• Greenbelt housing plan approved

  27-02-2015 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to build up to 800 homes on greenbelt land outside Coventry have been approved by the city council.
  
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• Eating Disorder Awareness Week: The Coventry expert pioneering a new ... - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 16:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Eating Disorder Awareness Week: The Coventry expert pioneering a new ...
  Coventry Telegraph
  Compassion is key in battling eating disorders, according to a leading psychologist who is pioneering a new approach to tackling the problem in Coventry. Dr Ken Goss heads up Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust's specialist eating disorder ...
  
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• Nuneaton Town v Welling United

  27-02-2015 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Football Conference game between Nuneaton Town and Welling United.
  
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• Wasps v Gloucester (Sun)

  27-02-2015 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Wasps host Gloucester in Sunday's Premiership fixture at the Ricoh Arena (13:00 GMT).
  
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• M6 crash at Coventry: Drivers given the all clear as traffic gets back to normal - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 15:15 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  M6 crash at Coventry: Drivers given the all clear as traffic gets back to normal
  Coventry Telegraph
  Tom Patrick (@Tompatrick2) tweeted this picture of the traffic problems on the M6 near J2 for Walsgrave, Coventry, following the seven-car crash on Friday February 27. The M6 has now been cleared and traffic is running smoothly again after this morning ...
  
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• Coventry Gateway decision may see jobs lost to other regions - Birmingham Post

  27-02-2015 14:59 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
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  Coventry Gateway decision may see jobs lost to other regions
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  The Communities and local Government Secretary Eric Pickles recently turned down the proposed 'Coventry Gateway' scheme. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. The Communities and local Government Secretary Eric Pickles recently turned down the ...
  Huge Gateway jobs blow harms Coventry's 'top ten city' plansCoventry Observer
  Keresley homes plan gets Coventry City Council backingBB
  
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• Coventry sign Brentford's Proschwitz

  27-02-2015 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry City sign Brentford striker Nick Proschwitz on an emergency loan for the rest of the season.
  
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• Wasps bring in Weepu and Thomas

  27-02-2015 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps sign World Cup-winning scrum-half Piri Weepu from London Welsh and full-back Martyn Thomas as injury cover.
  
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• How to avoid the road closures for the Coventry Half Marathon - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 13:46 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  How to avoid the road closures for the Coventry Half Marathon
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  Runners will be using city streets for the 13.1-mile race and roads around the city centre, Radford and Allesley will be closed off throughout the morning and part of the afternoon. The event's organises, GO2, say that where closures occur, diversions ...
  
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• Hard-working Coventry volunteers celebrate their success - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 12:01 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Hard-working Coventry volunteers celebrate their success
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  THANK YOU: Coventry Ambassadors celebrate their success at a special ceremony at the Ricoh Arena. They were joined by Coun Ann Lucas, leader of Coventry City Council, and NickEastwood of Wasps. Dozens of Coventry volunteers have celebrated their ...
  
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• Rugby bodies begin expansion talks

  27-02-2015 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership Rugby and the RFU begin discussions to expand the Aviva Premiership and scrap promotion and relegation.
  
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• Coventry City complete Nick Proschwitz loan signing ahead of MK Dons clash - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 11:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City complete Nick Proschwitz loan signing ahead of MK Dons clash
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  The 28-year-old has not featured for Brentford since a Boxing Day match with Ipswich, and Mark Warburton told the press yesterday that he would have to move to get regular game time. Proschwitz featured for Wolfsburg II, Hamburg II and Hannover II in ...
  Coventry City: Brentford loan Nick Proschwitz to Sky BluesBBC News
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• Coventry City v Milton Keynes Dons

  27-02-2015 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Coventry City and Milton Keynes Dons.
  
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• Willenhall police base set to be shut to the public - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 06:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Willenhall police base set to be shut to the public
  Coventry Telegraph
  The decision to shut a Coventry police station to the public has been blasted as “sneaky” by a senior councillor. In the next few months the front counter of Chace Avenue Police Station in Willenhall will close – despite police initially claiming that ...
  Coventry's main police station to stay open to publicCoventry Observer
  
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• Coventry has second highest abortion rate outside London - Coventry Telegraph

  27-02-2015 06:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry has second highest abortion rate outside London
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry has the second highest abortion rates for anywhere in the country outside of London - with more than one in four pregnancies being terminated. According to the Office for National Statistics 27.8 per cent of the 6,247 pregnancies in Coventry ...
  
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