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• Tony Mowbray strikes deal to become Coventry City's new manager - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 22:50
  
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  Tony Mowbray strikes deal to become Coventry City's new manager
  Coventry Telegraph
  Terms have been verbally agreed and Mowbray will travel down tomorrow to sign on the dotted line and be unveiled as the Sky Blues boss. The former West Brom, Celtic and Middlesbrough manager has been locked in talks with club officials most of today.
  
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• Pitchford & Sibley win at nationals

  02-03-2015 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Pitchford and Kelly Sibley win the English table tennis singles titles at Redbridge Sports & Leisure Centre.
  
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• VIDEO: Wasps making themselves feel at home

  02-03-2015 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Midlands Today reports on the success of Wasps' move to Coventry, where they are unbeaten in five home games at the Ricoh Arena.
  
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• Teen charged over pensioner death

  02-03-2015 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Coventry teenager is charged with the murder of a pensioner who died following an assault in the city.
  
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• Teenager charged with murder after OAP's death in Foleshill - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 16:34
  
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  Teenager charged with murder after OAP's death in Foleshill
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  A teenager has been charged with murder after a 72-year-old man died in a street attack in Foleshill. Coventry pensioner Andy Pratt died last August after he was attacked in Bright Street, near his home, in May. He suffered severe head injuries and was ...
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• Man who brought Coventry to a standstill with ring road bridge protest is jailed - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 16:05
  
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  Man who brought Coventry to a standstill with ring road bridge protest is jailed
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  Scene of a protest on the Canal Basin bridge near junction 9 of the Coventry ring road. A protester who caused chaos when he sat on a ring road bridge for several hours has had his suspended prison sentence activated because he vandalised a police car.
  
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• Manufacturers urged to target 'Digital Bootcamp' in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 15:37
  
  Manufacturers urged to target 'Digital Bootcamp' in Coventry
  Coventry Telegraph
  A manufacturer will explain how he has boosted turnover by £700,000 at a 'Digital Business Bootcamp' event in Coventry this week. The interactive workshop, which is being hosted by the Business Growth Service and UK Trade & Investment, will show firms ...
  
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• Watch: Karl Loxley lives to fight another day in The Voice - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:53
  
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  Watch: Karl Loxley lives to fight another day in The Voice
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  Karl Loxley lives to fight another day on The Voice after being handed a second chance by Sir Tom Jones. The classical singer looked set for an emotional exit on the BBC talent show on Saturday night as mentor Will.i.am decided to put Lucy O'Byrne ...
  
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• Coventry Magistrates Court: Possessing two eight-inch knives in public among ... - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:49
  
  Coventry Magistrates Court: Possessing two eight-inch knives in public among ...
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  Melissa Barrowman, 30, of Longford Road, Longford, admitted stealing five walkie-talkies and two watches worth £159.93 from Toys R Us, failing to attend a follow-up assessment, damaging a door worth £500 at One Stop and breaching a suspended ...
  
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• Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Prolonged dry spell on the horizon - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:37
  
  Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Prolonged dry spell on the horizon
  Coventry Telegraph
  With winter 2014-15 now consigned to the archives, we can reflect upon a rather unremarkable season. Both rainfall and temperatures were right on average for Coventry over the 30-year period 1981-2010, but with winter sunshine well above normal, up by ...
  
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• Optical illusions: what do YOU see? - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:29
  
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  Optical illusions: what do YOU see?
  Coventry Telegraph
  A Birmingham company has been thrust into the spotlight after a picture of its dress went viral late last week. An Erdington company - situated near Fort Dunlop - moved to clarify the colour of its dress, after A-list celebrities like Justin Bieber and ...
  
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• Coventry 2-Tone legends The Selecter show and eight other amazing things to ... - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:11
  
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  Coventry 2-Tone legends The Selecter show and eight other amazing things to ...
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  Stuck for ideas of what to do in March? Here are nine amazing things to see and do in Coventry and Warwickshire from top music and great beer to a chance to see Queen Elizabeth I's signature.
  
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• The Coventry Telegraph Business Awards 2015 goes live - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 14:05
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  The Coventry Telegraph Business Awards 2015 goes live
  Coventry Telegraph
  Companies across Coventry and Warwickshire are being invited to showcase their successes at the region's most prestigious accolades. Today, we are launching the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards 2015 and we are looking for firms eager to boast ...
  
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• Nuneaton's revamped Bermuda Village up for top award - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 12:59
  
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  Nuneaton's revamped Bermuda Village up for top award
  Coventry Telegraph
  Peter Deeley of Deeley Group property developers with Nuneaton MP Bill Olner outside Bermuda village. The rebirth of a former mining village in Nuneaton has been recognised as a true success story for the West Midlands. Over the course of more than 30 ...
  
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• Coventry Half Marathon: 'The buzz among the runners as we lined up to start ... - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 12:47
  
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  Coventry Half Marathon: 'The buzz among the runners as we lined up to start ...
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  The sun shone, the forecasted gale force winds stayed away and the Coventry Half Marathon was every bit as amazing as I hoped it would be. From the moment I arrived at the Race Village the atmosphere almost had a carnival feel to it and the buzz among ...
  
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• Person dies after being hit by train near Wolston - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 12:13
  
  Person dies after being hit by train near Wolston
  Coventry Telegraph
  A person has died after they were struck by a train near Wolston this morning. Police and paramedics were called to the line close to Fosse Way just after 9am. A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “Medics from West Midlands Ambulance Service ...
  
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• Controversial Coventry ring road changes blasted by residents of nearby flats - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 12:04
  
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  Controversial Coventry ring road changes blasted by residents of nearby flats
  Coventry Telegraph
  People living in two Coventry blocks of flats that could end up in the middle of a traffic island because of proposed changes to the ring road have blasted the plans as “ridiculous and stupid”. If funding is secured and plans are approved traffic at ...
  
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• Tony Mowbray on the verge of being appointed as new Coventry City boss - Gazette Live

  02-03-2015 11:54
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  Tony Mowbray on the verge of being appointed as new Coventry City boss
  Gazette Live
  Former Boro boss Tony Mowbray is on the verge of becoming the new manager of Coventry City, according to reports. Mogga is now as short as 1/10 with the bookies to take charge of the Sky Blues, who put in an impressive display to beat promotion ...
  Former Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray closing in on Coventry City jobCoventry Telegraph
  Coventry City to appoint Tony Mowbray as manager?Sports Mol
  
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• The Big Comfy Bookshop announce He Is A Pegasus performance - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 11:36
  
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  The Big Comfy Bookshop announce He Is A Pegasus performance
  Coventry Telegraph
  The venue has hosted a series of live shows from some of the most exciting acts in Coventry and further afield, all set within the intimate comfort of the bookshop, and will invite another one of the city's brightest young musical talents into its warm ...
  
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• BREAKING: Person hit by train near Coventry - passengers warned of delays - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 11:14
  
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  BREAKING: Person hit by train near Coventry - passengers warned of delays
  Coventry Telegraph
  Delays are expected between Rugby and Coventry until midday at least as the emergency services deal with the incident. British Transport Police and paramedics are in attendance. It isn't known exactly where on the line the person was hit. It's believed ...
  
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• Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis is honoured at Coventry sports awards - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 09:08
  
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  Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis is honoured at Coventry sports awards
  Coventry Telegraph
  Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the first black, Asian and minority ethnic sports awards in Coventry. The Golden Girl from Sydney was presented with the award at the Lycamobile British Ethnic ...
  
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• Coventry Gang Show prepare for popular annual performance - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 08:00
  
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  Coventry Gang Show prepare for popular annual performance
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry Gang Show will be staging its annual show at the Belgrade Theatre this month to continue its entertaining legacy which goes back more than 50 years. The cast, some of whom are as young as six and from all over the city, have been rehearsing ...
  
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• Jailed: The Coventry woman who stole thousands of pounds meant to help dying ... - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 06:49
  
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  Jailed: The Coventry woman who stole thousands of pounds meant to help dying ...
  Coventry Telegraph
  A Coventry woman who stole thousands of pounds intended to help dying cancer patients has been jailed. Alison Gray, aged 50, from Dillotford Avenue, Cheylesmore, stole an estimated £4,500 from the charity Macmillan – which specialises in care for ...
  
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• Former Coventry paratrooper and police officer given military send-off - Coventry Telegraph

  02-03-2015 06:49
  
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  Former Coventry paratrooper and police officer given military send-off
  Coventry Telegraph
  Hundreds paid their respects to a former paratrooper and police inspector at his funeral in Coventry. Family, friends and former comrades of Arthur Carle Lamont packed out St Bartholomew's Church in Binley for the emotional service on Thursday. His ...
  
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