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• World Cup key to Launchbury recovery

  05-05-2015 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Launchbury says the "carrot" of the World Cup this September was huge motivation during his six-month injury absence.
  
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• Keighley Cougars' clash with Coventry Bears gets green light despite death of ... - Express.co.uk

  05-05-2015 23:49 via express.co.uk
  
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  Keighley Cougars' clash with Coventry Bears gets green light despite death of ...
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  KEIGHLEY COUGARS' home match with Coventry Bears will go ahead as planned this weekend following the death of crowd favourite Danny Jones. By Chris Hamilton. PUBLISHED: 22:30, Tue, May 5, 2015 | UPDATED: 22:50, Tue, May 5, 2015.
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  Coventry Bears' game at Keighley Cougars will go ahead despite tragic
  
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• Four lesser known voter profiles

  05-05-2015 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electoral hit-list over the years
  
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• Losing your home: one day at Coventry County Court - Open Democracy

  05-05-2015 22:03 via opendemocracy.net
  
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  Losing your home: one day at Coventry County Court
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  The nightmare of eviction faced by growing numbers of working class people. This is the first of a three part series on housing in Coalition Britain. Gemma is mother to four children. She lives in a four-bedroomed house in Coventry, a post-industrial ...
  
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• Coventry's very own Hitch to play cupid to city's lovelorn - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 19:34 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry's very own Hitch to play cupid to city's lovelorn
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  Meet Coventry's very own Hitch - the female 'date doctor' who is looking to play cupid to the city's lovelorn. Marzena Kubiak hopes to bring love-seeking singles together through her new matchmaking service Romantic Duo. But the 30-year-old ...
  
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• Nuneaton appoint Wilson as manager

  05-05-2015 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relegated Nuneaton Town appoint Ilkeston Town boss Kevin Wilson as their new manager.
  
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• Coventry Bears 10 Rochdale Hornets 35: Bears lose 100 per cent home record ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 18:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry Bears 10 Rochdale Hornets 35: Bears lose 100 per cent home record ...
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  Rochdale Hornets ran in six tries to hand Coventry Bears their first home defeat of the season. Coventry started the first half in great form off the back of a loss, scoring within the first ten minutes with a great run from Parker down the right hand ...
  
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• Car enthusiasts' bid to stage event

  05-05-2015 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of car enthusiasts say they are "trying very, very hard" to stage a 30-year-old motoring festival that was axed in March.
  
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• Comedian Dominic Holland to host Coventry Telegraph Business Awards - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 18:35 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Comedian Dominic Holland to host Coventry Telegraph Business Awards
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  Comedian, author and broadcaster Dominic Holland has been chosen to host this year's Coventry Telegraph Business Awards. The award-winning stand-up will be taking centre stage at our 21st annual awards next month, which are being held at the city's ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City Old Boys: Gary Madine leaves Sheffield Wednesday while ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 18:31 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City Old Boys: Gary Madine leaves Sheffield Wednesday while ...
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  Former Coventry City loan striker Gary Madine is one of 11 players released by Sheffield Wednesday. Madine netted four goals in his 13 games for the Sky Blues under former boss Steven Pressley in his second loan spell with the club. His last action for ...
  
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• Alternative Coventry bucket list: Things you need to do before you consider ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 18:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Alternative Coventry bucket list: Things you need to do before you consider ...
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  Last week, we compiled our list of things to do in Coventry and Warwickshire before you kicked the bucket. Our 'bucket list' featured some of the best things to do in the city and beyond, including watching Coventry City FC at the Ricoh Arena, meet the ...
  
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• Just surviving is not enough for Coventry City captain Jim O'Brien - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 18:17 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Just surviving is not enough for Coventry City captain Jim O'Brien
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  If you wanted the perfect picture to sum up Jim O'Brien, this is it. It was taken at Broadfield Stadium on Sunday after a 2-1 victory against Crawley had confirmed Coventry City will retain their League One status next season. That scenario was far ...
  
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• First picture of Coventry paedophile jailed by appeal court judges who said ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 17:35 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  First picture of Coventry paedophile jailed by appeal court judges who said ...
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  This is the first picture publicly released of a paedophile from Coventry who was finally jailed after top judges ruled his sentence had been too soft. The Telegraph reported last week how Thomas Michael Murtagh, 77, of King Richard Street, Hillfields ...and more »
  
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• Coventry Pizza Hut will NOT be offering Charlottes a free pizza after Royal ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 16:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry Pizza Hut will NOT be offering Charlottes a free pizza after Royal ...
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  The chain of restaurants offered Charlottes a free pizza in the wake of the Princess' birth - but Coventry is not included... Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut has capitalised on the public frenzy following the birth of the Duke ...and more »
  
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• Blue Coat School wins national award for exam results - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 16:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Blue Coat School wins national award for exam results
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  Coventry's Blue Coat School and Music College has received national recognition for the high attainment and progress of its pupils in the 2014 GCSE examinations. This is the second consecutive year in which the school has won this prestigious award.
  
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• Launchbury returns to Wasps squad

  05-05-2015 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Launchbury will be on the bench for London Wasps' game against Leicester on Saturday after recovering from a neck injury.
  
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• Ex-officer in court over force theft

  05-05-2015 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A retired police officer appears in court, charged with the theft of £113,000 from Warwickshire Police's former HQ.
  
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• Happy National Coffee Week! 10 best Coventry coffee shops and cafes - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 14:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Happy National Coffee Week! 10 best Coventry coffee shops and cafes
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  Kahawa Cafe, New Union Street, city centre. Top ten restaurants in Coventry, acording to Trip Advisor. Happy National Coffee Week, folks! Yep, it's time to celebrate the glorious coffee bean as millions across the world savour the taste of it ...and more »
  
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• Missing English monk in Nepal is safe

  05-05-2015 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English-born Buddhist monk is safe.
  
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• Which Coventry and Warwickshire schools are closing because of the General ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 13:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Which Coventry and Warwickshire schools are closing because of the General ...
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  Dozens of schools in Coventry and Warwickshire are being used as polling stations in Thursday's General Election. That means an extra day off for some pupils - but creates an extra headache for parents juggling work and childcare. These are the schools ...
  
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• Channel 5 to show Coventry City highlights in prime-time Saturday night slot - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 12:35 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Channel 5 to show Coventry City highlights in prime-time Saturday night slot
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  Coventry City supporters will be able to watch their side's highlights at a new time and on a new channel from next season. The Football League has confirmed a deal that will see Channel 5 taking the highlights from BBC with a broadcast time of 9pm on ...and more »
  
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• Man stabbed at McDonald's in Coventry city centre - Police issue CCTV image of ... - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 12:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Man stabbed at McDonald's in Coventry city centre - Police issue CCTV image of ...
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  Police wish to trace this man in connection with a stabbing of a student outside McDonald's, in Cross Cheaping, Coventry, on January 29. Police have released a CCTV picture of a suspect after a student was stabbed outside a Coventry fast food restaurant .and more »
  
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• Coventry City: Sky Blues must keep Tony Mowbray - Waggott - BBC Sport

  05-05-2015 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry City: Sky Blues must keep Tony Mowbray - Waggott
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  Coventry City chief executive Steve Waggott says keeping Tony Mowbray as manager will be key to reversing the club's "decade of decline". Mowbray, 51, agreed to take the job only until the end of the season when he was appointed in February. But ...
  Tony Mowbray to Coventry City owner Joy Seppala: Things need to change if I'm ...Coventry Telegraph
  'We must keep Tony Mowbray', insists Coventry
  
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• Coventry must keep Mowbray - Waggott

  05-05-2015 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry chief executive Steve Waggott confirms they want Tony Mowbray to stay on as manager next season.
  
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• Festival of Imagineers to return to Coventry for second year - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 10:54 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Festival of Imagineers to return to Coventry for second year
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  Last year saw its inaugural event blow Coventry citizens away - and this year it's set to return for a second instalment! Imagineer Productions is working in partnership with Culture Coventry to create the second annual Festival of Imagineers linking ...and more »
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover worker stole car parts worth £2 MILLION - Coventry Telegraph

  05-05-2015 06:46 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Jaguar Land Rover worker stole car parts worth £2 MILLION
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  A Jaguar Land Rover employee who stole car parts with a retail value of up to £2 MILLION has been told to expect 'a lengthy custodial sentence'. Logistics co-ordinator Simon Wensley had denied the theft, over a three-year period, and a further charge ...and more »
  
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