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• Theft accused ex-officer 'had debts'

  14-05-2015 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A retired detective accused of stealing £113,000 from a former police headquarters had debts of more than £50,000, a jury hears.
  
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• Tony Mowbray and Coventry City talks drag on as deal draws closer - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 18:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Tony Mowbray and Coventry City talks drag on as deal draws closer
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  It's still all quiet on the Coventry City front as fans wait to hear whether Tony Mowbray will agree to become the Sky Blues new full-time manager. Both sides apparently remain keen to complete the deal but with the small print of the contract being ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City: The top 25 pictures from the 2014/15 season - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 17:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City: The top 25 pictures from the 2014/15 season
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  It's been a season that most Coventry City fans would rather forget as City eventually finished in 17th position and secured another season in League One. The 2014/15 campaign will be mainly remembered for that glorious day in September when the Sky ...
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• Coventry's Police Commissioner asked to answer 'serious questions' over £60K ... - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 17:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry's Police Commissioner asked to answer 'serious questions' over £60K ...
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  Coventry's Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has been asked to answer 'serious questions' after his office handed a £60,000 contract to a Birmingham organisation that does not legally exist – while rivals were given just days to apply.and more »
  
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• Coventry Cyrenians launch new service for the homeless - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 17:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry Cyrenians launch new service for the homeless
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  A charity which helps the homeless held an open day to launch its new service in Coventry. The 'Coventry Supported Accommodation Service' was launched at Cyrenian's coffee and retail shop, Windsor's & Refreshed, in Far Gosford Street . This is a ...
  
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• Review: Dylan Moran at Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 16:46 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Review: Dylan Moran at Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre
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  Dylan Moran's misanthropic musings on modern culture include coffee shop hipsters with “Edwardian cricket beards” and the trend for cross-breed dogs. The Irish comedian, who grew up in County Meath, was on top form at Warwick Art Centre on his ...
  
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• Coventry Scouts appeal for public vote to fund rugby project - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 16:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry Scouts appeal for public vote to fund rugby project
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  (L-R) Coventry Scouts Arin Angliss, Tommy Dunn, Ethan Ross and Issy Ross with Paul Breed from Engage! and Andrew Morris from Coventry Scouts. Coventry Scouts are urging people to vote for a community project to support a generation. Engage! is a ...
  
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• Wasps prop John Yapp forced to retire through injury - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 15:41 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Wasps prop John Yapp forced to retire through injury
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  Welsh prop John Yapp has been forced to retire from rugby because of a persistent back problem. The 32-year-old Welsh international, who spent the majority of his 13-year career with Cardiff, joined Wasps at the start of the season but was restricted ...and more »
  
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• Former Wales prop Yapp retires

  14-05-2015 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps and former Wales prop John Yapp announces his retirement from rugby after suffering a back injury.
  
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• Watch Emirates jet forced to abort landing at Birmingham Airport - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 14:41 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Watch Emirates jet forced to abort landing at Birmingham Airport
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  This is the hair-raising moment a passenger jet appears to abort landing at Birmingham Airport because a plane is already on the runway. The small propeller plane can be seen pulling on to the runway as the Emirates Boeing 777 flying in from Dubai ...and more »
  
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• Michael Doyle would consider Coventry City return after Sheffield United departure - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 14:16 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Michael Doyle would consider Coventry City return after Sheffield United departure
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  Former Sky Blues skipper Michael Doyle says he'd be more than happy to talk to Coventry City about a return to the club. The 33-year-old midfielder is a free agent after being released by Sheffield United at the end of a four year spell at Bramall Lane ...and more »
  
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• Look: Visit England boss shown round muti-million pound restoration of ... - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 14:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Look: Visit England boss shown round muti-million pound restoration of ...
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  The chief executive of Visit England, Viscountess Lady Penelope Cobham, has been shown around Coventry's 12th century Old Grammar School to see progress on a multi-million pound restoration project. The Grammar School is one of Coventry's oldest ...
  
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• Coventry academies build up large cash reserves - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 13:16 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry academies build up large cash reserves
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  There are 14 of Coventry's city academies with more than £4 million of cash reserves between them. The 12 secondary and two primary schools have between them £4,550,717 in cash reserves. The figures appear in company accounts for the academies for ...
  
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• 'If top flight sport comes to Coventry, you should support it!' and other ... - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 12:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'If top flight sport comes to Coventry, you should support it!' and other ...
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  A letter to the Telegraph prompted huge reaction from readers yesterday, after a Coventry resident hit out at 'bandwagon jumpers' supporting Wasps RFC at the Ricoh Arena. Wasps successfully took over the Foleshill stadium back in October, before ...
  Coventry rugby club concerned over Wasps switching games to SaturdaysCoventry Observerall 9 news articles »
  
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• Coventry woman who let drug dealers store cocaine at her home has jail ... - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 12:13 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry woman who let drug dealers store cocaine at her home has jail ...
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  A 'naive' Coventry woman who let drug dealers store cocaine in her fridge has had her jail term slashed by top judges. Natalie Laura Kennell, 25, of Amy Close, Longford, was put behind bars for three years by a judge at the crown court in Leamington on ...
  
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• Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Bright and dry Friday with some sunshine - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 11:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Bright and dry Friday with some sunshine
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  Rain is edging slowly northwards early on Thursday, reaching the south of our region during the morning, though it may not reach north Warwickshire at all, with Coventry perhaps marking the boundary between wet and dry weather today. There will be some ...
  
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• Coventry's very own supercar set to be rolled out in USA after European success - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 10:47 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry's very own supercar set to be rolled out in USA after European success
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  Launched in March last year, the Coventry supercar Speedback GT from David Brown Automative heralded a new era for GT models - and now it's set to take America by storm. Showcasing a classically styled car with modern mechanicals, reliability and ...and more »
  
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• Body-in-boot killer 'quit treatment'

  14-05-2015 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who kept his girlfriend's body in a car boot after killing her had ended mental health treatment days before, a review reveals.
  
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• Coventry man, 71, 'engulfed in flames' while smoking at home, inquest hears - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 06:47 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry man, 71, 'engulfed in flames' while smoking at home, inquest hears
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  The death of a Coventry pensioner after a fire at his home has prompted warnings from West Midlands Fire Service about the dangers of smoking. Graham Gentry, aged 71, died in hospital a month after he was engulfed in flames while sat in his armchair in ...
  
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• Coventry boy, 13, locked up for sexually abusing his sister - Coventry Telegraph

  14-05-2015 06:47 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry boy, 13, locked up for sexually abusing his sister
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  A 13-year-old Coventry boy has been sent to a secure children's home after admitting he had sexually abused his own sister. A court has heard how the abuse came to light after the young girl was seen 'displaying sexualised behaviour' towards a ...
  Boy detained in secure home for sex with sisterCoventry Observerall 3 news articles »
  
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• 999 vehicles 'crash five times daily'

  14-05-2015 06:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than five emergency vehicles crashed a day on average in the West Midlands in the past three years, figures show.
  
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• Prostate cancer drug 'extends lives'

  14-05-2015 05:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A chemotherapy drug can extend the lives of patients with advanced prostate cancer by nearly two years, a study involving the University of Warwick shows.
  
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