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• Trott returns as Bears dominate

  17-05-2015 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Trott hits 42 on his return to county cricket after international retirement as Warwickshire dominate day one against Durham.
  
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• No charges over Coventry bar cannabis plants haul - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 17:40 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  No charges over Coventry bar cannabis plants haul
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  A 38-year-old man arrested by police after a huge haul of cannabis plants was found in a Coventry bar has been released without charge. The man was arrested in March after police raided Bar 22 in Trinity Street, in Coventry city centre. Six rooms had ...
  
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• Police praise after residents thwart phone call scammers - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 17:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Police praise after residents thwart phone call scammers
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  Police in Warwickshire have praised the public after it emerged that courier fraudsters have repeatedly failed to trick residents. The popular con sweeping the county at the moment sees cold callers convince a target that their bank account has been ...
  
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• Foleshill man to go on trial for terrorism offences - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 15:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Foleshill man to go on trial for terrorism offences
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  A Foleshill man arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terror offences will appear in court tomorrow. The trial of Zakariya Ashiq, aged 20, will begin on Monday at the Old Bailey, in London. Unemployed Ashiq is accused of planning to go to Syria ...
  
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• Legendary gas-powered Rover-BRM race car returns to Coventry after 50 years - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 15:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Legendary gas-powered Rover-BRM race car returns to Coventry after 50 years
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  The Rover-BRM gas turbine race car, which will be part of Coventry Motofest 2015, pictured being test-driven in Coventry in the 1960s. Coventry Motofest will enjoy a gas-powered blast from the past when a famous car returns to the city's Ring Road.
  
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• MP Geoffrey Robinson hits back at retirement speculation - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 14:50 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  MP Geoffrey Robinson hits back at retirement speculation
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  Coventry North West MP tells the Telegraph: "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Geoffrey Robinson. Coventry MP Geoffrey Robinson has hit back at speculation he could be about to retire just days after ...
  
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• Coventry council leader: "People don't realise how badly funding cuts are ... - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 13:26 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry council leader: "People don't realise how badly funding cuts are ...
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  Coventry residents don't realise just how badly impending council cuts are going to hurt them – according to the city's leading councillor. Coun Ann Lucas, leader of Coventry City Council, has told the Telegraph the authority needs to have some “really ...
  
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• Quarry fire in Nuneaton tackled by three fire engines - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 11:40 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Quarry fire in Nuneaton tackled by three fire engines
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  Firefighters were called to a quarry fire in Nuneaton during the early hours of this morning. Three fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze at Judkins Quarry, in the Tuttle Hill area of Nuneaton. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from ...and more »
  
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• Man killed after M6 car transporter crash during rush hour - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 11:10 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Man killed after M6 car transporter crash during rush hour
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  The man died at the scene after the smash near to the Catthorpe Interchange junction. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Accident sign. Police accident sign. A man has been killed after a rush hour crash involving a car transporter and a car at a ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City Council set to approve three £100K jobs - Coventry Telegraph

  17-05-2015 09:03 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City Council set to approve three £100K jobs
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  Bosses at Coventry City Council are to consider whether to give the go ahead to recruiting three senior staff each on an annual salary of more than £100,000. Members of the council's audit and procurement committee are to meet on Monday to decide ...
  
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