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• Coventry businessmen honoured as Freemen of the City - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 19:21 via
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  Coventry businessmen honoured as Freemen of the City
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  Two people who have been of significant importance to the economy of Coventry are being made Honorary Freeman of the City tomorrow. Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group which owns Jaguar Land Rover, and Prof Lord Bhattacharyya, founder and ...and more »
  

• BBC News Online - BBC News

  24-09-2015 19:02 via
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  Andy Pearson, chief executive of Midland Expressway Limited said he was already in talks with the freight industry and hauliers about increasing usage of the M6 Toll. He added: "We would be delighted to enter into discussion with the West Midlands ...and more »
  

• Coventry City in competition with Cardiff City for emerging talent Dion Charles - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 18:03 via
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  Coventry City in competition with Cardiff City for emerging talent Dion Charles
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  Coventry City have joined a host of admirers in tracking emerging non-league talent Dion Charles. Championship Cardiff are also understood to be interested in AFC Fylde's star man, with manager Dave Challinor revealing that the Sky Blues wanted to take ...and more »
  

• Alton Towers 'rule-breakers' win award

  24-09-2015 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three medics who "broke every rule in the book" to scale a rollercoaster to save the life of an Alton Towers crash victim win a Pride of Britain award.
  
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• Ivor Lawton back at Coventry City after short stint at Nuneaton Town - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 17:56 via
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  Ivor Lawton back at Coventry City after short stint at Nuneaton Town
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  Ivor Lawton has returned to Coventry City after cutting short his loan spell with non-league neighbours Nuneaton Town. The 19-year-old Sky Blues midfielder was unable to hold down a place in Kevin Wilson's side, playing one game out of position on the ...
  

• Five things you may have missed in Coventry today: September 24, 2015 - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 17:39 via
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  Five things you may have missed in Coventry today: September 24, 2015
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  Today we revealed that the Ricoh Arena could once again be set to host major music concerts after a two-year absence. The last big summer concerts at the home of Coventry City FC and Wasps RFC was back in 2013, with Kings of Leon and Coldplay both ...and more »
  

• First Christmas mail deadline is on Monday - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 17:35 via
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  First Christmas mail deadline is on Monday
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  People with friends and family in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, South America, Russia and the Caribbean should post cards and presents by Monday, September 28. The following day is items bound for the Middle East and the Far East. For the USA ...and more »
  

• Free M6 Toll plan 'to boost region'

  24-09-2015 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plan to make the M6 Toll road free to traffic is revealed in a draft proposal by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
  
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• Former Coventry City striker Leon Best trying to secure deal with Huddersfield ... - Coventry Telegraph (blog)

  24-09-2015 16:43 via
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  Former Coventry City striker Leon Best trying to secure deal with Huddersfield ...
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  Manager Chris Powell has brought in 29-year-old striker Best and 32-year-old Republic of Ireland right-back Stephen Kelly with a view to assessing if he might be added to his Championship squad. “Leon and Stephen are free agents and they are just ...and more »
  

• Pale thief caught on camera nicking fake tan from Radford chemist - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 16:22 via
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  Pale thief caught on camera nicking fake tan from Radford chemist
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  A pasty crook was caught on camera swiping 33 bottles of fake tan from a Coventry chemists. The thief stole the items - worth hundreds of pounds - from Lloyd's Pharmacy in Jubilee Crescent, Radford, on September 4. CCTV footage shows him cycling past ...and more »
  

• Coventry City digest: Show respect to Leon Clarke and get ready for the attack ... - Coventry Telegraph (blog)

  24-09-2015 16:17 via
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  Coventry City digest: Show respect to Leon Clarke and get ready for the attack ...
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  Tony Mowbray thinks this weekend's opposition Bury will be a 'tough test' for his high flying Coventry City FC side. He's not concerned about the supposed 'curse of the former City player', though. Mowbray said: "Ex-players can give a little bit extra ...
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• Say cheese! You may be caught on Google Street View in Coventry soon - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 14:52 via
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  Say cheese! You may be caught on Google Street View in Coventry soon
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  Coventry and Warwickshire residents need to watch out over the coming weeks - or else you may find your face is seen by billions of people! Google Street View is currently updating their maps in and around the area, with their website handily listing ...
  

• Chinese firms urged to bid for HS2 work

  24-09-2015 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Osborne urges Chinese firms to pitch for £11.8bn in construction contracts for the UK's proposed HS2 rail line, on his visit to China.
  
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• Smoking in cars with children BANNED from next week - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 14:34 via
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  Smoking in cars with children BANNED from next week
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  Smoking in cars, when children are inside the vehicle, is set to be outlawed across Coventry and Warwickshire next week. When the new legislation is introduced on October 1, it will become illegal for Coventry and Warwickshire drivers to light up when ...
  

• Coventry shock jock Jon Gaunt calls judge 'bewigged buffoon' for allowing ... - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 13:47 via
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  Coventry shock jock Jon Gaunt calls judge 'bewigged buffoon' for allowing ...
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  Coventry shock jock Jon Gaunt has blasted a judge for being a “bewigged buffoon” by allowing a child sex groomer to go on honeymoon. The DJ told listeners to his daily podcast about the Telegraph's report on Bedworth man David Smith, of King George's ...
  

• Leading Coventry business figure and former VW boss in America 'shocked' by ... - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 13:39 via
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  Leading Coventry business figure and former VW boss in America 'shocked' by ...
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  Jonathan Browning, chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership since April 2014, was President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America for three years from 2010 until 2013. VW vehicles fitted with software that cheated emission tests were being sold in ...
  

• Tony Mowbray expects Bury to be 'tough test' this weekend - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 13:18 via
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  Tony Mowbray expects Bury to be 'tough test' this weekend
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  Tony Mowbray is expecting a tight game when he takes his high-flying Sky Blues to a buoyant Bury side hanging onto their coat tails in sixth place in the League One table. The Coventry City boss watched his free-flowing attack open up Chesterfield up ...
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• Police chief cleared of misconduct

  24-09-2015 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A chief constable has "no case to answer" for gross misconduct when he was deputy chief in Northamptonshire.
  
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• Coventry Cathedral hosting special service for refugees caught up in Middle ... - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 13:04 via
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  Coventry Cathedral hosting special service for refugees caught up in Middle ...
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  A special service is taking place this weekend in Coventry as people come together to pray for refugees caught up in wars in the Middle East. A one-hour service will take place on Saturday at Coventry Cathedral from 6pm. It is an opportunity for people ...
  

• Persian Sunday school in Coventry wins funding boost - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 12:40 via
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  Persian Sunday school in Coventry wins funding boost
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  Youngsters have the chance to learn about Persian language and culture once again after a funding boost. The Beautiful Blooms Persian Sunday School began on September 13 thanks to a £4,000 grant from The Big Lottery Fund. It means the classes can ...
  

• School crime reports top 30,000

  24-09-2015 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Midlands schools have one of the highest rates of alleged crimes reported to police in 2014.
  
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• Nigel Havers interview: 'My memories of Coventry are entirely good!' - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 11:27 via
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  Nigel Havers interview: 'My memories of Coventry are entirely good!'
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  Nigel Havers will lead an all-star cast in the Belgrade Theatre's Importance of Being Earnest next week. The much-loved tale will head to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry from Tuesday, 29 September, to Saturday, 3 October. Labelled a 'trivial comedy ...
  

• Backbeat: How music helped Coventry teen Whizzy escape torment of bullies - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 11:16 via
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  Backbeat: How music helped Coventry teen Whizzy escape torment of bullies
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  Damon Lee Gallagher-Smallbridge, AKA Whizzy, a Coventry teenager who has battled the torment of bullies with rap music. Picture: Mark Rider. Hearing a 16-year-old boy rapping about suicide is disturbing stuff, especially when you learn he's from ...
  

• Birmingham band Jaws announce Coventry show - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 11:06 via
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  Birmingham band Jaws announce Coventry show
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  One of the country's brightest young bands is heading to Coventry for a show later this year. Jaws, the alternative rock group who hail from Birmingham, will head to Warwick University's Students Union at The Copper Rooms in Coventry, on Saturday, ...and more »
  

• Great British Bake Off recipes: Cream horns, Mokatines and Éclairs - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 10:35 via
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  Great British Bake Off recipes: Cream horns, Mokatines and Éclairs
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  The tension is really ramping up now in The Great British Bake Off as the contestants scraped through quarter-final week. Patisserie week's challenges are always monumental, and BBC One's favourite baking contest took delight in keeping Coventry and ...
  

• Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Autumn set to be warmer than Spring, say ... - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 10:27 via
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  Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Autumn set to be warmer than Spring, say ...
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  Autumn officially reached Coventry and Warwickshire yesterday, with the season set to be a surprisingly warm one according to local weather experts. Bablake Weather Station reckon that we're set for a warmer season than we were treated to in spring ...and more »
  

• Coventry Telegraph: Man jailed for sex offence - BBC News

  24-09-2015 09:02 via
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  Coventry Telegraph: Man jailed for sex offence
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  A Nuneaton dad-of-two who asked a 14-year-old girl to send him pictures of her performing sex acts has been jailed for two-and-a-half years . Share. Share this post on. Twitter; Facebook; Read more about these links. Crews deal with two car fires ...
  

• Could FGM action push it underground?

  24-09-2015 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the past few years, female genital mutilation has become a prominent issue in the UK, with a raft of measures brought in to fight it. But could one of those steps actually be pushing FGM back "underground"?
  
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• Tony Mowbray OK if his Coventry City players are caught in the occasional ... - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 06:46 via
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  Tony Mowbray OK if his Coventry City players are caught in the occasional ...
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  Tony Mowbray says he has no complaints with his fleet-footed Coventry City forward line bursting off-side now and again. The Sky Blues were caught by Chesterfield's defensive trap several times on Saturday, including one occasion when they were denied ...
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• Ricoh Arena in talks to bring major concerts back to Coventry for the summer - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2015 06:46 via
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  Ricoh Arena in talks to bring major concerts back to Coventry for the summer
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  Coventry's Ricoh Arena could soon be hosting major concerts once again following a two-year absence. Andy Gibb, managing director at the Ricoh Arena, has confirmed the stadium is in talks with a number of promoters about bringing concerts back to the ...
  

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