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• Driver sentenced over van crash death

  13-05-2016 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A driver is given a suspended sentence for leaving the handbrake off his van - causing it to roll across a car park and kill a woman.
  
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• Chris Anderson praises Coventry City supporters as season ticket sales increase by 50 per cent - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 18:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Chris Anderson praises Coventry City supporters as season ticket sales increase by 50 per cent
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  Coventry City have confirmed they have seen a 50 per increase in the uptake of season tickets in comparison to this time last season. The club have revealed that more than 600 have been sold for the 2016/17 season despite prices increasing by up to ...and more »
  
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• Five things you might have missed in Coventry today: May 13, 2016 - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 17:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Five things you might have missed in Coventry today: May 13, 2016
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  To keep up to date with live updates as they happen, follow our live-blog by clicking here. Click here to see Telegraph chief reporter Simon Gilbert react to the judgment. The new council leader has urged the club's owners to end legal action - and you ...and more »
  
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• Coventry weekly round-up: Our most-read and shared stories this week - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 17:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry weekly round-up: Our most-read and shared stories this week
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  The food festival set up in the Coventry Cathedral ruins with everything from ice cream and Indian fish and chips to chicken barbecued on a converted mini. There was live entertainment too. Read the full story here.
  
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• MTV Crashes Coventry competition: Winners of Day 5 of our Treasure Trail! - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 16:53 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  MTV Crashes Coventry competition: Winners of Day 5 of our Treasure Trail!
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  The 19-year-old, pictured alongside friends, solved the clue and found us at Coventry University. Edward was joined by 20-year-old Gyongyi Kohut and 22-year-old Sam Watts on Friday, as we gave away our final VIP ticket to the forthcoming Ricoh Arena ...
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• Wallabies full-back Beale joins Wasps

  13-05-2016 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps sign 60-cap Australia international full-back Kurtley Beale for the 2016-17 Premiership season.
  
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• Coventry player accepts FA charge over homophobic tweet - ITV News

  13-05-2016 15:36 via itv.com
  
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  Coventry player accepts FA charge over homophobic tweet
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  A Coventry player who posted a homophobic remark on Twitter towards Chelsea and Tottenham players during their Premier League match earlier this month has accepted a Football Association misconduct charge. Defender Chris Stokes, 25, sent the ...
  Coventry City defender Chris Stokes accepts FA misconduct charge after homophobic tweetCoventry Telegraphall 2 news articles »
  
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• The Only Way is Essex star James 'Lockie' Lock set for Coventry nightclub appearance - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 15:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  The Only Way is Essex star James 'Lockie' Lock set for Coventry nightclub appearance
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  A well-known reality television star is heading to Coventry for a night out, it has been confirmed. The Only Way Is Essex fans in the city can rejoice, as cast member James Lock prepares to meet revellers later this month. Affectionately known as ...
  
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• 'Another nail in the coffin of Coventry' - reaction to threat to city's fast trains - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 14:44 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'Another nail in the coffin of Coventry' - reaction to threat to city's fast trains
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  Coventry residents have reacted to the news the Government has suggested cutting the number of fast trains between the city and London. It is understood the move is being deliberated in a bid to speed up journey times between the capital and Birmingham.
  
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• 1851 rugby rule book sells for £13,000

  13-05-2016 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rugby rule book dating back to 1851 sells for £13,000 - more than six times the guide price.
  
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• 'Greater Birmingham' consultation blasted as inadequate by Lords - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 12:15 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'Greater Birmingham' consultation blasted as inadequate by Lords
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  West Midland voters are being forced to accept a new regional mayor and combined authority without proper consultation, the House of Lords has warned. Councils across the region held a consultation on plans to create a new “Greater Birmingham” council ...and more »
  
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• Jobs up for grabs at fashion store Pep&Co's Coventry branch - Coventry Telegraph

  13-05-2016 10:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Jobs up for grabs at fashion store Pep&Co's Coventry branch
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  High street retailer Pep&Co is bringing forward plans to create over a hundred temporary jobs in its stores. The company, which boasts a store in West Orchards Shopping Centre, in Coventry, confirmed the news after consistent sales growth in the early ...and more »
  
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