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• EU Referendum: Home Secretary visits Coventry on the last day of campaigning - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 18:19
  
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  EU Referendum: Home Secretary visits Coventry on the last day of campaigning
  Coventry Telegraph
  “Strong, better off and safer” was the message from the Home Secretary during a visit to Coventry in the run up to the EU referendum. Theresa May visited the University of Warwick as part of the Remain campaign to appeal to voters in Coventry and ...
  
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• 420 jobs go as Warwickshire firm EiC goes into administration - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 15:19
  
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  420 jobs go as Warwickshire firm EiC goes into administration
  Coventry Telegraph
  Warwickshire electrical and mechanical contractor EiC has been placed in administration with the loss of 420 jobs. A statement from AlixPartners UK said the firm, based in Alcester , would “cease to trade with immediate effect”. Founded in 1971, EiC ...and more »
  
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• Sky Blues to face Pompey in League Cup

  22-06-2016 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five-times League Cup winners Aston Villa are drawn away to Luton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.
  
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• EFL Cup draw: Coventry City to face Portsmouth at home - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 14:17
  
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  EFL Cup draw: Coventry City to face Portsmouth at home
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry City have been drawn against Portsmouth at home in the first round of the EFL Cup. The game, which will take place week commencing August 8, will see the return of former Sky Blues skipper Carl Baker who has moved to Fratton Park this summer.and more »
  
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• Rihanna at the Ricoh Arena: What will the setlist be for Coventry gig? - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 14:12
  
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  Rihanna at the Ricoh Arena: What will the setlist be for Coventry gig?
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  Thousands of music lovers will attend the concert, with the 'Work' singer set to kick off the UK leg of her Anti World Tour. The chart-topping, multi Grammy Award-winning pop star has already arrived in Ireland, playing a show at the Aviva Stadium in ...and more »
  
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• Petition launched against new homes bid on Greenbelt 'flood hotspot' - Coventry Observer

  22-06-2016 14:01
  
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  Petition launched against new homes bid on Greenbelt 'flood hotspot'
  Coventry Observer
  A PETITION has been launched against a proposal to build more homes on what protesters say is a 'flooding hotspot'. Coventry councillors representing Woodlands ward say they are concerned over an 'expression of interest' in building 200 new homes on ...
  
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• Andrea Masi: Wasps & Italy back retires from the game at 35 with Achilles injury

  22-06-2016 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps back Andrea Masi retires from rugby with the Achilles heel injury he suffered for Italy in the 2015 World Cup.
  
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• £10million redevelopment planned for Kenilworth shopping centre - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 12:52
  
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  £10million redevelopment planned for Kenilworth shopping centre
  Coventry Telegraph
  Plans for a £10million redevelopment of part of Kenilworth's Talisman shopping centre have been submitted to Warwick District Council . Cobalt Estates, in association with developers Discovery Properties, plans to transform the north side of the ...and more »
  
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• Woman badly hurt after falling from balcony at Coventry flats - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 12:15
  
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  Woman badly hurt after falling from balcony at Coventry flats
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  A woman fell from a balcony at Spon Gate House, in Coventry. Photo by Alex Taylor. Police were called to a block of flats in Coventry to reports of a woman who had fallen from a balcony. The drama at the ten-storey Spon Gate House, in Upper Spon Street ...and more »
  
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• EU Referendum: Dresden Mayor urges Coventry residents to vote to remain - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 12:00
  
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  EU Referendum: Dresden Mayor urges Coventry residents to vote to remain
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  The Mayor of Dresden has written to his Coventry counterpart to urge the city's residents to vote to remain in the EU. Dirk Hilbert, who was elected last August, said Dresden would be overjoyed if their first ever twin city remained part of the EU. In ...
  
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• Forty young people being offered apprenticeships by Henley College Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 10:29
  
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  Forty young people being offered apprenticeships by Henley College Coventry
  Coventry Telegraph
  Forty young people are being given the chance to get their first foot on the career ladder thanks to a pioneering initiative being run by Henley College Coventry . The college in Henley Road, Bell Green, is building on its long and successful track ...
  
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• League One 2016-17 fixtures released

  22-06-2016 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bolton Wanderers are to host Sheffield United on the opening day in League One following their relegation last season.
  
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• We Are Scientists announce Coventry show at the Kasbah - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 09:43
  
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  We Are Scientists announce Coventry show at the Kasbah
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  The popular indie rock band will perform at the Kasbah nightclub in September, it has been confirmed. The venue announced the gig via their social media pages, with the Hillfields nightlife hot spot set to welcome city music fans to enjoy the ...
  
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• Trembling Bells to perform at renovated Old Grammar School in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 09:43
  
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  Trembling Bells to perform at renovated Old Grammar School in Coventry
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Tin Music and Arts will present the wonderful Trembling Bells in the fantastic setting of the recently-renovated Old Grammar School on Hales Street in Coventry city centre later this week. The band, formed in 2008, were born from Glasgow's close ...
  
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• LIVE: Coventry City fixtures 2016/17 - Sky Blues find out schedule for new League One season - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 08:59
  
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  LIVE: Coventry City fixtures 2016/17 - Sky Blues find out schedule for new League One season
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Football League will today be publishing Sky Blues League One fixtures for the 2016/17 season. The fixtures are due out at 9am and we will be bringing you live build-up and reaction from 8am. We'll have the all the latest on the fixtures as well as ...
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• Warwick Arts Centre summer schools to inspire Coventry youngsters - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 08:02
  
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  Warwick Arts Centre summer schools to inspire Coventry youngsters
  Coventry Telegraph
  Are you desperate to learn about acting and take the first steps towards winning your Oscar? Or are you simply interested in how to put together a unique production for the stage and screen? Warwick Arts Centre has the perfect solution this summer holiday.
  
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• New Coventry exhibition to explore implications of European migration - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 08:02
  
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  New Coventry exhibition to explore implications of European migration
  Coventry Telegraph
  A new exhibition consisting of an ensemble of British and European artists is coming to Coventry. From East to West With Love, a curatorial project directed by Emilia Moniszko and co-directed by Rob Hamp, will run at the Glass Box Gallery, situated in ...
  
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• Midsummer festival set for Coventry's medieval gem - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 08:02
  
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  Midsummer festival set for Coventry's medieval gem
  Coventry Telegraph
  A spectacular day-long festival of music, dance and theatre is being held at Coventry's medieval gem this weekend. The beautiful Grade I-listed church of St John the Baptist, situated at the corner of Spon Street, will welcome city residents as it ...
  
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• Costa Del Solihull beach returns for 2016 summer - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 08:02
  
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  Costa Del Solihull beach returns for 2016 summer
  Coventry Telegraph
  Did you know Coventry is one of the cities furthest away from any shoreline in the UK? With that in mind, it can prove to be quite the trek if you fancy a jaunt to the seaside over the summer. City residents, as well as those from Warwickshire and the ...
  
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• HSBC launches 'cheapest ever' mortgage with interest rate below 1% - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 07:03
  
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  HSBC launches 'cheapest ever' mortgage with interest rate below 1%
  Coventry Telegraph
  The bank is offering customers the chance to take advantage of its fixed-rate mortgage, which becomes the UK's first with an interest rate below 1 per cent, for two years. Customers will need a deposit of at least 35 per cent - and will fork out £1,499 ...and more »
  
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• On This Day: Old photos taken in Coventry and Warwickshire on June 22 - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 06:46
  
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  On This Day: Old photos taken in Coventry and Warwickshire on June 22
  Coventry Telegraph
  Over the past 100 years the Coventry Telegraph has amassed an unrivalled library of old photographs depicting everyday life and the ever-changing street scenes in Coventry and Warwickshire. Each day we are publishing a gallery of great old pictures ...
  
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• Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Rain could turn heavy - Coventry Telegraph

  22-06-2016 06:03
  
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  Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Rain could turn heavy
  Coventry Telegraph
  Last week was the wettest week of the year so far in Coventry, with 43 per cent more rain than normal in the first six months. But after a wet start to Monday, things seem to be improving as the city and the surrounding region was treated to some ...and more »
  
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