Coventry news

• Five things you might have missed in Coventry today: July 28, 2016 - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 21:33
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Five things you might have missed in Coventry today: July 28, 2016
  Coventry Telegraph
  A man has climbed onto a roof in Binley after police swooped in to make an arrest this afternoon. The incident began at around 1pm when police arrived to make a pre-planned arrest in William McKee Close. On arrival, a 23-year-old man climbed onto the ...
  Stand-off between man on roof and police continues in Coventry ...ITV News
  Coventry policemen injured during 20-hour stand-off with a knife
  
  Read more

• Coventry celebrates 70 years of tractor building with parade of 70 Massey Fergusons - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 19:16
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry celebrates 70 years of tractor building with parade of 70 Massey Fergusons
  Coventry Telegraph
  Les Arnold with his Ferguson TEF Tractor that was on the last ever production run in 1956 outside the Coventry Transport Museum where they are holding the 70 tractors for 70 years festival on July 30th. An iconic Coventry-built tractor that changed the ...
  
  Read more

• Police search for teenager in connection with "serious sexual assault" in Coventry city centre - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 17:00
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police search for teenager in connection with "serious sexual assault" in Coventry city centre
  Coventry Telegraph
  Police have launched an appeal to try and track down a man they want to speak to in connection with a serious sexual assault. Officers say 18-year-old Hashmat Saafi is suspected of attacking a woman in Smithford Way, city centre , 15 May. Police say it ...
  
  Read more

• Live: Police dealing with man holding rooftop protest in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 16:47
  
  Live: Police dealing with man holding rooftop protest in Coventry
  Coventry Telegraph
  A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “Officers went to make a pre-planned arrest at an address on William McKee Close, Coventry at around 1pm today. “On arrival a 23-year-old man climbed on to the roof of a property. “Police have cordoned off an ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Warwickshire: White-ball inconsistency perplexes director of cricket Brown

  28-07-2016 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire director of cricket Dougie Brown says there is "no reason" why their white-ball cricket should be inconsistent.
  
  Read more

• Swedish motor engineering companies set up shop in Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 15:37
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Swedish motor engineering companies set up shop in Coventry
  Coventry Telegraph
  A cluster of Swedish industrial companies with a specialism in the automotive sector could be set to establish a UK office in Coventry. Techtank – a cluster of 21 businesses ranging from large manufacturers to small engineering companies in the south ...
  
  Read more

• Aerial photos reveal Neolithic and Bronze Age remains

  28-07-2016 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Neolithic monument and a Bronze Age cemetery are some of the remains spotted from the skies by archaeologists.
  
  Read more

• Watch baby deliver itself during extraordinary "gentle caesarean" delivery - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 15:07
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Watch baby deliver itself during extraordinary "gentle caesarean" delivery
  Coventry Telegraph
  This is the incredible moment a baby crawled out of its mothers womb after she opted for a “gentle C-section” delivery. Coventry mum Jody Deacon-Viney travelled to Nottingham City Hospital for the extraordinary procedure after struggling to find a more ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Gunman opened fire in chicken.com in Coventry Road, Small Heath - Birmingham Mail

  28-07-2016 14:09
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Gunman opened fire in chicken.com in Coventry Road, Small Heath
  Birmingham Mail
  A mystery gunman blasted a hole into the ceiling of takeaway store Chicken.com as terrified staff fled in fear for their lives. The gunman walked into the shop in Coventry Road, Small Heath , at about 1.45am on Tuesday and loaded up a shotgun before ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Mystery over stolen burnt out car found in Coventry with part of it missing - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 13:56
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Mystery over stolen burnt out car found in Coventry with part of it missing
  Coventry Telegraph
  Mystery surrounds a stolen burnt out car found in Coventry after its roof, doors and bonnet were hacked off before it was set alight. Crews from Canley fire station were called to what they thought was a normal car fire on Monday July 25, but it turned ...
  
  Read more

• Coventry air raid shelter revealed in aerial photos showing hidden archaeological gems - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 12:21
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry air raid shelter revealed in aerial photos showing hidden archaeological gems
  Coventry Telegraph
  Aerial view showing show traces of a Second World War air raid shelter in Coventry's Radford Road recreation ground, still showing up in dark rectangles of lush grass despite being partly demolished after the war. Photo: Historic England/PA Wire.and more »
  
  Read more

• Wetherspoons pub with pest problem still shut a week on - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 10:05
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Wetherspoons pub with pest problem still shut a week on
  Coventry Telegraph
  A pub with pest problems in Nuneaton is still shut more than a week after it was forced to close. Bosses at Wetherspoons have confirmed that the William White will remain closed for at least the next few days. It means it is the second weekend that ...
  
  Read more

• Lloyds Bank to close 200 branches over Brexit concerns - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 09:42
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Lloyds Bank to close 200 branches over Brexit concerns
  Coventry Telegraph
  Branches of Lloyds Bank in Coventry and Warwickshire could be under threat after the company announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs and shutting 200 branches due to uncertainty caused by Britain leaving the European Union. The bank - which has around a ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Live: Breaking news, sport, weather and travel from Coventry and Warwickshire on July 28 - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 08:13
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Live: Breaking news, sport, weather and travel from Coventry and Warwickshire on July 28
  Coventry Telegraph
  The incident in White Street involved a car and a bus, but was a minor collision, police have said. West Midlands Police say the vehicles are expected to be moved and the road running fully again very soon. 08:54 ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Sacked Coventry Co-op warehouse worker denies being part of alleged 'product picking' scam - Coventry Telegraph

  28-07-2016 06:02
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Sacked Coventry Co-op warehouse worker denies being part of alleged 'product picking' scam
  Coventry Telegraph
  At least half a dozen workers have been sacked from the Co-op's massive £20million national distribution centre in Coventry after devising a “product picking” scam. The sackings took place after operatives in the state-of-the-art distribution warehouse ...
  
  Read more

Follow @Coventry_UK_Nws on Twitter!