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• Show jumper Nick Skelton gets CBE in New Year Honours

  30-12-2016 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Veteran show jumper Nick Skelton is given a CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover stalwart Les Ratcliffe to receive MBE - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 23:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Jaguar Land Rover stalwart Les Ratcliffe to receive MBE
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  A stalwart of Jaguar Land Rover is to be made an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Les Ratcliffe, head of community relations, has made a big impact on Coventry since he took up the job 18 years ago. The former member of the Parachute ...and more »
  
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• Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 30-34 Wasps

  30-12-2016 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wasps come from behind to beat Newcastle and go top of the Premiership with a bonus-point win at Kingston Park.
  
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• Severe weather warning for first days of 2017 as Coventry is gripped by freezing temperatures - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 20:01 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Severe weather warning for first days of 2017 as Coventry is gripped by freezing temperatures
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  Forecasters have put out a level two cold weather alert for Coventry and Warwickshire for the first three days of 2017. There is a 70 per cent chance of cold air from the north causing temperatures to drop below 2 degrees, wintry showers and overnight ...
  
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• Dramatic pictures show firefighters tackling Kenilworth train blaze - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 18:10 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Dramatic pictures show firefighters tackling Kenilworth train blaze
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  These pictures show firefighters tackling a train blaze in Kenilworth which has caused problems for passengers up and down the country. There are delays on the Manchester-Bournemouth line with CrossCountry services currently not calling at Coventry or ...
  Train evacuated after bursting into flames near Kenilworth station in ...The Sunall 8 news articles »
  
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• Midlands Air ambulance blood trial takes off

  30-12-2016 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new study has been launched to see whether giving blood rather than clear fluid to air ambulance patients saves more lives.
  
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• Ten evacuated as Kenilworth train catches fire

  30-12-2016 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ten people are evacuated as a test train going through Kenilworth catches fire
  
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• Nottingham Panthers hope to have Jeff Dimmen back for Coventry Blaze rematch - Nottingham Post

  30-12-2016 16:51 via nottinghampost.com
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  Nottingham Panthers hope to have Jeff Dimmen back for Coventry Blaze rematch
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  Jeff Dimmen could boost Nottingham Panthers' stretched defensive ranks when they welcome Coventry Blaze to the National Ice Centre for a New Year's Eve rematch. Dimmen has not played since November 27 after an injury kept him out of the last 13 ...
  
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• Train evacuated after bursting into flames near Kenilworth station in Coventry - The Sun

  30-12-2016 16:18 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  Train evacuated after bursting into flames near Kenilworth station in Coventry
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  Ten people were rushed off the three-car train after its engine caught fire near Kenilworth station, Coventry. The engine set on fire on a train at the old railway station in Kenilworth this. Fraser Pithie. 1. The engine set on fire on a train at the ...
  Kenilworth train blaze causes major disruption for railway passengersCoventry Telegraphall 5 news articles »
  
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• Coventry City's League One clash with Port Vale - rearranged - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 15:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City's League One clash with Port Vale - rearranged
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  Coventry City's League One fixture against Port Vale at the Ricoh Arena has been rescheduled because of Vale's involvement in the FA Cup. The original fixture had been due to take place on Saturday, January 7, but it has now been moved to 7.45pm on ...and more »
  
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• Things to do on New Year's Eve in Coventry: Where to see in 2017 - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 14:32 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Things to do on New Year's Eve in Coventry: Where to see in 2017
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  Whether it's a quiet night out having a three course meal and a couple of drinks, or seeing in 2017 with a bang, we have got the events going on in Coventry and Warwickshire covered. Some restaurants are doing some great deals on dinner on New Year's ...
  
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• 'The Government should not come cap-in-hand to us' - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 13:59 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  'The Government should not come cap-in-hand to us'
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  It is time to put an end to the obscene charges that lawyers are charging us. Who gives them the right to charge us upwards of £500 to write on an A4 sheet of paper giving us permission to control our deceased loved one's affairs when they die? They ...
  
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• Man's body found inside burning car near golf course - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 13:29 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Man's body found inside burning car near golf course
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  The body of a man was found inside a burning car near a golf course on Boxing Day. Firefighters, police and ambulance crews made the grim discovery near the North Warwickshire Golf Club, in Meriden. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City striker Marcus Tudgay speaks about the impact of new manager Russell Slade - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 13:24 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City striker Marcus Tudgay speaks about the impact of new manager Russell Slade
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  Coventry City striker Marcus Tudgay has admitted his frustration at being 'in and out' of the team this season. Sky Blues boss Russell Slade started with the 33-year-old in his first game in charge, the 4-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers on Boxing Day. And ...
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• Coventry school children the centre of national 'quit smoking' campaign - BBC News

  30-12-2016 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry school children the centre of national 'quit smoking' campaign
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  Pupils from Earlsdon Primary School in Coventry have been designing anti-smoking packaging ahead of a government-led plain packaging rollout in May 2017. Public Health England hopes children's health messages featured in its film will "resonate" with ...
  Coventry kids front national campaign to get smokers to quitCoventry Telegraphall 88 news articles »
  
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• Missing elderly woman found unconscious beside Nuneaton canal - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 12:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Missing elderly woman found unconscious beside Nuneaton canal
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  A missing elderly woman who police had been looking for has been found unconscious beside a canal near Nuneaton. Martin Deeming from Mancetter discovered the vulnerable woman while walking on the canal path in Hartshill on December 27. He found ...
  
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• Recap: Double decker bus and van crash on busy Coventry roundabout - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 11:58 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Recap: Double decker bus and van crash on busy Coventry roundabout
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  A driver miraculously escaped serious injury after his van rolled several feet down a hill and finished wedged upside down in a ditch following a crash with a double decker bus. Read the full story here .and more »
  
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• Coventry death trap roads named by Telegraph readers - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 10:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry death trap roads named by Telegraph readers
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  Hinckley Road and Cheveral Avenue were named by readers as some of the worst areas for speeding in Coventry. Telegraph readers had their say after figures revealed the highest speed clocked by a speed camera in Warwickshire in 2016. A driver was ...
  
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• Wanted Coventry fugitive lives the high life on Facebook - while ... - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 10:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Wanted Coventry fugitive lives the high life on Facebook - while ...
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  A wanted Coventry criminal gloats of his freedom on Facebook - posting gym selfies and pictures of trips to music festivals including Creamfields and the Ibiza ...and more »
  
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• Wanted Coventry fugitive lives the high life on Facebook - while being hunted by police - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 10:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Wanted Coventry fugitive lives the high life on Facebook - while being hunted by police
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  A wanted Coventry criminal gloats of his freedom on Facebook - posting gym selfies and pictures of trips to music festivals including Creamfields and the Ibiza Carnival. And convicted robber Ryan McTighe even dared to flaunt his status as a Telegraph ...and more »
  
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• Primary school children make anti-smoking packaging

  30-12-2016 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Primary school children have drawn anti-smoking packaging ahead of the country's plain packaging rollout in 2017.
  
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• Coventry kids front national campaign to get smokers to quit - Coventry Telegraph

  30-12-2016 05:56 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry kids front national campaign to get smokers to quit
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  Coventry primary school children have created their own 'plain packaging' for cigarette packs ahead of the official roll-out of standardised packets in 2017. The Earlsdon Primary school pupils devised their own front-of-pack messages encouraging ...and more »
  
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