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• Calm after the storm: Sunny Friday in store after 'Doris Day' - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 20:52
  
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  Calm after the storm: Sunny Friday in store after 'Doris Day'
  Coventry Telegraph
  As we all recover from the chaos which Storm Doris left behind on Thursday, we look ahead to the coming days. Friday looks to be a bright one, as the sun appears for the majority of the last day of the half term. Parents, if your kids are driving you ...and more »
  
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• Coventry City's matchday pitch hoped to improve with light treatment ... - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 20:02
  
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  Coventry City's matchday pitch hoped to improve with light treatment ...
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  Coventry City's matchday surface is hoped to have more grass on it over the coming weeks after Ricoh Arena owners Wasps have brought in heavy duty lamps ...
  Press release - Warwick and Coventry get set for Ricoh rumble - The ...The Boarall 4 news articles »
  
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• Horrifying moment plane passengers witness engine STOP mid-flight - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 18:34
  
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  Horrifying moment plane passengers witness engine STOP mid-flight
  Coventry Telegraph
  Passengers were left horrified and panicked after one of the engines on their flight to Birmingham STOPPED mid-flight. Flight BE783 had taken off from Glasgow, but as they flew over Carlisle, passengers noticed something was very wrong. One of the ...and more »
  
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• Coventry students team up with Tampere University to deliver an act of Shakespeare spanning 1600 miles - Coventry Observer

  23-02-2017 18:15
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  Coventry students team up with Tampere University to deliver an act of Shakespeare spanning 1600 miles
  Coventry Observer
  AN ACT of Shakespeare was performed live across 1,600 miles thanks to an award-winning 'life-sized portal' in the first staging of its kind. Students at Coventry University's performing arts school teamed up with Finland's University of Tampere to ...
  
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• Coventry City Digest: Former Sky Blues boss Steven Pressley sacked on this day - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 17:55
  
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  Coventry City Digest: Former Sky Blues boss Steven Pressley sacked on this day
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Scot had been in charge of exactly 100 games when City ended his spell in charge with the club in the League One relegation zone following a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. At the time it was seen in some quarters as a harsh decision with the City ...
  
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• West Midlands mayor 'should be paid £79,000 salary'

  23-02-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The candidates in the running to be mayor have mixed opinions about the proposed salary.
  
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• Top tips on embroidery from the royal stitcher

  23-02-2017 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the team involved in stitching the lace on Kate Middleton's wedding dress says she's "delighted" by the revival in embroidery.
  
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• 'Would you back a fan-led Coventry City takeover?' asks Sky Blue Trust - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 16:03
  
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  'Would you back a fan-led Coventry City takeover?' asks Sky Blue Trust
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  Coventry City supporters' appetite for a fan-led takeover of the club is being assessed. An online survey about supporter ownership of the Sky Blues has been launched by The Sky Blue Trust , the club's largest fans' group. It is open to all fans and ...
  
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• Warwickshire manor house contents up for sale

  23-02-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oil paintings, four-poster beds and a 17th Century dining table are among the auction's contents.
  
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• Opinion: Why this Coventry City defender has been the pick of Russell Slade's signings - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 14:40
  
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  Opinion: Why this Coventry City defender has been the pick of Russell Slade's signings
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  Russell Slade knew exactly what he was getting when he made Nathan Clarke his first signing as Coventry City manager. With Sam Ricketts suffering an injury that cut short his playing career, the incoming manager identified the lack of experience in ...
  
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• Was it a POO-rsche? Hooded vandal is spotted smearing faeces on roof of sports car on driveway - Daily Mail

  23-02-2017 14:05
  
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  Was it a POO-rsche? Hooded vandal is spotted smearing faeces on roof of sports car on driveway
  Daily Mail
  This is the revolting moment a vandal was caught smearing faeces on top of a Porsche Boxster, which the owner though he'd left safely in his driveway. CCTV shows a hooded figured walking up to the car and using a plastic bag to meticulously wipe the ...and more »
  
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• Coventry's FIFTH Aldi store opens for business - Coventry Telegraph - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 13:12
  
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  Coventry's FIFTH Aldi store opens for business - Coventry Telegraph
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  The latest store has opened on the Gallagher Retail Park.and more »
  
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• Hermaphrodite dog at Coventry RSPCA can't find home - BBC News

  23-02-2017 12:08
  
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  Hermaphrodite dog at Coventry RSPCA can't find home
  BBC News
  A rare hermaphrodite dog has been unable to find a home because potential owners are "put off" when learning about its condition. Holly, an eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, has both male and female reproductive organs. It does not cause Holly ...
  
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• Coventry City Wembley tickets - over half of allocation sold in three ... - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 11:51
  
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  Coventry City Wembley tickets - over half of allocation sold in three ...
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  Coventry City are approaching the 25,000 mark for tickets sold for their Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley on April 2. Sky Blues fans snapped up 18,221 ...
  UPDATE: Coventry City fans snap up more than half of club's ticket ...Coventry Observerall 3 news articles »
  
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• Hermaphrodite dog at Coventry RSPCA can't find home

  23-02-2017 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA says potential adopters may have been put off after learning of Holly's rare condition.
  
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• Coventry BS to bring in buy-to-let retention proc fees in 2017 - Mortgage Strategy

  23-02-2017 11:01
  
  Mortgage Strategy
  Coventry BS to bring in buy-to-let retention proc fees in 2017
  Mortgage Strategy
  Coventry for Intermediaries will start paying retention procuration fees for buy-to-let mortgages from 1 April. The lender says the fee will be 0.30 per cent. In January Coventry announced it would begin paying retention proc fees for residential ...and more »
  
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• Coventry RFC's Pete White says he has dreamed about pulling on the jersey with the red rose - Coventry Telegraph

  23-02-2017 10:02
  
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  Coventry RFC's Pete White says he has dreamed about pulling on the jersey with the red rose
  Coventry Telegraph
  Selected by England Counties to play against Scotland Clubs XV tomorrow, the 25-year-old celebrated by scoring his first ever hat-trick of tries in Cov's win over Hull Ionians which was followed by a club announcement that he has signed a contract ...
  
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• HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval

  23-02-2017 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HS2 high speed railway is given final approval, but with costs of £60bn, not everyone is happy.
  
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• Bare-knuckle fighting on the rise

  23-02-2017 02:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boxer leaves his gloves behind to take up bare-knuckle fighting.
  
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• Parish council tax bills rise despite squeeze

  23-02-2017 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parish council bills rise by a higher rate than larger authorities, analysis shows.
  
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