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• Coventry physiotherapists set to volunteer time to be part of London Marathon medical team - Coventry Observer

  21-04-2017 23:03 via coventryobserver.co.uk
  Coventry physiotherapists set to volunteer time to be part of London Marathon medical team
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  A GROUP of physiotherapists from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust will be volunteering their time to be part of the London Marathon's medical team. Taking place this Sunday (April 23), the marathon will see more than ...
  
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• Coventry City agree pre-season tournament with Liverpool, PSV, Rangers and Wolves - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 22:29 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City agree pre-season tournament with Liverpool, PSV, Rangers and Wolves
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  Coventry City are taking part in a six-team summer tournament involving Premier League giants Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven's reserves, Glasgow Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and hosts Nuneaton Town . The Boro have organised the pre-season event ...and more »
  
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• Len McCluskey re-elected as Unite general secretary

  21-04-2017 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief of UK's biggest union sees off "anti-Corbyn candidate," who claims he faced "intimidation" from officials.
  
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• Celebrate St George in Coventry and beyond this weekend - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 21:55 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Celebrate St George in Coventry and beyond this weekend
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  'St George, will do a walkabout in Broadgate, Coventry city centre with a dragon by his side. There will be performances by the Merrie Noyse Medieval Musicians, dances by the Coventry Morris Men, a Punch and Judy Show, a scout parade and story telling.and more »
  
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• Chilling photo of 'baby-faced' weapon-wielding gang goes viral - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 20:11 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Chilling photo of 'baby-faced' weapon-wielding gang goes viral
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  This is the chilling photo of five young boys posing with a selection of weapons - including what appears to be a machete. The 'baby-faced' group of youths can be seen holding the weapons, including large blades and a baseball bat. The boys are seen ...and more »
  
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• How the Belgrade Theatre is bringing back the Bollywood this May - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 20:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  How the Belgrade Theatre is bringing back the Bollywood this May
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  Following huge success in 2016, the Belgrade Theatre is welcoming back the smash-hit show Bring On The Bollywood to its B2 auditorium this May, in a new production with Phizzical and Vivacity Key Theatre. Created by Samir Bhamra, the master of ...
  
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• Coroner's concern after pensioner died following fall at Coventry's University Hospital - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 20:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coroner's concern after pensioner died following fall at Coventry's University Hospital
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  Noreen Clements, 75, suffered a badly fractured pelvis after falling in a hospital bathroom on May 3 last year. Over the next few days her condition deteriorated and she died two weeks later. Mrs Clements' family were convinced the fall and fractures ...
  
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• Vulnerable man missing from Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 19:09 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Vulnerable man missing from Coventry
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  Police are urgently appealing for help in tracing a vulnerable man who has gone missing from Coventry. Jitendra Shah has been missing since Wednesday afternoon and has mental health issues. The 26-year-old was last seen at University Hospital around ...
  
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• The water vole's Warwickshire comeback

  21-04-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite the best efforts of the American mink, the rare mammal is being spotted in Warwickshire.
  
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• How Coventry is set to mark 80th birthday of Delia Derbyshire - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 17:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  How Coventry is set to mark 80th birthday of Delia Derbyshire
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  The Coventry Music Museum will celebrate electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire's 80th Birthday next month. From May 5 to May 8, Delia@80 will mark what would have been the 80th birthday of this Coventry-born electronic music pioneer. It all begins ...
  
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• Coventry murder victim had "skull smashed open", court hears - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 17:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry murder victim had "skull smashed open", court hears
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  The police officer who found Coventry man Lee Brooks on a bedroom floor told a murder trial his “skull had been smashed open”. Mr Brooks died in hospital five days after he was severely injured at a home in Hugh Road, Stoke, in August last year. PC ...
  
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• Consortium makes Coventry City 'much improved' offer to buy club including plans for fan ownership - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 15:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Consortium makes Coventry City 'much improved' offer to buy club including plans for fan ownership
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  A consortium of local businessmen has gone back in with a “much improved” offer to buy Coventry City Football Club from Sisu. As exclusively revealed by the Telegraph yesterday, the group of investors made a formal bid for the club last weekend after ...
  EXCLUSIVE: Coventry City 'owners' Sisu dismiss claims of 'ongoing takeover talks' after Hoffman
  
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• Consortium makes Coventry City 'much improved' offer to buy club ... - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 15:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Consortium makes Coventry City 'much improved' offer to buy club ...
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  A consortium of local businessmen has gone back in with a “much improved” offer to buy Coventry City Football Club from Sisu. As exclusively revealed by the ...
  EXCLUSIVE: Second Hoffman bid today for Coventry City offered £1.2m upfront and was REJECTED as 'derisory'Coventry Observer
  Coventry City owners apologise to fans for mistakes made in the buildup to relegatio
  
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• Coventry shopkeeper's HIV fear after syringe attack - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 14:21 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry shopkeeper's HIV fear after syringe attack
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  A shop assistant feared she had been infected with HIV after a shoplifter stabbed her with a syringe. Warwick Crown Court heard thief Caroline Brown lashed out with a hypodermic needle when she was caught stealing meat and chocolate from the Co-op ...
  
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• Jon Whitney has Walsall prepared if Coventry City fans protest - expressandstar.com

  21-04-2017 13:58 via expressandstar.com
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  Jon Whitney has Walsall prepared if Coventry City fans protest
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  Boss Jon Whitney insists his Walsall charges are well prepared for any disruptions at the Ricoh Arena tomorrow, adding: “Whatever they throw at us, we will take it.” SHREWSWALS 07 TT 14.JPG Jon Whitney has Walsall ready. 0. Comments. Fans of Coventry ...
  Coventry City manager Mark Robins insists plans are in motion for life in League TwoCoventry Telegraphall 6 news articles 
  
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• Coventry RFC's Director of Rugby Rowland Winter lays down challenge to his players - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 13:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry RFC's Director of Rugby Rowland Winter lays down challenge to his players
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  Director of rugby Rowland Winter has set his players a challenge to put down a marker for next season in the final home game of their National League One campaign tomorrow against Darlington Mowden Park. A record-breaking win at Old Albanian last time ...
  
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• Coventry car parts supplier put in administration - BBC News

  21-04-2017 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Coventry car parts supplier put in administration
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  A car parts supplier which employs about 350 people in Coventry has been put into administration. CovPress Assembly Limited, which has a £40m turnover, has "not generated the anticipated profitability" said administrator Deloitte. No redundancies have ...
  Hundreds of jobs at risk as Coventry car parts supplier goes into administrationCoventry Telegraphall 3 news articles »
  
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• Coventry car parts supplier put in administration

  21-04-2017 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CovPress Assembly Limited employs about 350 people.
  
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• Travellers move onto sports grounds in North Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 12:33 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Travellers move onto sports grounds in North Coventry
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  Travellers who forced the closure of Coventry's Alan Higgs centre earlier this week have moved on. Around 20 caravans are now situated down the road at Copsewood sports ground in Allard Way.
  Travellers pitch up on Coventry City FC Academy baseDaily Mail
  Coventry City FC Academy base forced to close after travellers pitch up caravans and refuse to budgeThe Sunall 4 news articles »
  
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• Travellers move onto sports grounds in North Coventry - Coventry ... - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 12:33 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Travellers move onto sports grounds in North Coventry - Coventry ...
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  Travellers who forced the closure of Coventry's Alan Higgs centre earlier this week have moved on. Around 20 caravans are now situated down the road at ...
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  Coventry City FC Academy base forced to close after travellers pitch ...The Sunall 4 news articles »
  
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• Coventry City pay tribute to Ugo Ehiogu after former England defender dies - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 11:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Coventry City pay tribute to Ugo Ehiogu after former England defender dies
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  Coventry City have paid tribute to Ugo Ehiogu after the ex-England defender died aged 44. Ehiogu, who was the club's under-23s coach, collapsed at Tottenham's training centre on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Tottenham announced his death ...and more »
  
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• Wasps' powerhouse Nathan Hughes used to domestic upheaval after move to Coventry - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 11:20 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Wasps' powerhouse Nathan Hughes used to domestic upheaval after move to Coventry
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  Having moved from his native Fiji to complete his education in New Zealand at the age of 16, then five years later uprooted again from Auckland to London to join Wasps, Nathan Hughes is used to domestic upheaval. After shifting both countries and ...
  
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• Smash-and-grab thieves steal £5000 of jewellery from Coventry home - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 09:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Smash-and-grab thieves steal £5000 of jewellery from Coventry home
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  Police have released photos of jewellery stolen by thieves who smashed their way in to a Coventry home. A paving stone was used to smash a rear patio door at a property in Starcross Close, Walsgrave, before £5,000 worth of jewellery was taken.
  
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• Legendary Coventry City skipper's shirt goes on sale on ebay for more than 300 quid - Coventry Telegraph

  21-04-2017 06:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Legendary Coventry City skipper's shirt goes on sale on ebay for more than 300 quid
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  A Coventry City home shirt claimed to have been worn by legendary skipper Brian Kilcline has gone on sale on ebay for just short of £350. The Sky Blues home top is the silky pinstripe design from the 1987/88 campaign, the season after 'Killer' lifted ...
  
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• How should West Midlands mayor sell Coventry to world?

  21-04-2017 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The metro mayor will be the new face of the West Midlands from next month, representing the region to the rest of the UK and the world.
  
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• GALLERY: Coventry Bees return to racing for challenge series clash against Poole - Coventry Observer

  21-04-2017 00:59 via coventryobserver.co.uk
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  GALLERY: Coventry Bees return to racing for challenge series clash against Poole
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  COVENTRY BEES returned to the scene of their 2010 Elite League Playoff Championship win on Wednesday night as they tackled Poole Pirates in a 'challenge series' fixture. The Bees were supported by a strong following of black & gold supporters who ...
  
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