Coventry news

• Coventry drink driver on wrong side of road left pedestrian with life-changing injuries

  05-09-2026 15:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Hashim Nuurmuuse was behind the wheel of a silver Mercedes A Class on Sky Blue heading into the city centre when he drove over the central reservation and onto the wrong side of the dual carriageway, hitting a man on a pedestrian crossing
  
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• Coventry Telegraph ad led to Remove My Car — now nearly a million vehicles recycled

  19-09-2026 15:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Steve Queen spotted a scrap car advert in the Coventry Telegraph in 2008, got short-changed on his Vauxhall Cavalier, and turned his frustration into Remove My Car — a national car recycling network now closing in on one million collections.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze at low-rise building in Coventry

  19-09-2026 12:38 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Crews were called to Harnall Lane West in the early hours of this morning (September 19)
  
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• Face of prison absconder with tattoo and scar who might be in Coventry

  19-09-2026 11:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Nathanial Bailey fled from HMP Spring Hill
  
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• CCTV shows Michael Ababio's final moments as teen is chased before Coventry stabbing

  19-09-2026 11:11 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Michael Ababio, 18, was chased through the streets of Coventry by a group before he was stabbed to death outside Foleshill Library in the city
  
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• Coventry HMO expansion refused as neighbours feared 'disturbance at all hours'

  19-09-2026 10:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Proposals to accommodate more people in a garden outbuilding were deemed unacceptable
  
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• More cash to tackle Coventry fly-tipping after just four prosecutions in a year

  19-09-2026 09:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry council vows to invest more resources into the illegal dumping of rubbish across the city
  
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• Nuneaton's Asda and B&M stores 'hardest hit' in town as shoplifter sting underway

  19-09-2026 08:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The number of thefts have been on the rise at the two big shops
  
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• Drivers voice pothole concerns as claims top £19k

  19-09-2026 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers say roads are worsening in Coventry despite the city council's falling pothole backlog
  
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• Hummingbird hawk moths and ivy bees: The insects thriving as temperatures rise

  19-09-2026 08:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hummingbird hawk moths - often mistaken for small birds - are being spotted in the West Midlands.
  
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• Police shelve investigation into ‘hate crime’ at Warwickshire council protest

  19-09-2026 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The investigation will be paused unless significant further evidence is presented
  
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• Nuneaton restaurant announces closing date for transformation as new look revealed

  19-09-2026 07:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Planning permission has been granted for the changes both inside and outside
  
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• Opening date for viral Korean street food venue in Coventry - with free corn dogs and offers for a week

  19-09-2026 07:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  There will be giveaways too
  
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• Warwickshire spa store makes planning bid which could affect public right of way

  19-09-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  North Warwickshire Borough Council is consulting on Spa House plans for a rear storage unit and mezzanine in Grendon
  
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• Coventry council tax boundary review: Allesley and Keresley parish lines could be redrawn

  19-09-2026 06:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry residents in Allesley, Keresley, Eastern Green, Pickford Green and Brownshill Green could see parish boundaries redrawn after complaints over unfair council tax precept charges in a postcode lottery
  
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• Coventry footfall drops but readers say 'there's still plenty to offer'

  19-09-2026 06:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The number of people visiting Coventry city centre has fallen by 5.9 per cent in the last year, according to the council's One Coventry Plan, as Reform UK councillors raise concerns over masked e-bikers in pedestrian areas
  
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• New footpath costing up to £10k approved in Coventry cemetery following petition

  19-09-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Access to the cemetery is used by pedestrians, cyclists, dog walkers and school pupils but the path is muddy, waterlogged and unpaved
  
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• Frank Lampard drops Liam Delap transfer bombshell as Coventry City prepare to face £50m Forest front man

  19-09-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard reveals one of his summer targets that got away
  
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• Four in court after police go behind 'mystery door' in Warwickshire nail bar

  18-09-2026 21:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Two men and two women have been charged
  
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• Macklemore fall-out sees Ed Sheeran ticket prices plummet amid protests

  18-09-2026 20:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Ed Sheeran said it wasn't hist decision to drop Macklemore from his tour
  
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• Solihull Coronation Street icon dies after battling health condition 'for years'

  18-09-2026 18:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The actress Stephanie Cole was most fondly known as Sylvia Goodwin in Coronation Street
  
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• Ex-Brookside actor who ran sham Coventry modelling agency arrested in Spain

  18-09-2026 18:05 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Philip Foster was arrested in Alicante, Spain on Thursday
  
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• Award-winning station leaves users divided

  18-09-2026 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry station has won a top award, but passengers remain divided on whether it deserves it.
  
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• Face of Coventry man who helped steal £30k SUV from unsuspecting homeower

  18-09-2026 16:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Warren Lee-Smith and Liam Kelly broke into a property to steal the keys for the CUPRA Formentor
  
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• Trio jailed for £160k fake notes plot as message warned 'I do not deal with no one else'

  18-09-2026 15:29 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Dominic Licursi, Daniel Fitzpatrick and James Hales were behind a network distributing counterfeit currency across the UK
  
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• Coventry shops selling illegal £4 tobacco for a tenth of real price

  18-09-2026 13:55 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Illegal tobacco was found for sale in 18 of the 28 independent tobacco shops visited in the city
  
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• Nottingham Forest to make late call as Oliver Glasner issues triple injury update for Coventry City

  18-09-2026 12:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City take on Nottingham Forest in a Premier League clash at the City Ground this weekend
  
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• Coventry city centre footfall drops 220,000 a month as Reform blames masked e-bikers

  18-09-2026 12:03 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The number of people visiting Coventry city centre has fallen by 5.9 per cent in 2025/26, according to the council's One Coventry Plan, with Reform UK councillors blaming masked e-bikers for making shoppers feel unsafe
  
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• Fly-tippers fined £1,000 after dumping waste in Astley

  18-09-2026 11:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Both individuals admitted to illegally dumping waste on Howe Green Lane
  
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• Coventry West Orchards Subway slapped with one-star hygiene rating

  18-09-2026 11:37 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It was inspected in August and a number of concerns were raised
  
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