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• Coventry SkyRide - a cyclist's view

  28-09-2015 15:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Nuneaton and Bedworth council to explore councillor DBS checks

  10-10-2026 20:11 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The borough council will examine the legalities and costs of DBS checks for councillors before any action is taken. Drug and alcohol testing was also discussed during the debate, but no mandatory checks were adopted.
  
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• People are leaving Coventry - but one Warwickshire town is growing faster than anywhere else

  10-10-2026 18:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Population figures show how the number of people that live in Coventry is shrinking
  
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• Kenilworth restaurant faces having licence revoked after 'illegal workers found'

  10-10-2026 17:31 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Four Bangladeshi men were arrested in May 2025
  
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• Extra powers to stop teen terror 'balaclava bikers' in Nuneaton and Bedworth town centres

  10-10-2026 15:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  There are proposals to add to an exisiting Public Space Protection order
  
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• One star for Coventry takeaway where staff 'clearly not' washing hands

  10-10-2026 14:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It received a one-star hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency
  
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• Pupils forge art from knives in anti-crime project

  10-10-2026 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils at Ashlawn School in Rugby have been raising awareness about the dangers of carrying a knife.
  
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• CCTV appeal after 'stolen bank card used in Coventry shop'

  10-10-2026 14:01 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It happened on King William Street in Hillfields
  
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• The people and places of Cheylesmore in fascinating historical pictures from 1954 onwards

  10-10-2026 14:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It's the turn of Cheylesmore to be the focus of our series on the history of Coventry's suburbs and we've unearthed some lovely pictures from years gone by
  
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• Bogus delivery driver pretended he had parcel for woman before vile sex attack

  10-10-2026 12:50 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Kane Landell is due to be sentenced in November
  
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• Solihull draft local plan identifies green belt areas for possible new homes

  10-10-2026 12:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Solihull's draft local plan identifies green belt areas for possible housing and assesses capacity for 8,219 homes near railway stations in the borough. The proposals do not themselves release land from the green belt.
  
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• The cosiest pubs to visit this autumn in Coventry and Warwickshire

  10-10-2026 12:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  These establishments are sure to warm the cockles as we head into autumn
  
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• Messages from 'bully' ex-husband read in Warwick court as he avoids jail

  10-10-2026 11:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Raminder Uppal was spared jail at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Jay Bothroyd speaks out on big issue affecting Coventry City transfer strategy

  10-10-2026 10:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City are back in Premier League action on Monday and looking to build on their win over Nottingham Forest
  
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• Huge housing scheme on Coventry E.ON site thrown out over 'critical deficit' concerns

  10-10-2026 08:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Campaigners are delighted that councillors put a stop to the use of prime employment land for a new housing estate
  
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• 'I used to think my grandmother was selfish but she suffered more than I could possibly imagine'

  10-10-2026 08:15 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Caroline Crocker has written about her grandmother's incredible story - and the reason she sent her son to a children's home in occupied Netherlands
  
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• First look at shop plan for huge Bedworth housing development

  10-10-2026 07:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It is on what was sprawling former farm land
  
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• Moment escaped prisoner rammed into police cars outside Coventry gym

  10-10-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jay Bennett was jailed at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Coventry City legend was reluctant to join the club - but ended up winning a Golden Boot

  10-10-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The Sky Blues icon scored 72 goals in 171 appearances during his time with Coventry City but now admits it was a hard decision to join
  
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• Just two people fined for dog fouling in 12 months as councillor says issue is 'out of control'

  10-10-2026 06:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Councillors have questioned Warwick District Council's response to dog fouling after Jim Sinnott confirmed just two fixed penalty notices were issued in the past 12 months, both in 2025. He said enforcement alone would not solve the problem.
  
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• Coventry woman had 'no recollection' of stealing nearly £100 worth of clothes from Primark

  10-10-2026 06:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Sarudzai Musapurwi was spared jail at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Court hears lasting impact of child sexual abuse as Coventry man jailed

  10-10-2026 06:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A woman sexually abused as a child described the lasting impact on her life in an account quoted by a prosecutor as Coventry man Jawhir Kasir was jailed for 24 years.
  
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• 'Extremely dangerous' brute left innocent man for dead in Coventry - what he did next was sickening

  09-10-2026 18:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Kai Mayfield-Meek was jailed at Warwick Crown Court yesterday (October 8)
  
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• 'Dangerous' brute left innocent man for dead in Coventry and what he did next was sickening

  09-10-2026 18:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Kai Mayfield-Meek was jailed at Warwick Crown Court yesterday (October 8)
  
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• New store set to open at Arena Shopping Park in Coventry

  09-10-2026 18:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It will be opening towards the end of October, with jobs now being advertised
  
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• Hollywood star Farrell 'sends love' to mums helping SEND kids

  09-10-2026 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor Colin Farrell sent a bouquet of flowers and a handwritten note to wish NEST Coventry well.
  
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• Homes plan approved on school site in HS2 village despite local opposition

  09-10-2026 15:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  North Warwickshire Borough Council's planning and development board has approved 54 new homes on the former Water Orton Primary School site, despite strong local opposition from over 100 residents.
  
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• Coventry Spon End photos capture life from 1962 to 2015

  09-10-2026 15:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Archive photographs from 1962 to 2015 offer a look back at Coventry's Spon End, a historic neighbourhood shaped by industry, housing redevelopment and the ring road.
  
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• Frank Lampard on how Haji Wright will fit into Coventry City's changed landscape when he returns

  09-10-2026 13:53 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard discusses Haji Wright's progress as he continues to recover from injury and where he sees him fitting into his newly strengthened Premier League squad
  
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• Teen's life transformed by gene editing

  09-10-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vian, 16, has thalassemia and had to have monthly blood transfusions throughout her childhood.
  
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