Coventry news

• Fly-tipping rises while few offenders face action

  30-08-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fly-tipping in Coventry is around 40% higher, while only 3% of cases have led to prosecution.
  
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• Sheffield United considering loan move for Coventry City defender

  31-08-2026 17:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Sky Blues defender linked with interest from Championship Blades
  
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• Coventry City 'position' themselves for £8.5m French defender

  31-08-2026 17:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as reports from France suggest the Sky blues are making a late bid for Nice left-back Melvin Bard
  
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• Woman 'scared to leave home' after ex-girlfriend's 'persistent' harassment in Nuneaton

  31-08-2026 16:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Lisa-Marie Clark, from Nuneaton, was described as 'persistent' after making repeated and unwanted contact with her ex-partner, despite being instructed to cease
  
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• Medieval Coventry pub reopens ten years after closing

  31-08-2026 15:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The venue has been sat unused for years
  
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• The strange tale of a hippo skull unearthed in Coventry 100 years ago this summer

  31-08-2026 13:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It left locals scratching their heads when it was found in Coundon
  
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• Pace, goals and star quality - Coventry City's dream end to the transfer window

  31-08-2026 12:22 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as we take a look at what a dream end to the transfer window might look like for the Sky Blues
  
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• Adders extinct in Warwickshire: Britain's only venomous snake lost to habitat loss

  31-08-2026 12:13 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The adder, Britain's only truly venomous reptile, has been officially declared extinct in Warwickshire by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, with the loss of heathland habitat cited as the primary reason for its disappearance
  
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• CBS Arena to serve rum from former Coventry City favourite

  31-08-2026 11:40 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  52North that has gone on sale at Coventry City's home ground
  
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• Council plea after Coventry bin lorry fire caused by discarded vape

  31-08-2026 11:09 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Fire crews were called in to deal with the incident on a Coventry road
  
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• Thundery showers predicted for Bank Holiday in Coventry as Met Office says summer is ending

  31-08-2026 09:56 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It has been a wet weekend to end the school holidays
  
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• First look at Coventry church's new cafe in extension plan

  31-08-2026 07:56 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  There are a number of CGIs of what it could look like
  
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• 32 nostalgic pictures of children's first day at school in Coventry from 2006 to 2009

  31-08-2026 07:55 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It's a day of excitement – and even a little sadness for the parents. First day of school is a huge deal for families in Coventry, and we've dug into our archives to bring you 32 heartwarming school memories from 2006 to 2009
  
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• The road closures in Coventry you need to know about this week as schools go back

  31-08-2026 06:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  There are across the city
  
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• Coventry city centre policing and regeneration branded 'hollow promises of action'

  31-08-2026 06:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Readers had plenty to say about the latest police update on anti-social behaviour, city centre policing and controversial redevelopment plans
  
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• Coventry man given suspended sentence for child abuse images and messaging a child

  31-08-2026 06:11 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Justin McCarthy received hundreds of child abuse images through Kik and sent explicit messages to someone he believed to be a 12-year-old child
  
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• We solved the mystery of the Coventry artwork missing for nearly 30 years

  31-08-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Derek White spent hours carving a unique wooden Offering Bowl in 1997 - butthe night before it was finally set to go on exhibition it disappeared. This year, CoventryLive stepped in to help track it down.
  
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• Coventry's now beloved Peeping Tom clock once described as an 'ugly monstrosity'

  31-08-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Now it seems quite whimsical, but in the early 1950s many Coventrians found it offensive
  
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• Coventry Sainsbury site set for storage as locals debate its future

  30-08-2026 18:23 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A planning application has been submitted to install new signs on the former Sainsbury's building on Austin Drive, Coventry, which has been empty since it closed for good in 2023
  
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• Cast announced for new BBC mystery drama filmed in Leamington Spa

  30-08-2026 18:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Crews filmed on Clarendon Square, Portland Place West and Grove Street
  
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• Bedworth girl given life-changing diagnosis at 17 says 'everything happened so fast'

  30-08-2026 17:49 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Carmela said she was left feeling 'isolated' after being diagnosed with cancer at just 17
  
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• Coventry man spared jail for sending explicit messages to decoy children on Kik and ChatU

  30-08-2026 15:43 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Kevin Woods sent explicit messages and images to people he believed were teenage girls over eight days on Kik and ChatU
  
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• The day Sean Connery came to Coventry...and ate a 45p mixed grill

  30-08-2026 14:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  He was snapped on Corporation Street after lunching in a city cafe
  
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• CCTV appeal for pair wanted after violent robbery in Coventry

  30-08-2026 13:56 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Police said an elderly woman was targeted in the robbery on Radford Road
  
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• Coventry City confirm 11th summer signing as teenager joins on season-long loan

  30-08-2026 13:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as teenage defender joins Frank Lampard's squad on loan from Manchester City
  
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• Teen found with knife and cannabis at Pool Meadow in Coventry

  30-08-2026 13:01 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  He was arrested at Pool Meadow Bus Station
  
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• Thousands claiming disability benefits in Warwickshire as numbers soar to 10% in one area

  30-08-2026 13:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  One in 14 people in Warwickshire claim disability benefits - but the number rises to one in 10 in one part of the county
  
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• Coventry boxer who came within minutes of a world title but had a tragic end

  30-08-2026 12:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Richard Evatt was a Coventry boxer and real-life Rocky who came within minutes of a world title, but his life ended in tragedy aged just 38
  
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• London couple behind Nuneaton café Full of Beans and Secret Spice Grillz

  30-08-2026 11:58 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A London couple swapped city life for Nuneaton, bought a community café in Galley Common, and launched a new Punjabi restaurant – now the locals have become like family. Meet Suki and Veer Kaur, the husband-and-wife team behind Full of Beans and Secret Spice Grillz.
  
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• Frank Lampard provides Coventry City transfer update ahead of Tuesday night's deadline

  30-08-2026 11:43 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard provides update on the club's business in the final few days of the summer window
  
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