Coventry news

• 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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• Bolton letting agent attacked by XL Bully after owner told dog to 'get him', court hears

  12-10-2026 10:37 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  John Walkden, 62, pleaded guilty after his XL Bully dog Tank scratched letting agent James Melly's arm following a dispute over cleanliness at a Bolton rental property
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park to remain closed on Monday after tiger attack

  12-10-2026 10:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Horrific video online showed the man being pawed by the tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
  
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• Coventry man 'strangled and threatened to kill ex-partner carrying his child'

  12-10-2026 10:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Callum Dalton was jailed for 15 months at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• New speed humps revealed for these two busy Coventry roads to boost safety

  12-10-2026 08:44 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Locals are being given the chance to have their say
  
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• Every night-time 'total closure' of the A46 this week - where and when

  12-10-2026 08:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  There will be diversions in place
  
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• Home Secretary to be urged to intervene in Coventry shops crackdown with tougher visa checks

  12-10-2026 06:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Councillors believe Skilled Worker visas are fuelling a boom in dodgy retailers monopolising the high street despite rules supposedly being tightened up
  
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• Coventry primary school opens new specialist provision for communication needs

  12-10-2026 06:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Binley Woods Primary School in Coventry has opened a new 10-place Specialist Resourced Provision to support primary-aged children with Communication and Interaction needs, as part of Warwickshire's wider SEND expansion programme
  
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• £300k works to revamp these two old Nuneaton play areas approved

  12-10-2026 06:11 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Both are more than 25 years old
  
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• Nuneaton mum claims Sickle Cell children hospitalised by cold Pingles pool

  12-10-2026 06:01 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Joy Salaja says one of her disabled children ended up in a high dependency unit after swimming at Pingles Leisure Centre
  
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• West Midlands most wanted: Faces of two fugitives sought by police for months

  12-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  West Midlands Police are appealing for the public's help to locate two wanted individuals who have separately spent months evading officers and remain on the force's most wanted list.
  
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• Nuneaton and Bedworth delayed food waste collection latest as big depot changes loom

  12-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The council previously said it would launch the free weekly collection this month
  
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• Highways update on Nuneaton town centre road change works

  12-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The project on Vicarage Street and Wheat Street started in May
  
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• Birmingham Airport dad caught with Class A drugs before family holiday

  12-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Mohammed Hussain, 29, was with his partner and child having been due to travel to Antalya in Turkey when he was found in possession of MDMA amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis at the terminal
  
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• Warwickshire SEND transport delays leave hundreds of children without school provision

  11-10-2026 20:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Councillors from three separate groups have raised concerns over SEND transport delays in Warwickshire, with around 500 cases outstanding at the start of September
  
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• Latest on plans for 10,000 new homes in Warwickshire - as residents excluded from development board

  11-10-2026 18:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Stratford-on-Avon District Council's cabinet voted through a governance framework for the proposed new community at Long Marston Airfield, setting out how decisions on infrastructure including education, health, transport and a bypass will be taken - and who will be around the table when they are
  
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• Coventry Love Island star returns to social media after two-year break and says 'had a great time'

  11-10-2026 18:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Niall Aslam appeared on Love Island in 2018
  
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• Gang jailed for putting guns into the hands of criminals in the Midlands

  11-10-2026 17:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Shivam Dhillon, Gustav Maco, Cailan Jassal and Hamzah Asif supplied the guns across the West Midlands
  
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• £1,000 reward in hunt for man wanted in connection with 'stalking'

  11-10-2026 15:50 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jordan Powell has links to Nuneaton
  
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• Images of missing Coventry man released as public urged to call 999

  11-10-2026 15:50 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Taylor was last seen near Binley Road
  
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• West Midlands offenders sent to drug and alcohol rehab in bid to slash re-offending

  11-10-2026 15:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The number of West Midlands offenders accessing drug and alcohol treatment services has risen by more than 25 per cent
  
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• Archive pictures of life down the pit in Warwickshire in 1964

  11-10-2026 14:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  We're taking a look at the old coal mines with these fascinating pictures of a subterranean world
  
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• Four Coventry streets targeted in spate of home break-ins

  11-10-2026 13:28 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Thieves have been targeting properties in Chapelfields, Radford and Woodway Park
  
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• Hate crime soaring across Warwickshire and the West Midlands

  11-10-2026 13:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Figures show how reports of hate crime are rising in our area
  
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• Coventry man bit police officer and told her 'go back to your country'

  11-10-2026 12:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Nathan Ellis was spared jail at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• 'Call 999' plea in hunt for wanted man with links to Coventry

  11-10-2026 11:17 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jack Mcinally has links to Coventry and Leamington Spa
  
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• The quirky Halloween event in Kenilworth this year you have to see to believe

  11-10-2026 09:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  You might see something unusual in Kenilworth later this month
  
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• One return and decision up top - Coventry City predicted team vs Newcastle United

  11-10-2026 09:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City predicted team from CoventryLive as Sky Blues reporter Andy Turner attempts to second-guess Frank Lampard's starting XI versus the Magpies
  
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• The historic Coventry church that could be yours for just £110,000

  11-10-2026 08:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Images shared online show what you can get for £110,000
  
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• How West Midlands Police are bringing more offenders to justice as positive outcome rate almost doubles

  11-10-2026 08:06 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  West Midlands Police’s positive outcome rate rose from 7.9 per cent in 2024 to 15.7 per cent in the year ending March 2026, according to Simon Foster’s annual report. The proportion of investigations stopped due to insufficient evidence despite victims supporting action also increased.
  
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