Coventry news

• PC inappropriately accessed police records 2,000 times

  18-10-2026 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A misconduct hearing said many of the records accessed were sensitive and held "intimate information".
  
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• Council talks fall through at former Nuneaton Woolworths store

  19-10-2026 10:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It has been empty for more than half a decade
  
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• Nuneaton 10k and 5k in pictures as runners take to the streets

  19-10-2026 10:54 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It was the first time the event has been held in a decade
  
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• Bus timetable changes in Coventry confirmed as one service to be axed

  19-10-2026 10:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  National Express say the changes come into force on November 1
  
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• Tottenham ban imposed before Coventry City but Roberto De Zerbi insists 'no military rules'

  19-10-2026 10:50 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Spurs spent more than £380m on new signings this summer but will start Monday's home fixture with Coventry City at the bottom of the Premier League
  
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• UK street food brand opens its doors in Nuneaton shopping centre

  19-10-2026 09:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It is the first new addition in the Ropewalk for some months
  
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• 'Particularly violent' Warwickshire street attack left man with serious head injury

  19-10-2026 09:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A hunt is now on to find the thug behind the assault
  
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• Labour on course for outright majority at next General Election, poll suggests

  19-10-2026 07:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Labour is forecast to win 353 seats, giving it a majority of 56, as Andy Burnham's party surges in Coventry and the West Midlands, according to a new MRP poll
  
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• Solihull mum tells court 'my son has been groomed' as he faces sentencing for knife crime

  19-10-2026 07:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Mohammed Zeeshan Sadiq, 20, of Marston Green, Solihull, was found with a 12-inch zombie knife and a 7-inch blade near Babbs Mill Park on August 27
  
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• Great Alne Primary SEN conversion: Warwickshire Council explores mainstream places

  19-10-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Mainstream school places could be reintroduced at the former Great Alne Primary School as Warwickshire County Council explores options for a new special educational needs (SEN) facility on the site.
  
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• Work begins on £24m expansion of Rugby secondary school Avon Valley

  19-10-2026 06:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Willmott Dixon has begun building works at Avon Valley School & Performing Arts College in Rugby, as part of a £24m expansion project for Warwickshire County Council that will increase the school's capacity and deliver new facilities including a sports hall and three-storey teaching block
  
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• West Midlands Police most wanted list 2026: Officers warn public 'don't approach' suspects

  19-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  West Midlands Police have added new mugshots to their most wanted list, including a man wanted on suspicion of making threats with a 'bladed article' and another for an alleged robbery in Solihull.
  
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• Coventry's best and worst performing schools in numbers

  19-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Data from the Department for Education shows how local schools are performing against regional and national averages
  
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• Birmingham Airport dad caught with Class A drugs before family holiday to Turkey

  19-10-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Mohammed Hussain, 29, pleaded guilty to possessing MDMA, cocaine and cannabis at Birmingham Airport ahead of a family trip to Antalya in Turkey, Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard
  
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• Best place to live in Warwickshire named - and it's not Stratford or Warwick

  19-10-2026 03:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A posh town has been named as the best place to live in the West Midlands - by the residents who call it home.
  
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• Frank Lampard's Jack Rudoni point nails his Coventry City reality as Tottenham test looms

  18-10-2026 23:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League for the first time since 2001 on Monday evening
  
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• West Midlands offenders accessing drug and alcohol rehab on the rise

  18-10-2026 20:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The number of offenders across the West Midlands entering drug and alcohol rehabilitation services is growing, according to the latest annual report from the region's Police and Crime Commissioner.
  
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• The Christmas Village with light trail, ice rink and market just 20 minutes from Coventry

  18-10-2026 18:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Warwick Castle is set to deliver its biggest Christmas season yet, with the return of its much-loved Festive Light Trail, the Christmas Village complete with open-air ice rink and Christmas market, and Santa Sleepovers for families wanting an immersive festive getaway.
  
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• The Ramen pop-up coming to Coventry to help the city's rough sleepers

  18-10-2026 17:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jerelle Okoro wants to take his initiative Jefe's Ramen on the road - and he's got his eyes on Coventry
  
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• How Coventry schools rank for truancy - with one at double the national average

  18-10-2026 17:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Just seven schools in Coventry had unauthorised absence rates that were lower than the national average
  
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• Council leader pledges resident board for new housing developments across South Warwickshire

  18-10-2026 16:27 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The leader of Stratford-on-Avon District Council has committed to appointing residents to boards that will shape the future of major new housing developments, including Long Marston Airfield, in South Warwickshire.
  
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• Calls for councillors to undergo DBS and drugs tests 'if you've got nothing to hide'

  18-10-2026 15:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A Warwickshire County Council member is pushing for all elected officials to undergo and publish criminal record DBS checks and drug tests, arguing they should be a basic requirement for those in positions of trust.
  
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• Tragedy as local teen dies after 10lbs tumour mistaken for hormone problems

  18-10-2026 14:39 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Liberty York was told it was "highly unlikely" she had cancer after her symptoms were repeatedly mistaken for other conditions, including mastitis and an abscess, before a 10lbs angiosarcoma tumour was finally discovered.
  
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• The historic Coventry city centre pub that became student flats

  18-10-2026 14:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The Penny Black pub on Greyfriars Lane was once a popular spot for locals, but it shut in 2010 and was converted into student accommodation
  
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• Tottenham injury blow ahead of Coventry City as Roberto De Zerbi rules two players out

  18-10-2026 13:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  De Zerbi has confirmed that Dejan Kulusevski will return to the matchday squad after more than 500 days out
  
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• The village just outside Coventry where knitted traffic cops are slowing down dangerous drivers

  18-10-2026 13:26 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Residents in Fillongley, Warwickshire, have knitted fake speed cameras and RAF mannequins dressed as traffic cops in a creative bid to slow down dangerous drivers, after 11 accidents in four years near a primary school
  
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• The forgotten story of the Coventry Weavers Riot - and how the city saved the life of one of its own

  18-10-2026 13:04 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Thomas Burbury was sentenced to death for his part in the riot of 1831. But thanks to the people of Coventry, his sentence was commuted - and he went on to have an incredible life the other side of the world
  
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• Not Walsgrave or Earlsdon - the Coventry suburb where house prices are rising fastest

  18-10-2026 13:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  One part of the city has seen a fall of more than 7% year on year - while house prices are rising in other parts of Coventry
  
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• Coventry man avoids jail after biting officer and racial abuse during arrest

  18-10-2026 12:09 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Nathan Ellis, 44, was arrested after police were called to an incident in Coventry. He was placed in a spit hood after threatening and verbally abusing officers before biting PC Becirevic and making racial remarks
  
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• Smaller babies perform poorer as teens, study finds

  18-10-2026 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 92,000 full-term babies were followed by researchers from birth to adolescence.
  
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