Coventry news

• Popular restaurant hit by false closure rumours

  04-09-2024 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  Customers are assured the restaurant is not going anywhere, despite rumours swirling online.
  
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• Coventry couple among British nationals missing in Nepal

  28-08-2026 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bipin and Mala Patel, who were on a pilgrimage, are missing and family are waiting for news, their son says.
  
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• Notts' Clarke first to 1,000 Championship runs with ton against Bears

  28-08-2026 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire's Joe Clarke hits his third ton of the season against Warwickshire to become the first player past 1,000 County Championship runs in 2026.
  
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• Oxford sign Coventry midfielder Andrews on loan

  28-08-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kai Andrews joins League One side Oxford United on loan from Premier League club Coventry until January.
  
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• West Midlands braces as flooding enters third day

  28-08-2026 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A street in Bilston becomes submerged amid fresh flood warnings for the region.
  
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• Boy, 5, begged 'don't hurt my mummy and daddy' as fake British Gas worker robbed family

  28-08-2026 17:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Haneef Chowdhury posed as a British Gas worker to scope out a Birkenhead family's flat before returning with two accomplices who threatened to cut a five-year-old boy's throat during a terrifying knifepoint robbery
  
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• Harry and Meghan 'reportedly' eyeing £10m Cotswolds home as neighbour warns

  28-08-2026 16:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to be on the hunt for a new home in the UK reportedly worth upwards of £10m
  
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• Troughton to return to Edgbaston as batting coach

  28-08-2026 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire legend Jim Troughton is to return to Edgbaston as batting coach when Matt Walker leaves after the season.
  
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• Warwickshire jockey 'couldn't stop smiling' after first win aged just 20

  28-08-2026 15:43 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Hope Regan has been riding horses for most of her life and has now secured her first win as a professional apprentice jockey at Chepstow, with her sights set on turning fully professional
  
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• First all-female fire crew makes station history

  28-08-2026 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nuneaton Fire Station marked a moment in history when the all-female crew were on duty together.
  
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• 'I was a child model for Coventry City - now I performed at We Are Back: Live'

  28-08-2026 15:05 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Georgie Riot was just three years old when she was chosen to model the children's Sky Blues clothing range in a catalogue - and she has gone on to achieve great things as a Coventry musician
  
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• Council asks for public's help to reclaim Coventry high streets from dodgy shops

  28-08-2026 13:42 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The city council wants to work with local communities while it aims for new legislation to crack down on rogue retailers
  
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• Drought causing burst pipes, warns Severn Trent

  28-08-2026 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recent hot weather has left the ground dry and unstable, causing greater movement in the soil
  
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• Coventry car wash on pub car park ordered to permanently cease after enforcement notice

  28-08-2026 12:08 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The unauthorised business has been operating on the car park of the former Butts Retreat pub, later known as The Hamptons, in Butts, Spon End
  
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• The tragic story of the art student behind Coventry monument who became hero policeman

  28-08-2026 12:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  He was a student in the city with a piece of work all Coventrians know
  
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• In pictures: Lightning strikes illuminate stormy West Midlands

  28-08-2026 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your pictures of a storm across the region.
  
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• Coventry taxi boss defends proposal for 'small' rise in fares and asks for public support

  28-08-2026 11:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The proposed changes will be considered in September with the taxi union chairman arguing that they are minor but necessary
  
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• Warwickshire teacher gave student pen with hidden camera then said 'get changed'

  28-08-2026 10:55 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Matthew Udall was jailed in August 2024, but has now been banned by the Teaching Regulation Agency
  
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• Frank Lampard on experienced signing 'ready' to help here and now

  28-08-2026 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard speaks about new signing Ethan Pinnock in the Sky Blues pre-match press conference ahead of Hull
  
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• Teacher banned over pen with hidden camera

  28-08-2026 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Udall is sanctioned after encouraging a girl to change clothes before using the item he gave her.
  
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• Nuneaton's hospice makes 'dire' future funding admission

  28-08-2026 07:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It has been 35 years this year since the Mary Ann Evans Hospice first started helping people across the area
  
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• Medieval Coventry pub reopens after a decade

  28-08-2026 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Whitefriars Old Ale House, on Gosford Street, has reopened after being closed for 10 years.
  
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• Minute's applause for lifelong Coventry City fan

  28-08-2026 06:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tribute will be held for Harry Chattaway during the Sky Blues' match against Hull City on Saturday.
  
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• Meet the Nuneaton home-schooled hero who found his 'super power' in Pokemon

  28-08-2026 06:58 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  This weekend he launches his first ever Pokemon club
  
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• Weekly quiz: Who wrote the novel What Would Dolly Do?

  28-08-2026 06:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other stories include a brother and sister taking the spirits industry by storm - can you get 100%?
  
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• Ban on Coventry e-bikers wearing face coverings could be introduced in city centre

  28-08-2026 06:36 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A requirement to remove balaclavas and other face coverings could be added to new city centre nuisance rules
  
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• Full list of every bus service change in Coventry and Warwickshire this weekend

  28-08-2026 06:32 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  People are being asked to check timetables
  
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• Coventry gang jailed over £128k 'Carlos Line' drugs conspiracy

  28-08-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Issa Aboushahba, Mohamed Bounana, Adel Hijazi and Adam Bhayat were sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on August 21
  
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• Coventry City's Premier League return: What it means for the city's economy and tourism

  28-08-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years and the whole region is behind the Sky Blues as they prepare for life in the top flight, with business leaders predicting a major boost to the local economy and tourism
  
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• Man cycles UK coastline for hospice fundraiser

  27-08-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Norman Brown, 77, camped along the way and has raised £1,500 in aid of The Myton Hospices charity.
  
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