Coventry news

• Warning to parents as one in five children in West Midlands not fully vaccinated

  01-09-2026 09:25 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The warning comes as children in Coventry prepare to go back to school this week
  
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• Coventry City transfer deadline day live as Sky Blues complete first deadline day deal

  01-09-2026 19:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer deadline day live blog as we bring you updates throughout the last day of summer trading right up until 11pm
  
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• Coventry City complete first transfer deadline day exit as defender joins Championship club

  01-09-2026 19:10 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Sky Blues defender Liam Kitching makes deadline day switch to Sheffield United
  
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• Old working men's club demolition starts as site near CBS Arena earmarked for two new drive-thrus

  01-09-2026 17:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Demolition of the long-empty former Rowley's Green Working Men's Club opposite Coventry Building Society Arena has begun today, as developer Redleaf submits new plans for an EV Charging Hub, retail unit and two drive-thrus that could create up to 165 jobs.
  
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• Coventry City transfer deadline day live with Lati latest, Kitch medical amid Mudryk and Melvin misses

  01-09-2026 16:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer deadline day live blog as we bring you updates throughout the last day of summer trading right up until 11pm
  
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• Coventry City transfer deadline day live with Lati latest amid Mudryk and Melvin misses

  01-09-2026 16:37 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer deadline day live blog as we bring you updates throughout the last day of summer trading right up until 11pm
  
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• Coventry has second highest rough sleeping rate in West Midlands as figures rise

  01-09-2026 16:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry recorded a rough sleeping rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people — the second highest in the West Midlands
  
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• Birmingham Airport night flights: within limits amid resident noise complaints

  01-09-2026 15:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Birmingham Airport is operating "comfortably" within its permitted night flight restrictions, Solihull councillors have been told, as the airport tracks around 21 overnight flights on average. Despite the airport remaining below the 7.6% indicative cap set by Solihull Council, noise complaints from residents near Marston Green and Sheldon continue, with 23 complaints recorded earlier this year.
  
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• Coventry thug forced man to work at his Bedworth skip company as 'scrapyard dog'

  01-09-2026 14:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  James Dean Harrison was jailed at Warwick Crown Court on Friday
  
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• 217-home plan for Southam farmland approved - but roundabout decision deferred

  01-09-2026 14:38 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Stratford-on-Avon District Council approved the new housing development on Southam farmland, but deferred the decision on a new roundabout to connect the homes to a 50mph bypass
  
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• Keir Starmer to step down as Labour MP after resignation as Prime Minister

  01-09-2026 13:58 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A by-election is expected to take place in Holborn and St Pancras to elect his successor, with the timetable for selecting candidates due to be announced in the coming weeks
  
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• Toddler, 2, drowns in garden pond on Christmas Day in Doncaster accidental death

  01-09-2026 13:55 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Two-year-old Isobel was celebrating Christmas Day with her extended family at her parents' house in Doncaster when she briefly went missing and was found in the garden pond, with an inquest later ruling her death as accidental
  
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• Court update on Syrian man charged with sex offences against girls at Warwickshire hotel

  01-09-2026 13:40 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Ahmad Hania has been charged with sexual assault
  
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• Coventry dad jailed 26 weeks for assaulting ex-partner after breaching family home ban

  01-09-2026 12:44 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Warwick Whitewood had been in a relationship with the woman for 10 years before they separated in 2022
  
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• Derby and Burnley linked with deadline day move for Coventry City defensive stalwart

  01-09-2026 12:38 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Popular Sky Blues full-back Jake Bidwell is wanted by two Championship clubs on transfer deadline day
  
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• Nepal and China floods death toll passes 1,000 as rescuers reach cut-off communities

  01-09-2026 12:31 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  A Coventry couple are among those missing after the catastrophic flooding across Nepal and China
  
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• Woman in her 60s dies after crash following police chase in Warwickshire

  01-09-2026 11:30 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The incident is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct
  
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• Warwickshire thug repeatedly punched man in jealous rage after 'flirty messages'

  01-09-2026 11:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Taylor Phillips was spared jail at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Coventry weather forecast in full as children go back to school this week

  01-09-2026 09:32 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  We've taken a look what the weather's got in store as the summer holidays come to an end
  
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• Man charged with murder after fatal Middlesbrough house fire kills girl, 7, and her aunt

  01-09-2026 09:26 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster died and four others were injured in the blaze in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, in the early hours of August 26
  
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• Coventry City transfer deadline day live as we bring you updates on all today's business

  01-09-2026 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer deadline day live blog as we bring you updates throughout the last day of summer trading right up until 11pm
  
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• New food waste collections to start in Coventry

  01-09-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry City Council will make the first of the new collections on 7 September.
  
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• Driver born with no arms looking to make motorsport history

  01-09-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Smith is set to test his specially-adapted race car at Donnington Park for the first time.
  
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• New campaign to help victims know their rights

  01-09-2026 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project comes after a survey found only 2.5% of participants had awareness of the Victim's Code.
  
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• Coventry City’s transfer deadline day state of play as exit door busier than entrance

  01-09-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as we take a look at what might or may not happen on the final day of summer business
  
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• AD FEATURE: WMG Academy Coventry celebrates outstanding GCSE and A-level results

  01-09-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  See for yourself how exceptional results are opening doors to exciting futures at the forthcoming Open Evening
  
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• Coventry Council faces pressure over Ten Shillings Wood and Park Wood access

  01-09-2026 06:54 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Residents campaigning for better access to Coventry's Ten Shillings Wood and Park Wood have formed a new Friends group to keep up pressure on the council. Paths blocked by fallen trees and broken bridges have made parts of the ancient Canley woodlands inaccessible, particularly for pushchair and wheelchair users. The council has begun clearing main routes, but campaigners say key questions on maintenance plans and accessible path maps remain unanswered ahead of a City Services meeting on 15 Sept
  
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• Coventry man found with cocaine and MDMA tablets had been 'preyed upon'

  01-09-2026 06:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Kane Bayliss was jailed at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Rare footage and photos bring city's past to life

  31-08-2026 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry Then & Now will feature archive photos, rare cathedral films and contemporary images.
  
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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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