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Days left to apply for community project founding

The Hill Group – the developer for the regeneration of City Centre South – is offering grants from its Coventry City Centre South Fund of up to £3,500 to support inspiring community initiatives

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Nuneaton house fire death: Chief fire officer answers questions over response

Warwickshire chief fire officer Ben Brook has answered questions about the response to the fatal house fire on Amos Avenue, Nuneaton, on 21 September. He said that, in his professional opinion, only preventing the fire from starting could have saved the man who died.

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Spon End and Hillfields drugs swoops as teenager charged

A 30-year-old man was also arrested

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FOOTBALL - Pat Nevin admits Coventry City face 'huge but not impossible' task in quest for Premier League survival

The former Chelsea and Scotland star turned pundit fears for all three newly-promoted teams this season, including the Sky Blues.

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Coventry rat infestation: Residents wait months for council pest control as demand rises

Coventry City Council residents are being forced to wait an average of 12 weeks for pest control services amid rising demand for rat control across the city

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Police officer shares brutal impact of being assaulted as defendant says 'I didn't mean to'

Luke Tombs, 34, from Solihull, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker and received a 12-month community order, including 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 80 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer.

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Black Tesla 'left the road' in A46 crash near TGI Fridays

The stretch of road in Coventry was closed for more than five hours

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Policing minister and Coventry MP join cops on the beat

Policing Minister Sarah Jones joined Coventry East MP Mary Creagh and neighbourhood officers for a patrol on Stoney Stanton Road in Foleshill

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Mortgage fears grow as UK borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998 - NATIONAL NEWS

HOMEOWNERS and businesses face renewed financial pressure after the cost of long-term Government borrowing climbed above 6 percent for the first time since 1998

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BTCC - Coventry's Tom Ingram wins in the wet at Silverstone

The Coventry driver secured his third race win of the 2026 season after he finished 13th and eighth in the first two races of the weekend.

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Nuneaton man jailed for strangling and suffocating ex-girlfriend

Christopher Arnold, 37, of Nuneaton, was jailed for four years and three months at Coventry Crown Court after a series of violent attacks on his ex-girlfriend. He was also banned from contacting her for 15 years.

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Man left with broken jaw after 'serious assault' outside Coventry city centre pub

It happened outside the Down Town pub on the Burges

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Zarah Sultana to join Coventry 'Stop Palantir Day of Action' today - every detail

It is the latest action to be staged over the city council's contract

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Concern as kids found 'sat on adults laps' in Audi being driven by uninsured driver on the A46

Police said they were 'at significant risk' as they had no seat belts on

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Hundreds of prisoners released early as controversial new sentencing rules begin - NATIONAL NEWS

HUNDREDS of prisoners are being released early across England and Wales today as controversial new sentencing rules come into force.

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FOOTBALL - Frank Lampard wants to breed winning feeling again at Coventry City

Coventry secured a first Premier League win for 25 years at the City Ground as Jay Dasilva's second-half strike ended a run of four straight defeats.

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Police urge public to call 999 if they see wanted man

Police have advised the public to call 999 if they see a wanted man with links to Coventry and Leamington.

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Hello October! 15 things to do around the home and garden this month

THE leaves are turning, there is a nip in the morning air and suddenly that coat you haven't thought about since April doesn't seem like such a bad idea.

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New Coventry cafe-bar gets alcohol licence as owner says 'I am not creating a problem'

Police have withdrawn their objections to the cafe in a former estate agent premises after an additional request for live music was abandoned

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'One in, one out’ migrant deal with France comes to an end - NATIONAL NEWS

Labour’s flagship “one in, one out” migrant deal with France is coming to an end after returning only a fraction of the tens of thousands of people who crossed