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Nuneaton and Bedworth council to explore councillor DBS checks
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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Light Up a Life services taking place at Myton hospices this Christmas
Each year the community comes together at Light Up A Life to remember those that have been lost.
People are leaving Coventry - but one Warwickshire town is growing faster than anywhere else
Population figures show how the number of people that live in Coventry is shrinking
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One star for Coventry takeaway where staff 'clearly not' washing hands
It received a one-star hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency
CCTV appeal after 'stolen bank card used in Coventry shop'
It happened on King William Street in Hillfields
The people and places of Cheylesmore in fascinating historical pictures from 1954 onwards
It's the turn of Cheylesmore to be the focus of our series on the history of Coventry's suburbs and we've unearthed some lovely pictures from years gone by
Solihull draft local plan identifies green belt areas for possible new homes
Solihull's draft local plan identifies green belt areas for possible housing and assesses capacity for 8,219 homes near railway stations in the borough. The proposals do not themselves release land from the green belt.
New defibrillators at Coventry City stadium mark milestone for Rugby woman's life-saving mission
Naomi Rees-Issitt's OurJay Foundation has installed its 400th defibrillator in memory of her son
Huge housing scheme on Coventry E.ON site thrown out over 'critical deficit' concerns
Campaigners are delighted that councillors put a stop to the use of prime employment land for a new housing estate
'I used to think my grandmother was selfish but she suffered more than I could possibly imagine'
Caroline Crocker has written about her grandmother's incredible story - and the reason she sent her son to a children's home in occupied Netherlands
First look at shop plan for huge Bedworth housing development
It is on what was sprawling former farm land
Moment escaped prisoner rammed into police cars outside Coventry gym
Jay Bennett was jailed at Warwick Crown Court
Just two people fined for dog fouling in 12 months as councillor says issue is 'out of control'
Councillors have questioned Warwick District Council's response to dog fouling after Jim Sinnott confirmed just two fixed penalty notices were issued in the past 12 months, both in 2025. He said enforcement alone would not solve the problem.
Coventry woman had 'no recollection' of stealing nearly £100 worth of clothes from Primark
Sarudzai Musapurwi was spared jail at Warwick Crown Court
Court hears lasting impact of child sexual abuse as Coventry man jailed
A woman sexually abused as a child described the lasting impact on her life in an account quoted by a prosecutor as Coventry man Jawhir Kasir was jailed for 24 years.
'Dangerous' brute left innocent man for dead in Coventry and what he did next was sickening
Kai Mayfield-Meek was jailed at Warwick Crown Court yesterday (October 8)
New store set to open at Arena Shopping Park in Coventry
It will be opening towards the end of October
Chance to win copy of new Sky Blues book ‘It Never Happens For People Like Us’
We have a copy of ‘It Never Happens For People Like Us’ to give-away in an easy to enter competition.
What stablecoin casino payouts mean for cross-border withdrawals
A stablecoin withdrawal can cross a border without passing through the conventional network of correspondent banks.
FOOTBALL - Alan Smith hopes Coventry City can achieve Premier League survival
Former Arsenal and England striker Smith, turned Sky Sports pundit, believes the Sky Blues have enough quality to stay in the top flight this season.