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Council admits missing key repair targets for potholes
Coventry City Council has repaired thousands of potholes and cut its road maintenance backlog, but has missed key repair targets and faces a £1.5m annual funding cut from 2027
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Poppy Appeal volunteers called for in Warwickshire
The charity relies on more than 3,500 dedicated Poppy Appeal Organisers to help deliver the appeal each year.
Coventry pavement parking crackdown as readers ask 'where will we park?'
Coventry City Council is working on plans to introduce a pavement parking ban across the city under new government powers being devolved to local authorities
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Police want to speak to this man after racially aggravated assault at Coventry supermarket
It happened at Arena Shopping Park
I started with an advert in the Cov Tel and now I've scrapped almost a million cars
His old burgundy Vauxhall Cavalier kick-started a business that now runs nation wide
Ansty bridge 'pinch point' makes driving in Coventry village 'like Pac-Man'
An Ansty resident has been battling Coventry congestion caused by traffic lights on a problem bridge for years
More pictures of legendary Coventry teachers you might recognise from years gone by
We've looked in our archives once again to find some pictures of Coventry teachers you just might recognise
Spider season: top tips to keep spiders out of your home
Late August to October is peak spider season, when mature male house spiders leave their webs and roam indoors to search for female partners
Coventry fraudster jailed after stealing thousands of pounds targeting the elderly and vulnerable
His actions were described as 'calculated and sustained fraud'
Coventry Tories demand 'full scrutiny' and answers over commissioner appointment
The Council Leader has been asked to ensure transparency over Kerrie Carmichael becoming the Mayor’s Commissioner for Communities and Public Services
Coventry campaign over 'unfair' council tax postcode lottery triggers boundary review
The council has agreed to look at the issue after concerns over unfairly high council tax bills and the impact of new housing developments
See the 600-year-old Coventry buildings usually closed to the public
Heritage Open days means you can access sites you wouldn't usually be able to
Coventry Building Society reveals why city centre branch had to be evacuated
A fog like substance engulfed the store on Friday
New Greggs confirmed for garage as council gives green light to new plans
The new shop on Salford Road will include a Greggs, electric vehicle (EV) charging and jet wash bays
Cyclists invited to saddle up for popular charity ride
The Starley Sportive will return on Sunday September 20, offering riders a choice of 28, 65 and 90-mile routes starting from Deeley Group’s headquarters at George House in Canley
The bizarre items found in Coventry pool as water levels drop
The city's urban park rangers were on hand to clean up the mess
Plans unveiled to transform Coventry student block into HMO with roof terrace
The site at the Butts has been unused for years
The Coventry boundary that costs residents 11 years of good health
Two neighbouring Coventry suburbs have markedly different outcomes when it comes to healthy life expectancy
Asylum seeker who arrived on small boat tried to steal £2,000 gold chain from man in Coventry
Saidou Barry was jailed for more than two years at Warwick Crown Court
'We will not allow Coventry patients' voices to be silenced'
The city council has unanimously backed a call for Labour to reverse its national plan to scrap Healthwatch