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Warwickshire SEND respite care gaps risk crisis, parent warns
Warwickshire parent carer Elissa Novak has warned in a written statement that gaps in overnight respite care could push families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into crisis. Joint scrutiny of respite provision is scheduled for November.
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4,000 homes masterplan fears 'This has been going on for nearly 20 years'
Coventry Live readers have raised traffic and green belt concerns over the King's Hill masterplan at Stoneleigh, between Kenilworth and Finham on Coventry's outskirts
Coventry's cheapest street in sale-price analysis averaged £50,000
A road in Aldermans Green recorded two property sales at £50,000 each, ranking lowest among Coventry streets with at least two sales in the three-year period analysed by Brickview.ai using Land Registry data. With only two to four sales per street in the ranking, averages can shift sharply.
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Reason you'll see a lot of green in Coventry market's £1.25m make-over
The outside of the historic market will be changed first and the colour chosen is for a special reason
Dad's book aims to improve future for injured son
Chris’s book A Spiritual Vacuum Down the Pub will be raising funds for The Ben Bond Fund.
'Trainee shaman' had drugs from Peru 'medicine man' posted to his Midland home
Border Force officers at Coventry's now-closed airport intercepted packages
Urgent 'call 999' plea for missing Coventry man last seen more than a week ago
The 27-year-old still has not been found
Warwickshire SEND transport delays explained as frustrated parents left without provision
Councillors from three different groups highlighted complaints from frustrated parents who filed applications five months ago only for delays to leave them without home-to-school transport provision from the start of the new school year in September
Batman fans at Coventry's lost Theatre One Cinema in 1989 - fabulous archive pictures
Fans queued at Coventry's Theatre One Cinema on Ford Street to see Tim Burton's Batman in 1989, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. The cinema was demolished in 2014 for student flats.
Coventry Very Light Rail: Council starts planning first route
Coventry City Council says it is starting to develop the first Very Light Rail route and its business case. A December update is expected on the Mile Lane demonstrator, the regional funding settlement and the business case work plan.
Rise in yob behaviour in these two Coventry areas as they become 'top focus'
It comes as the Hillfields have reported 31 arrests in the past month
Business leaders back MP's call for 'youth triple lock'
John Slinger told the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s Rugby Local Business Forum that bold action was needed to support young people
King and Queen to champion Commonwealth ties on major Caribbean tour - NATIONAL NEWS
THE King and Queen are to embark on a major Caribbean tour later this month, celebrating Britain's enduring Commonwealth relationships and bringing together...
When locals on a Coventry road hit by CBS Arena parking will be added to 'ban'
They petitioned to become part of the parking permit scheme
West Midlands hospitals making progress on NHS elective care waiting lists
Most hospitals across the West Midlands are making encouraging progress in reducing NHS elective care waiting lists, with BSOL and Black Country trusts both well below the national one per cent target for patients waiting more than 52 weeks.
New all-weather sports pitch for 'whole Coventry community' will open in weeks
It will be used by both the school and also open to clubs and locals in the evenings and at weekends
Meet the 92 and 94-year-old stars of the viral Coventry 'dance-off' TikTok video
The footage of them dancing has spread joy across the world
The thugs, predators and organised crime bosses locked up in Coventry and Warwickshire in September
We've taken a look at the criminals starting jail sentences in September across Coventry and Warwickshire
Brave survivor abused as a child shares true impact and says 'it's changed everything'
One of the victims of Jawhir Kasir has spoken about the impact of the ordeal after he was jailed for 24 years at Warwick Crown Court
Rugby infant mortality rate prompts taskforce investigation
A taskforce has been set up to investigate unusually high infant mortality in Rugby, which recorded 11 infant deaths in 2024 – half of Warwickshire's total of 22.