Andrew Carvel built the ghost ship, which measures 30ft long, from scrap wood and pallets.

An arts project is documenting the hundreds of "demons and fantastic creatures" across the city.

An ice rink will be returning to Coventry Cathedral's ruins this winter.

The Coventry Glides rink, will be in place from 26 November, until 9 January.

It will open for one hour time slots, with prices starting from £5, and tickets can be booked from the Coventry 2021 website from next week.

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Chenine Bhathena, creative director of the Coventry City of Culture Trust, said: "We can’t wait to welcome the people of Coventry, and hopefully lots of new visitors, to take to the ice and enjoy themselves this festive season."

Councillor Abdul Salam Khan, deputy leader and cabinet member for events at Coventry City Council, added: "The ice rink proved really popular last year, and it is great to see it back to add some festive cheer."

Warwick has been the county town of Warwickshire for 1,100 years but seeks an upgrade from the Queen.

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An appeal is being launched today for thousands of new blood donors in the West Midlands to reverse the decline in numbers that happened during the pandemic.

The NHS Blood and Transplant service said there was a massive drop in the number of donors in the region last year.

It has made thousands of new blood appointments available at its Birmingham centre and stated it was particularly looking for more black donors to help treat sickle cell patients.

A housing boss calls on the government to reform supported housing in the UK.

Nearly 1,500 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested, while weapons including zombie knives and samurai swords were seized, in a week-long county lines crackdown by police across England and Wales.

From 11-17 October, West Midlands Police raided the homes, external of people suspected of running cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin supply networks.

The force said it arrested 143 people, seized 630 wraps of Class A drugs and 3,400 cannabis plants, plus recovered weapons, including firearms and more than 30 knives and machetes.

The force worked alongside police in Warwickshire, West Mercia and Staffordshire and recovered nearly £30,000 in cash and dozens of suspected burner phones suspected of being used as drugs hotlines.

Supt Wendy Bailey said: "Last week was really successful, we executed 43 warrants as we went after offenders and ran operations at transport hubs, and on the road and rail network, looking for people moving drugs."

The 99-acre project would have generated power for 8,650 homes, its proponents say.

Wasps sign former Bath outside back Alex Gray and Hartpury College fly-half Tommy Mathews on short-term contracts.

A Worcestershire family are on a waiting list for a new property - joining thousands of others.

Glenn Williams admitted targeting a 75-year-old woman as she walked across a car park in Cheshire.

The man and his passenger Paige Rice were killed in the crash in the tunnel under the River Mersey.

Rob da Bank says he is "so excited" to announce the launch of the second event at Weston Park.

The 10 men were members of organised crime gangs in Lincolnshire and the West Midlands.

An affectionate look at what goes on behind the scenes of the Limelight Club in Crewe, where for ten years tribute acts to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott have been providing a post-industrial town the chance to hear some legendary live music.

In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the club walls display more than a decade of tribute-band entertainment by the likes of Pink Fraud and Stairway to Zeppelin. Arena reveals the characters offering locals the opportunity to hear their favourite music performed live. (2007)

Artist's impressions have been released of plans for a gigafactory on the site of Coventry Airport.

Plans were submitted earlier this year, external for the plant which, if approved, will become the UK’s largest single industrial facility, covering the same area as 74 full-size football pitches

Gigafactories are built to create electric car batteries.

Image source, West Midlands Gigafactory

Securing the factory could create thousands of jobs and attract up to £2bn of investment to the region, the city council has said.

Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor, said: “From securing the future of our region’s automotive industry and the huge economic and job creation that would bring, to helping protect our planet from the climate change emergency, a West Midlands Gigafactory would be a complete game-changer for our region – and we are making it happen.

“By submitting our planning application earlier this year, and now answering the difficult question around power supply and renewable energy, we are doing what we can to be able to get the site operational ASAP once a commercial negotiation between supplier and customer concludes.

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Youth workers in Birmingham will support pupils on their walks to school to de-escalate violence.

Fed-up residents on a street in Macclesfield express their frustration at a sinkhole in song.