BBC Local Live: Coventry & Warwickshire on Thursday 26 November 2015

Summary

Updates on Thursday 26 November 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday

Live Reporting

Vanessa Pearce

Countdown to Coventry Christmaspublished at 08:59
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These brightened-up my cycle to work this morning.
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Wasps RFC in talks to redevelop site of Coventry City FC Academy basepublished at 08:47
Coventry Telegraph
Wasps are in secret talks about redeveloping the Alan Higgs Centre into a permanent training facility for the rugby club, external – including building an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Image source, Coventry Telegraph
Latest: Council facing further cuts and Coventry University competes for top titlepublished at 08:40
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
These are some of the stories we're looking at today:
- Coventry City Council say they're facing further cutbacks following the Spending Review
- The post office is set to close in the Warwickshire village of Bulkington
- Coventry University shortlisted for 'University of the Year' award
Watch: Latest weather for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 08:32
Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather
Some brighter spells possible later after a grey, wet start to the day.
Travel: Problems on the M1published at 08:11
BBC Travel
An accident has partially closed an island above the M1 at J20, A4303, closing the exit slip roads from both sides of the motorway.
More details on BBC Travel.
Good morning from Coventry and Warwickshire Livepublished at 08:00
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Welcome to our live service for Thursday morning.
I'm in the Coventry newsroom to bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
If you'd like to comment on anything, or send in photographs for us to feature, you can get in touch with the team by email, Twitter, external or Facebook, external.