Summary

  • Updates on Monday 4 April 2016

  1. 'Charities gave me hope for my disabled children'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November

    Greg Hill’s children need special care and a Children in Need-supported charity gives him vital help.

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  2. Night-time trail held in city cemeterypublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November

    The performance will tell the stories of some of those buried in the Coventry cemetery.

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  3. Rare portrait of 'England’s lost queen' discoveredpublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 5 June

    Art historians at the University of Warwick find a rare painting of Lady Arbella Stuart.

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  4. New King's West Midlands representative appointedpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 1 May

    Dr Derrick Anderson, from Sutton Coldfield, will take on the role in August.

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  5. What will the elected mayor do for Coventry?published at 11:43 British Summer Time 18 April

    Five candidates bidding to be mayor of the West Midlands set out their plans for the city.

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  6. Can local politics level up Rugby’s town centre?published at 18:18 British Summer Time 15 April

    Elections next month will decide which party controls the council and the town's regeneration plan.

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  7. Very Light Rail faces delays after bid rejectedpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March

    The £189m project to get a tram system in Coventry ready for 2025 has been set back by years.

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  8. New wellbeing class shares joy of singingpublished at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    The free "singing for wellbeing" classes are proving popular at a centre in Sydenham, say organisers.

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  9. Driver dies in two-car crashpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

    The crash happened on the B4086 Wellesbourne Road near Alveston on Thursday morning.

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  10. Miner recalls facing daily insults during strikespublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March

    Dave Meuse, who was 26 at the time, kept working at Daw Mill Colliery during the 1984-5 strikes

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  11. Council to consider more cash for Ikea store planpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March

    The store is set to become a Coventry cultural centre under plans first announced in 2021.

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  12. Plans for more electric vehicle charging points published at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March

    A partnership between Coventry City Council and energy company E.ON. is developing 15 green projects.

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  13. Dog missing for five days found thanks to dronepublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    A drone search and rescue group is alerted, after a jogger, who knew a dog was missing, heard barking.

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  14. Council leader defends bankruptcy warningspublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February

    George Duggins says he didn't want to "frighten people", as the council signs off its budget.

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  15. Aston Martin recruits 400 for sports car jobspublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February

    The luxury car maker says the technicians will help produce its next generation of sports cars.

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  16. Two men arrested after cannabis raidpublished at 12:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February

    Over 700 plants were discovered at a commercial premises in Coventry, West Midlands Police says.

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  17. Village playground set for £75k revamppublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    New equipment, including swings and a slide, can be enjoyed by children for years, says the council.

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  18. Travel disrupted as Storm Isha hits West Midlandspublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Trains are cancelled, trees fall and emergency services deal with multiple road accidents.

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  19. Couple's three-year 'nightmare' over landslippublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January

    A canal bridge has been reduced to one lane since the Ansty slip which took part of their garden.

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  20. The village where Post Office scandal battle beganpublished at 06:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January

    Fenny Compton village played a "significant role" in the Post Office's Horizon scandal, locals say.

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