The man in charge of Coventry's City of Culture planning has said adjustments will be made to make sure it goes ahead.

Martin Sutherland said "This is a hard fought-for title for the city, the economic boost that this is going bring is worth defending."

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The 12 months of events will now start in May 2021 and end the following May. Mr Sutherland said the plans wouldn't be "radically different" as a result of the limitations announced by the government this week.

He also said that a lot of work would be done over the next six months "to try and deliver against all those expectations".

Police who smelt cannabis searched a car following the collision near Corley services.

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Coventry Rugby Club's chairman believes Championship clubs may decide to call the season off, if fans aren't allowed into games.

Jon Sharp said with wages and maintenance costs to consider, "we simply cannot afford to play behind closed doors".

Mr Sharp also said he thought the best that could be hoped for now is a shortened season, assuming the ban continues through the winter.

Vandals have tried to set fire to a wooden climbing frame and Rugby's Millennium Green.

The borough council said it found blanks and wood and a can of petrol there at the weekend.

This follows vandalism to parks at Caldicott Park and Whitehall.

Police have seized a haul of weapons from the home of a man in Warwick.

They include a number of swords, knives, knuckledusters and even an axe.

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Warwickshire Police said the man had been "suffering from deteriorating mental health" and the weapons were taken for "his safety and others'".

Officers said the man was "now getting the professional support he needs".

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Plans for 90 more homes on the former Massey Ferguson factory site in Coventry are being recommended for approval.

Persimmon Homes has applied to create 34 houses and 56 apartments on the site.

Planning officers said the development would provide "much-needed affordable homes".

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This land had been set aside for a primary school but the city council said there wasn't a need for one.

A decision will be made later this week.

A signalling fault has caused a second day of reduced services on train lines through Birmingham's Snow Hill station.

West Midlands Railway said it has been running an "emergency timetable", involving some bus services, to Worcester and Stratford since the fault occurred yesterday morning.

The company said it expected repairs to be completed tonight and normal timetables will resume tomorrow.

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Here are three of the stories from the Coventry Telegraph's website:

• Killer jailed for Radford attack, external
• Former student homes bought by Coventry council, external
• Lorry driver suffers life-changing injury, external

Investigations are under way into two crashes involving lorries on the M40 in Warwickshire.

The first, at 23:00 yesterday, involved four lorries and a car and happened between the junctions for Gaydon and Warwick.

The driver of one of the lorries suffered what were thought to be "life-changing" leg injuries.

The second crash involved three lorries and a car and happened nearby, just an hour later.

A northbound stretch of the motorway between junctions 12 and 13 remains closed.

No arrests have yet been made by officers investigating the attack in Coventry.

Five people have been arrested for suspected drugs offences by officers acting on a warrant at an address in Leamington Spa.

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Suspected class A drugs were seized from the property on Gordon Street during the raid at about 09:50.

Four men aged from 21 to 50 were arrested along with a 50-year-old woman.

They all remain in custody, said Warwickshire Police.

James Rowley admitted manslaughter and dangerous driving over Joe Higgins's death.

A year group at a Coventry school has been asked to self-isolate, the city council has confirmed.

Blue Coat School has asked all year eight pupils as well as a number of contacts in year 12 to stay at home from today, following a positive test, it said.

“The school has robust procedures in place and has taken all of the necessary steps working alongside the council’s education and public health teams as well as Pubic Health England,” it said in a statement.

Officers are investigating a suspected arson attack at a park in Rugby.

It's believed the fire was started in a wheelie bin that had been placed in the middle of a wooden play area at Millennium Park in the town.

Officers patroling the area discovered the fire in the early hours of Sunday.

The fire caused "extensive" damage, said Warwickshire Police.

Only one Bulldog was ever built but it was sold by the company 40 years ago to raise cash.

Police release an image of a silver car seen near the scene of the shooting in Coventry.

Full-time residents of university cities in England fear local lockdowns as students return.

Up to a third of the National Trust's 300 UK houses have links to colonialism, a project found.

Coventry City pick up their first league victory of the season thanks to Kyle McFadzean's late winner against QPR.

Leamington Spa railway station is set to get a makeover as part of a £1.2m scheme.

It's expected to be carried out ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games when the town will host the lawn bowls and para bowls competitions.

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Works will include:

• The development of a new public space in the station forecourt to create a welcoming hub on arrival.
• Improved public transport connectivity.
• The refurbishment of the station underpass to improve the route between the station and town centre.
• Increased cycle racks and storage.

The project has now been adopted by Warwickshire County Council which has agreed to oversee the design and delivery stages of the works.