BBC Local Live: Coventry & Warwickshire on Friday 5 August 2016

Summary

Coventry hosts Rio fan zone
Wasps training base: Sky Blues vow to 'continue fighting'
No new speed cameras for Coventry
Leamington Spa's Olympic archer
Updates from Friday 5 August 2016

Live Reporting

Vanessa Pearce

Coventry libraries embrace 'Pokemon Go' crazepublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
People of all ages have been really enjoying Pokemon Go and it seems Coventry libraries are making the most of the trend.
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Latest: No new speed cameras for Coventry; Traffic warden 'tickets' air ambulance; Sky Blues pledge to fight on amid training base rowpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
This afternoon's headlines:
- West Midlands Police, external will be switching on eight new speed cameras across the region on Monday - but not in Coventry
- Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, external was responding to a call when it was given a 'ticket'
- The chairman of the Sky Blues says he will continue fighting after council planners approved a multi-million pound training base for rugby club Wasps
Council warns of road closurespublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Coventry City Council is carrying out improvement work to the A45/A46 Tollbar End. There will be closures overnight.
Take a look below at how it could affect your journey.
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Lego Godiva: Art gallery sees hike in visitor numberspublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
More than 18,000 people have visited Coventry's Herbert Art Galley and Museum, external to see an exhibition of small plastic bricks.
A touring display of models made from Lego is on display and features a re-creation of John Collier's famous painting of Lady Godiva.
Image source, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
No new speed cameras for Coventrypublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Philip Churm
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
West Midlands Police, external will be switching on eight new speed cameras across the region on Monday.
It's after a joint effort by the force and Birmingham and Solihull councils, which means none of the new devices will be situated in Coventry.
Currently only mobile cameras are used in the city and the council says it has no plans to establish any new permanent sites. Cameras in the region were turned off three years ago as part of a money-saving drive.
Across Warwickshire there are 32 fixed cameras, 10 red light cameras and 107 mobile camera sites.
Recycling centre closed this afternoonpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
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Classic transport festival to hit Nuneaton town centrepublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Nuneaton News
More than 100 classic cars will descend on Nuneaton town centre this weekend , externalto celebrate a place of care's quarter of a century birthday.
Image source, Nuneaton News
Warwickshire fire station opens its doorspublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Stuck for something to do with the family during the school holiday? There's a fire station open day tomorrow, with proceeds going to the Fire Fighters Charity, external.
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Toddlers benefit from four-figure donationpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
A toddler group in Coventry has benefited from a four-figure donation allowing it to update its facilities.
The St Alban’s Angels parent and toddler group at St Alban’s Church, external in Stoke Heath received £1,900 from the Coventry law firm Band Hatton Button, external via the Heart of England Community Foundation.
Image source, Band Hatton Button Solicitors
The group used the money to create a brand new messy play area and buy a toy storage cupboard.
Arena Park library to close on 27 Augustpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
As part of council budget cuts, the Arena Park library will close its doors at the end of the month.
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Young cancer patient gives homeless man the pocket money he planned to spend on new toypublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Warwickshire Police has been sharing news of a young bone cancer patient's act of kindness, external.
Image source, Twitter
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Revealed: New-build houses in Coventry cost 45% more than existing homespublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Coventry Telegraph
Figures from the Land Registry show how much the price of a brand new house differs, external from the cost of an existing one.
Image source, Getty Images/Christopher Furlong
Your pictures: Double rainbow delight in Rugbypublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
BBC Weather Watchers
Another rainbow picture delight... this time a double rainbow from Rugby, Warwickshire.
BBC Weather Watcher Graham Hedges sent in the snap.
Image source, Graham Hedges
Cheeky traffic warden 'gives ticket' to air ambulancepublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Traffic wardens can be tough people from whom to get a smile - but that wasn't the case with this one in Leamington Spa.
Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, external were responding to a call and had to land on the Pump Room Gardens on Thursday morning.
Lawrence Baker from the Leamington Observer , externalnewspaper was in the right place at the right time and managed to snap the warden's light touch.
An Air Ambulance spokesperson said; "Our crew saw the funny side of the ‘ticket’ and had a laugh with the traffic warden."
Image source, Leamington Observer
Rio Olympics 2016: Event schedulepublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
BBC Sport
The opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics starts tonight.
There will be plenty of Midland athletes in action; Stratford's Andrew Pozzi and Leamington's Nigel Murray and Naomi Folkard to name but a few.
Make sure you don't miss any of the action and take a look at this comprehensive event schedule.
Image source, BBC Sport
Latest: Sky Blues pledge to fight on amid training base row; Olympics fanzone in Coventrypublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
This afternoon's headlines for Coventry and Warwickshire are:
- The chairman of the Sky Blues says they'll continue fighting after council planners approved a multi-million pound training base for rugby club Wasps
- Police, external are appealing for information on 15-year-old Callum Gillies who has been missing since July 15
- Coventry is hosting a 'Fanzone' in Millennium Place, external around a big screen
Fly-tipping in Maxstokepublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
North Warwickshire Borough council, external is continuing to share images of dumped waste in the area.
Fly-tippers left this household waste in Maxstoke.
Yesterday the authority said the issue was costing residents £650,000 a year.
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Leamington Spa archer to start Rio 2016 campaignpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
The first Midlands competitor will get their Olympic campaign under way today, even before the Opening Ceremony has taken place.
Naomi Folkard from Leamington Spa is taking part in the archery at her fourth Games.
The 32-year-old is involved in the 'ranking round' which decides who she'll meet in the knockout stages. Arrows fly from 17:00 BST.
Image source, Getty Images
Friday forecast: A nice day aheadpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
A much nicer day today and looking rather settled.
Media caption,
Weather for the West Midlands.
Travel: Slow traffic on A422 and A46published at 11:44 British Summer Time 5 August 2016
BBC Travel
There's slow traffic on the A422 in Stratford-upon-Avon. It's slow eastbound past Stratford College and the railway station.
You'll also find slow traffic in Coventry on the A46 southbound at the A45 (Tollbar Island).