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

Co-op one of most 'complete' post-war shopfrontspublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
A report into Coventry's Co-op store says the building is probably the most compete and unaltered post-war shopfront in the city centre.
Councillors are being recommended to add the store to the list of buildings of local architectural or historical interest.
The report says no planning applications have been received for the site although prospective purchasers have expressed their desire to demolish the building to erect two 12-storey towers of student accommodation.
Rail services delayed until 17:30 after Berkswell deathpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
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Video: Watch Bobsledder Joel Fearun run record 100mpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
BBC Sport
"...And he's not even going to the Olympics."
Great Britain bobsledder Joel Fearon runs 100m in 9.96 seconds at the English Athletics Championships, becoming the joint-third fastest Briton over the distance, behind Linford Christie and James Dasaolu.
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GB Bobsledder Joel Fearon runs joint-third fastest 100m by a Briton
Speedway meeting cancelledpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Coventry Bees speedway meeting at Wolverhampton has been called off becuase of the weather forecast.
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Man pelted with eggs and attacked in Alcesterpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Stratford Observer
A man walking on an Alcester estate was pelted with eggs and hit with his own snooker cue , externalwith such force it broke in half.
Sullivan ties 49th in US PGA Championshippublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Andy Sullivan tied at 49th place ending the US PGA Championship on one under par.
American Jimmy Walker won his first major with a one-shot victory at the Baltusrol competition.
England's Tyrrell Hatton and Paul Casey ended on seven under.
Image source, Getty
Co-op could be given listed statuspublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
The old Co-op store in Coventry's Corporation Street could be given partial protection from future development by the city council.
The planning committee is recommended to give local listed status , externalto the building which opened in 1956.
The business ceased trading in October last year.
All lines have reopened after Berkswell deathpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
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One dead, say police investigating reports of person hit by trainpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
British Transport Police investigating reports of a pedestrian being hit by a train at Berkswell station, Solihull, say one person has died.
Officers are working to establish their identity and inform family members.
Firefighters called to field and combine harvester blazepublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Leamington Observer
A corn field and combine harvester in Offchurch were ablaze on Saturday, external afternoon, prompting numerous calls from concerned onlookers.
Cricket: Yorkshire v Warwickshirepublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Mike Taylor
BBC WM
Warwickshire face Yorkshire this afternoon needing a win to be sure of a place in the next stage of the Royal London Cup, though rain has delayed the start.
The Bears failed to reach the T20 Blast quarter-finals when they were beaten by Lancashire on Friday.
Listen to commentary online via BBC Sport.
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Reports of train hitting a person at Berkswellpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
The ambulance service says it was called to Truggist Lane near Berkswell Station, Solihull, at 13:13 to reports of a train hitting a pedestrian.
Services from Birmingham to Coventry have been affected. Disruption could last until 15:30.
Warwickshire v Yorkshire delayed by rainpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Warwickshire's game against Yorkshire has been delayed due to rain.
If play does gets under way, you can follow live commentary here.
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Rail disruption expected until 15:30published at 13:40 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Delays are expected to last until around 15:30 after what National Rail has described as an 'incident' - attended by emergency services - between Birmingham International and Coventry.
It says some services may be cancelled or diverted via Stafford where possible.
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Rail disruptionpublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
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Joel Fearon 'surpised' at 100m record timepublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Bobsledder Joel Fearon says he's as surprised as everyone else after recording the third fastest-ever time by a British man in the 100 metres.
He says his sprint coach Michael Khmel has brought him into "amazing shape" and despite not qualifying for Team GB in Rio, he'll be "supporting them all the way".
"Bobsleigh is a massive part of the puzzle for me," he said, "they've helped me achieve such dreams so it wouldn't be a case of switching."
"But I can't write off athletics, doing something like that changes my outlook on life."
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'Hello, is that the police? I hate my haircut'published at 12:50 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
'Spurious' calls to the 101 non-emergency police hotline include complaints over botch-job haircuts, piles of poo and loud ice cream van chimes.
The calls were made last month during what the West Midlands force has labelled a "summer spike".
Callers have also complained about wonky internet connections and asked for other phone numbers.
A spokesperson said: "We take literally hundreds of spurious calls a month…these take up valuable police time and delay us dealing with genuine police matters. Many of the queries could be resolved with a simple internet search so our message is 'think before you call'."
Watch: What's the forecast for this afternoon?published at 12:33 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
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Latest weather for the West Midlands
Latest: Engineering works cause rail disruption; Co-op's 'protection' from developmentpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Our headlining stories include:
- Buses replace rail services amid engineering works
- Co-op building could win protected status
- Overturned car leads to drink-drive arrest
Footballer's nan in fashion faux paspublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 1 August 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Coventry City's 18-year-old winger Jodi Jones was trending on Twitter yesterday after sharing the story of his nan and the ripped jeans.
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