Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Observer website today are:
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Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tom Davis
A tower block, featuring 167 new flats, is to be built on the site of the former Elliott's Car Accessories site in Gulson Road, Coventry.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilThe "much needed" housing plan was given the go-ahead by councillors this week, after a restrictive covenant on an adjoining piece of land was released.
Developers Rainer has agreed to make contributions for car parking, a donation to the nearby Whiefriars monastery and provide a 24-hour concierge to manage the site, the meeting heard.
Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration, welcomed the plans and said the private properties were needed by families and single people in the area.
All-rounder Aaron Thomason and wicketkeeper Alex Mellor sign new contracts with Warwickshire.
Read MoreTravelodge will open a new £8m hotel close to Coventry's Ricoh Arena, it has announced.
Image source, GoogleIt will be one of 10 new hotels built close to conference and event venues in a £100m expansion programme, the company said.
The announcement was made at the opening of Telford Travelodge, at the town's International Centre.
The company currently has one hotel in Coventry which is "booked out as soon as event dates are released," said the company.
Coventry Live
Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Live website today are:
Simon Gilbert
Political Reporter, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Incidents of fly-tipping in Coventry have risen by 40% in a year, council figures show.
The number of incidents rose from 3,300 in to more than 4,700 in the last financial year.
The council said the rise was exacerbated by a change in legislation and the cost of waste disposal, with scrap metal dealers now "reluctant" to take some kinds of waste.
Savings of £2.5m have recently been made on waste collection, street cleansing and enforcement, with the council moving to fortnightly bin collections.
"The degree to which the saving programmes have increased fly-tipping the city is difficult to quantify," it said, "against a backdrop of increased fly-tipping nationally".
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
After a damp and misty start for some, it should be a dry day with sunny spells and highs of 17C (63F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Jay set up the Black Girl Gamers to tackle misogyny and racism online.
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
It's been a cloudy day for most of us and we could see some mist and fog tonight, but it should be a bit clearer tomorrow.
Here's your forecast.
Shefali Oza with the forecast on Wednesday 3 October
One of the biggest screens to be used in British sport is going be turned on this weekend in Coventry.
Wasps have spent more than £100,000 on the 188 metre sq LED screen and say it will be used to show highlights and to entertain fans with competitions.
Image source, WaspsThe screen will be used in the Wasps game against Gloucester on Saturday.
Sophie Madden
BBC News
A man appeared in court yesterday charged with violent disorder following the death of Fidel Glasgow, the grandson of Specials star Neville Staple's.
Mr Glasgow, 21, died in a stabbing in Coventry.
Image source, Family handoutAtikou Diallo, 23, of no fixed address, is due to be back at Birmingham Crown Court tomorrow.
BBC News Travel
Atherstone Road in Nuneaton has been closed due to a burst water main.
Warwickshire County Council is calling for people to avoid the area.
Leamington Observer
Here are some of the headlines to appear on the Leamington Observer website this afternoon:
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans to send three Labour councillors to a peace conference at Coventry's twin city in Russia have been criticised as "wrong" in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack.
The Labour group wants to send deputy leader Councillor Abdul Khan, Councillor John Mutton and Councillor Pervez Akhtar to a conference in Volgograd from 27 October to 2 November.
Labour hopes the event will promote peace and celebrate Coventry's long-standing relationship with Volgograd (pictured), formerly known as Stalingrad.
Next year the cities celebrate the 75th anniversary of their link-up, which marks the devastation they both shared during World War Two.
But Conservatives have called on the ruling Labour group to reject the invitation to attend the conference in light of events in Salisbury, labelling the decision to send three councillors as "ridiculous".
At a cabinet meeting yesterday, Councillor Tim Sawdon said: "I find actually the prospect of a peace meeting conference in Russia at the moment as somewhat of an oxymoron.
"I think this is the sending the wrong signal."
Aston Martin makes its debut on the London Stock Exchange today
The Gaydon-based firm is floating 27.5% of its business.
Image source, ReutersIt initially set its shares at £19 each, valuing the car maker at £4.33bn.
However, that has now fallen to £18.50.
Coventry Live
Coventry Live is covering these stories today:
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Strict new powers enabling Coventry City Council to issue fines of up to £30,000 to rogue landlords have been approved by its cabinet.
Penalties will be issued against landlords who have acted irresponsibility against tenants, or have failed in maintaining legal standards in housing.
The council is also able to apply banning orders, and rent repayment orders.
Image source, GoogleThe new measures make up the council’s Policy for Enforcing Standards in Private Sector Housing, which was authorised by Coventry City Council’s cabinet on Tuesday.
It is hoped the new policy will improve the quality of housing in Coventry’s private rented sector, while it could also help tackle overcrowding.
Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities Councillor Ed Ruane said: "This is an attempt to achieve the best quality housing and the best way we can do that is by working closely with landlords in the city."
The measures could be implemented by the beginning of November. All income obtained from civil penalties will be retained by the council and spent on housing enforcement issues.
Police are currently at the scene of the incident on the M6 near junction three.
Ambulance crews are also in attendance. We'll keep you updated as we get more.
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BBC News Travel
Traffic has been released on the M6 northbound near Coventry, traffic is exiting and re-joining.
Highways England said, external delays are building and to consider alternative routes.
Here's something you don't see every day, an early morning rainbow with a beautiful pink sky.
Taken in Nuneaton by Chilli3, it's faint, but it's there!
Image source, Chilli3Peter Steggles took this lovely snap in Longnor.
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