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  • Centre hoping for brighter future

    David Aust 05/01

    A CITY charity which helps people with multiple sclerosis is looking forward to 2009 with renewed confidence after overcoming a financial crisis which threatened its ...»

  • New GP service providers announced

    David Aust 30/12

    NHS chiefs in Coventry have announced who is set to run controversial new GP services in the city. After interviewing a large number of potential ...»

  • Credit crunch prompts plaza rethink

    Lianne Ryan 30/12

    THE credit crunch has led to a major part of the city's £150 million Belgrade Plaza development being axed. Developers Oakmoor Deeley have abandoned plans ...»

  • Family want help to find George's killer

    David Aust 30/12

    THE FAMILY of murdered city man George Devonish have made a heartfelt plea for people to come forward with information to help catch his killer. ...»

  • Drug dealer jailed for 15 years

    Lianne Ryan 30/12

    A CITY drug dealer was jailed for 15 years after he was caught with more than £2 million worth of drugs. Adrian Kennell appeared at ...»

  • Royal Mail strike action cancelled

    David Aust 30/12

    THE proposed strike by workers at the city's sorting office was called off at the eleventh hour after unions reported progress in talks with management ...»

  • Find Benji a home for Christmas

    Michael Green 30/12

    WORK starts on rebuilding the kennels at Coventry Animal Centre in the new year - and staff desperately want to find a new home for ...»

  • Measles outbreak prompts MMR plea

    Michael Green 29/12

    HEALTH chiefs in the city have urged parents to make sure children have the MMR jab after a measles outbreak in Warwickshire. The number of ...»

  • Wardens axed despite police fears

    Michael Green 23/12

    SEVERE cuts to the city's neighbourhood warden teams have been sanctioned by council chiefs, despite concerns raised by one of Coventry's top police officers. Councillors ...»

  • Pupils invited to Ricoh road safety event

    Michael Green 22/12

    VICTIMS of road accidents speak about the experience at a road safety event at the Ricoh Arena next month. West Midlands Fire Service has joined ...»

  • Specials confirm Ricoh home-coming concert

    Michael Green 19/12

    THE Specials today confirmed a home-coming gig at the Ricoh Arena in May. The 2-Tone legends, who earlier this month confirmed a nationwide reunion tour, ...»

  • MP Bob breaks wrist in office fall

    Lianne Ryan 18/12

    BOB Ainsworth faces a frustrating festive period after falling off a chair in his Westminster office. The Coventry North East MP had stood on a ...»

  • Ambulance crews working "miracles"

    Michael Green 18/12

    AMBULANCE crews in the city have performed "miracles" this month after dealing with record numbers of calls. Earlier this month West Midlands Ambulance Service dealth ...»

  • Date set for Christmas post walk-out

    David Aust 18/12

    WORKERS at the city's post sorting office are set to walk out next Friday (December 19) following the breakdown in talks between Royal Mail and ...»

  • Council forced to scrap square plans

    Michael Green 17/12

    AMBITIOUS £4 million plans to create a new public square in the city centre have been scrapped after it emerged a road repair bill threatens ...»

  • This is the end?

    Michael Green 16/12

    BARGAIN hunters flocked to the city's Woolworths stores this morning as the fallen High Street giant launched a massive closing down sale. The chain went ...»

  • Lord Coe praises new city sports centre

    Luke Hamer 16/12

    COVENTRY'S new Xcel Leisure Centre has been given the thumbs up by Lord Sebastian Coe. The chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic ...»

  • Strike threatens city's Christmas post

    David Aust 12/12

    STRIKE action threatens to severely disrupt the Christmas post in Coventry as the row over the closure of the city's Bishop Street sorting office rumbles ...»

  • Airport jobs axed

    David Aust 15/12

    THE firm which runs ground handling operations at Coventry Airport has gone into administration, with the loss of 64 jobs. Coventry Airport Handling said it ...»

  • Belgrade revamp attracts fresh audiences

    Lianne Ryan 11/12

    THE £14 million refurbishment of the Belgrade Theatre has led to an increase in audiences - with many visiting the theatre for the first time. ...»

  • Judge brands cocaine claim 'laughable'

    Michael Green 11/12

    A MAN'S claim he had expected to be handed cigarettes when nearly £80,000 worth of cocaine was tossed into his car had been dismissed as ...»

  • Pensioner dies after Phoenix Way collision

    Michael Green 10/12

    AN 81-YEAR-OLD city woman died following a collision in Phoenix Way on Saturday afternoon. Eileen Taylor was in collision with a Ford Escort at the ...»

  • City's young firefighters are UK champions

    David Aust 10/12

    A TEAM from the Binley branch of the Young Firefighters Association have been crowned UK champions at a prestigious competition The group of ten boys ...»

  • Jobs under threat as council cuts costs

    David Aust 10/12

    UP TO 190 jobs could be lost at Coventry City Council as the authority battles to combat a £13million budget deficit and the effects of ...»

  • Murder probe after body found at house

    David Aust 10/12

    POLICE in Coventry have launched a murder inquiry after a body was found at a house in Wood End on Thursday (December 4). Officers were ...»

  • Axe-wielding robbers target service station

    David Aust 10/12

    ROBBERS armed with an axe escaped with a small amount of cash after threatening a worker at a service station in Cheylesmore on Wednesday (December ...»

  • Visiting restrictions lifted at hospital

    David Aust 09/12

    VISITING restrictions have now been lifted on all but one of the wards at University Hospital after bosses judged the recent outbreak of the winter ...»

  • First firms join hi-tech network

    David Aust 09/12

    A COVENTRY business park has become the first site in the city to be connected to a new CCTV and broadband network, which will eventually ...»

  • Green campaigners arrested in city protest

    Lianne Ryan 08/12

    ENVIRONMENTAL activists dressed as Santa Claus were arrested during protests outside the Coventry headquarters of power company E.ON. Four protesters from the Climate Change Group ...»

  • Call to make marshal plan permanent

    Luke Hamer 08/12

    COUNCIL plans to employ taxi marshals over the Christmas period in Earlsdon should be made permanent, according to a local councillor. Henley councillor Ed Ruane ...»

  • Council defends overseas visits

    Luke Hamer 05/12

    COVENTRY City Council has hit back at claims it is wasting taxpayers moneys on 'foreign junkets.' The West Midlands Taxpayers' Alliance blasted the council this ...»

  • Joy at last for school in playground battle

    David Aust 05/12

    DESPAIR turned to elation for a city primary school after it was beaten by a rival project in its bid to secure a £50,000 lottery ...»

  • Businesses call for road improvements

    David Aust 04/12

    BUSINESS chiefs in Coventry have hit out at the quality of the UK's transport network, claiming it could be limiting business growth in the area. ...»

  • Milestone for city hospice plans

    David Aust 04/12

    LONG-TERM plans for a new hospice in Coventry reached another milestone this week, as the building was officially finished. After seven years of fundraising, and ...»

  • PICTURE SPECIAL: Christmas comes early at uni

    David Aust 03/12

    COVENTRY University did its bit to spread some festive cheer on Saturday (November 29), by staging its first-ever winter fayre. A variety of family entertainment ...»

  • Football thugs jailed over clash

    Court Reporter 03/12

    FOUR Sky Blues football hooligans have been jailed for their parts in a terrifying planned clash with Leicester City supporters before a match early this ...»

  • Two-star rating for care services

    David Aust 03/12

    CITY council chiefs have welcomed an inspectors' report which gives the authority two stars out of a possible three for its adult social care provision. ...»

  • Security guards attacked in Tesco raid

    David Aust 03/12

    TWO security guards were assaulted with baseball bats during an armed robbery at the Tesco Express store in Quorn Way, Willenhall, on Thursday (November 27). ...»

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