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4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 23^rd Dec, 2024

FREE bus travel across Coventry and the West Midlands is back - all-day on New Year's Day

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2024

The UTHO organisation hosted a parliament event in Coventry

NEWS 31^st Jul, 2024

Nuneaton teenage girl missing since Friday

NEWS 28^th Jun, 2024

Cov Uni professor found long lost family, thanks to ITV show

NEWS 30^th May, 2024

Coventry youngsters take part in cricket tournament

NEWS 28^th May, 2024

More officers will be trained to carry drug overdose antidote

NEWS 4^th Apr, 2024

Coventry charity donated CuddleCot to Birmingham baby loss centre

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2024

Coventry women walks 5km a day to raise cash for charity

NEWS 15^th Mar, 2024

Coventry photographer wins award for depiction of homelessness

NEWS 11^th Mar, 2024

Police appeal for wanted Coventry man

NEWS 10^th Mar, 2024

Celebrate Coventry volunteers to mark 50 years of West Midlands Lieutenancy

NEWS 24^th Feb, 2024

Coventry among worst places in UK for car theft, new research reveals

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2024

Rail line between Coventry and Rugby running as usual following landslip

NEWS 12^th Feb, 2024

TRAVEL ALERT - Landslip on line between Coventry and Rugby causing train cancellations and delays

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2024

URGENT - Appeal to find missing 14-year-old girl who could be in Coventry

NEWS 19^th Nov, 2023

Roadpeace West Midlands receives King’s Award

NEWS 29^th Oct, 2023

Coventry property prices have skyrocketed in last decade, study reveals

NEWS 27^th Oct, 2023

Two more charged after Coventry City Centre stabbing

NEWS 26^th Oct, 2023

MUSIC MATTERS- ' I'm Proud to be involved in a love letter to Coventry’

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2023

Four men charged over Coventry city centre incident

NEWS 2^nd Oct, 2023

Gang who stole vehicles from Coventry and bragged on TikTok jailed

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2023

Ambitous plans for a regional 'rail revolution'

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2023

Coventry among regions worst offenders for fly tipping, study shows

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2023

URGENT - Appeal to find teenager missing from Coventry

NEWS 2^nd Aug, 2023

Coventrians brave grueling 350-mile charity cycle for Sikh Helpline

NEWS 25^th Jul, 2023

Appeal to find missing teenager who could be in Coventry

NEWS 19^th Jul, 2023

Five convicted of murder after man fatally stabbed at Coventry funeral

NEWS 10^th Jul, 2023

UPDATE - Man missing from Coventry has been found

NEWS 16^th Jun, 2023

Coventry's Harry Potter 'Griffin-paws' looking for magical home

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2023

Urgent appeal to find teenager missing from Coventry

NEWS 4^th Jun, 2023

UPDATE - Three missing children have been found

NEWS 30^th May, 2023

Man arrested in Coventry after murdering his brother in Birmingham is jailed

NEWS 19^th May, 2023

Three Coventry cycle projects to benefit from £12.6million of funding

NEWS 7^th May, 2023

Coventry chosen as latest location for rapidly expanding firm

NEWS 4^th May, 2023

Coventry man jailed for involvement in £100,000 Birmingham murder plot

NEWS 1^st May, 2023

Police release pictures after Coventry city centre robberies

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2023

Coventry Police thanks as wanted man is found after appeal

NEWS 23^rd Apr, 2023

Michelin star chef's new Charterhouse cafe opens next week

NEWS 16^th Apr, 2023

Nearly a third of Coventrians wages goes towards paying rent

NEWS 12^th Apr, 2023

Coventry and Warwickshire among worst in country for unpaid prescriptions

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2023

Active travel plan earns top rating

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2023

BUS STRIKES - Coventry users to be impacted as NXWM drivers' 'indefinite' action gets under way

NEWS 25^th Feb, 2023

UPDATE - 13-year-old who went missing from Coventry found

NEWS 20^th Feb, 2023

Iconic Dippy the Dinosaur stomps into Coventry

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2023

Appeal after passenger and driver threatened on bus going from Coventry over Christmas

NEWS 1^st Feb, 2023

UPDATE - 15-year-old who went missing from Coventry has been found

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2023

Coventry and Nuneaton men jailed at The Old Bailey for tampering with court jury

NEWS 7^th Jan, 2023

Coventry Police release more information in urgent appeal to find missing Ferdinand

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2023

Iconic Dippy the Dinosaur from the National History Museum coming to Coventry

NEWS 19^th Dec, 2022

Fire in Coventry flat 'believed to have been started accidentally'

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2022

How expensive is it to learn to drive in Coventry?

NEWS 30^th Nov, 2022

Strong support for direct rail links between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham

NEWS 24^th Nov, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Farewell to fine Coventry rock 'n' roller Johnny and honour for GhostPoet

NEWS 9^th Nov, 2022

Plans for new £11million advanced manufacturing unit in Coventry

NEWS 7^th Nov, 2022

Research shows Coventry among the cities searching most for doctor and dentist appointments

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2022

Police trying to trace man with links to Coventry after death and stolen bank card in Birmingham

NEWS 29^th Oct, 2022

How does Coventry fare in EV charging point report?

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2022

UPDATE - Police thanks as the man missing from Coventry is found

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2022

Three charged with murder of Coventry man Haji Choudhary Rab Nawaz

NEWS 7^th Oct, 2022

Teenager charged after stabbing in Coventry last week

NEWS 6^th Oct, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Goodbye DJ Ralph, more Cov bands at Tin Music and Arts and Spiral City

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2022

RE-APPEAL - Police plea for help in finding missing teenager with links to Coventry and Birmingham

NEWS 5^th Sep, 2022

Coventry College students pamper over 1,000 Commonwealth athletes

NEWS 26^th Aug, 2022

'Predator' who sexually assaulted teenage girl on train between Coventry and Birmingham is jailed for 12 years

NEWS 29^th Jul, 2022

Rare Second World War German Luftwaffe pilot's watch found in Coventry

NEWS 10^th Jul, 2022

Great Clean Up spruces up region

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Children to go free at Coventry Museum and world famous choir set to visit this month

NEWS 2^nd Jul, 2022

Tidying up the region before the Games

NEWS 23^rd Jun, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Exhibition to celebrate Coventry and Birmingham's links and The Del-Chronics' impressive new CD

NEWS 18^th Jun, 2022

Cyclists take e-bikes on 30,000 journeys since December

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Exciting bookings ahead for Coventry's renowned sound system champions Sisters in Dub -

NEWS 29^th May, 2022

Plans unveiled for homeless in Coventry and Birmingham to get a 'Big Jubilee Lunch'

NEWS 18^th May, 2022

Coventry Building Society's arena hold charity arena tournament and sleepout

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete chats to Neil Jones from Stone Foundation ahead of the band's Birmingham gig

NEWS 27^th Apr, 2022

Bishop to speak at Coventry Cathedral during Open Iftar event as part of The Ramadan Tent Project

NEWS 18^th Apr, 2022

Victorian prison which housed Peaky Blinders to cast light on West Midlands' policing past

NEWS 3^rd Apr, 2022

Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones among the headliners at Resonate Festival

NEWS 14^th Mar, 2022

REVEALED - The line-up of 'hottest acts' set to perform at Coventry's Radio 1 Big Weekend

NEWS 14^th Mar, 2022

Troupe from Coventry's Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School through to 'Great Big Dance Off' national final

NEWS 3^rd Mar, 2022

Three convicted of Coventry man's murder in quiet Leamington street

NEWS 3^rd Mar, 2022

Music Matters - New EPs from Coventry's Debt of Information and Rugby's Courthouse

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2022

Police operation to disrupt terrorists and other criminals is extended to Coventry

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Legend Meat Loaf leaves us a legacy of songs and a Coventry connection

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2022

West Midlands windfall? - Iraqi-born Coventry University graduate wants to help more firms forge trade deals in the Middle East

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2022

Coventry care home chef makes it through to national final

18^th Dec, 2021

Gang from Coventry and Birmingham who ripped out cash machines ordered to pay back £200,000 'Proceeds of Crime'

NEWS 13^th Dec, 2021

Appeal to find missing Birmingham man with links to Coventry

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2021

Popular Coventry priest Father Bob has road in Wyken named in his memory

NEWS 1^st Dec, 2021

£624,624 to help get more Coventry people active as part of 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy

NEWS 29^th Nov, 2021

Three men - including two from Coventry - jailed for 35 years for illegally importing firearms and ammo

NEWS 8^th Nov, 2021

Three men convicted after illegal firearms and ammo from America was seized at Coventry Airport

NEWS 17^th Nov, 2021

Shoppers help Coventry have the 'third best retail bounce back' in the country

NEWS 15^th Nov, 2021

Home baking business sees revenue double after advice from business support programme

NEWS 11^th Nov, 2021

Coventry singer Steve Berry to perform in Find a Star 2021 final this Saturday

NEWS 18^th Oct, 2021

Coventry to host 'An Evening with Benn and Eubank' - Boxing legends to discuss their fights, careers and rivalry

NEWS 18^th Oct, 2021

Appeal to find teenager who has gone missing from Foleshill

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2021

Teenager who went missing from Coventry has been found

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2021

Stalkers given chance to change behaviour thanks to PCC-funded project

Tribute paid to The Beat drummer Everett Morton who has passed away

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2021

Motorists quiz highways bosses over M42 junction 6 works