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Coventry buses set to be among first in West Midlands to move into public ownership

Coventry is set to be one of the first areas in the West Midlands to have its bus network brought under public control, as part of Mayor Richard Parker's sweeping franchising overhaul, with operations expected to launch by late 2027.

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Work begins on new Coventry Volvo centre as car firm says move is 'significant investment'

The new facility has been pre-let to Volvo Group, which recently announced a £24 million investment in the site to create a new Regional Distribution Centre serving the UK and Ireland

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Full list of 72 sites indentified as grey belt - including those on Coventry's doorstep

The 72 sites listed for potential development - is your area on the list?

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New 14-bed mental health service set to open in Coventry

A 14-bed specialist mental health rehabilitation residential care service is set to open at Hawkesbury Lodge in Coventry in October 2026, aiming to provide adults with complex mental health needs across Coventry and Warwickshire with specialist support closer to home

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Dolars Aleksanders charged over death of Keaton Slater in Coventry

Aleksanders was flown into the UK yesterday (August 5)

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Driver 'demolishes' road sign on notorious Coventry bend

Police were called to Harnall Lane East yesterday morning (August 4)

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Tastebuds tingling ahead of A Taste of Leamington

This year's Leamington Rotary Club charity fundraiser takes place on Tuesday September 15.

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Pioneering Coventry miscarriage clinic closes permanently after 14 years

The Implantation Research Clinic, based at University Hospital Coventry, has closed permanently

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ICE HOCKEY - Coventry Blaze sign Canadian forward Ryan Richardson

Richardson joins the Blaze from Greensboro Gargoyles of the ECHL where he played 61 games, scoring 12 goals and adding six assists for 18 points.

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The iconic piece of Coventry artwork saved from City Centre South bulldozers

The Three Tuns mural now stands alone amid the demolition of large swathes of the city centre for the huge regeneration project. We've taken a look at what will happen to it now

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Nuneaton family left devastated after student found dead in Manchester

Matthew Buckwell Kalyango had been studying an aerospace engineering master's course at the University of Leeds. His family have described his death as a 'strange mystery' and are awaiting the results of an inquest

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Free school meals Coventry: What Universal Credit families need to know

Thousands more Coventry families are expected to qualify for free school meals from September 2026 as the government expands Universal Credit eligibility. But not all families will receive the same benefits — here's what you need to know about the two new categories and the Holiday Activity and Fo...

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Teenage boy seriously injured after bike crash in Coventry

He was found badly injured at the junction of Rotherham Road and Lythalls Lane

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Britain's Vegetables Set to Shrink and Cost More as Drought Grips Farms - NATIONAL NEWS

Britain's farmers are warning that this year's harvest could be the worst in living memory, with the driest conditions in nearly two centuries pushing supermark

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FOOTBALL - Coventry City agree club-record £26m deal to sign Ghana international Caleb Yirenkyi

According to Sky Sports News, Nordsjaelland have given Yirenkyi permission to travel to Coventry to finalise the transfer.

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Joe Wicks to join Coventry parkrun this weekend

The celebrity fitness coach will join participants of all ages and abilities at War Memorial Park on Saturday (August 8) from 9am

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ICE HOCKEY - Coventry Blaze sign Canadian centre Colby MacArthur

The 24-year-old experienced his first taste of professional hockey with the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks last term.