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FOOTBALL - Kevin Phillips urges Coventry City to make move for striker Troy Parrott

Parrott scored 31 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions for AZ this season.

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Thousands Hit the Streets for Coventry Running Festival 2026

Those taking part in the event, featuring both a half-marathon and 10K race, were greeted by sunshine and a cool breeze.

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Coventry watch thief jailed after £62k crime spree dubbed 'most prolific in UK'

Paul Hughes was jailed for two years today (June 18)

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Coventry Households Are Taking a More Practical Approach to Everyday Spending

Instead, it is shaped by a continuous flow of smaller, everyday costs: groceries, commuting, school-related activities, household items and occasional meals out.

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Reform councillor slammed for claiming Pride movement “hijacked by groomers and mentally ill men”

Warwickshire Pride has accused Coun Wayne Briggs, a cabinet member of Warwickshire County Council’s Reform UK administration, of hate speech

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Red Cross urges households to switch off heating as temperatures set to soar - NATIONAL NEWS

The British Red Cross is urging people to take steps to keep cool as temperatures are forecast to rise sharply across parts of England this weekend.

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Rising music stars set for bigger stages after wowing at Coventry Arena

Rising teenage music stars are set to take their first steps onto bigger stages after shining at an open mic night at Coventry Building Society Arena

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COMMENT: England Have Done It Again... They've Made Us Believe

Is anyone else feeling it? That dangerous, unmistakable, medically inadvisable little glimmer of hope?

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Five day long yellow heat alert triggered for Coventry and Warwickshire

It comes into force today

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Council investigating after 30 'dirty' mattresses illegally dumped in Coventry

Councillor Jennifer Wells said the fly-tipping was 'shocking'

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Makerfield Goes To The Polls In By-Election That Could Shape Labour's Future - NATIONAL NEWS

While by-elections are often local affairs, the contest in Makerfield has attracted national attention because of what is at stake for both the Labour Party...

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Moment callous Coventry conman tricks OAP into giving him £18k and says 'knows what she is doing'

Charlie Lee was part of a group that conned elderly victims out of more than £880,000

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FOOTBALL - Coventry City's Brandon Thomas-Asante stars for Ghana in World Cup victory against Panama

The Coventry City forward teed up Caleb Yirenkyi for a 95th-minute winner in the Group L match which took place in Toronto, Canada.

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Trump Brokers Iran Peace Deal as Strait of Hormuz Reopens - NATIONAL NEWS

Donald Trump has secured a major diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East after a peace agreement between the United States and Iran...

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Coventry shopping parade could soon see two new blocks of flats

There would be 21 flats in total

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'Selfless' Coventry police volunteer awarded British Empire Medal

Special Constable Hitesh Mehta has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his dedication towards helping and protecting others as a volunteer officer

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Coventry's weather map turns red with 29C amid UK heatwave conditions

Temperatures are forecast 'well above the June average.'

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Coventry family urges Keaton hit-and-run suspect to 'do the right thing'

Keaton Slater died in a hit-and-run on Radford Road in June 2024

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City centre faces tough new crackdown on antisocial behaviour

The Public Spaces Protection Order is expiring later this year and is set to be revised with additional powers to tackle any behaviour that causes harassment, alarm, or distress

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Community event for loved Coventry dad who died at just 39

Satinder Sandhu died in December 2025 at the age of just 39