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Warwickshire County Council makes its services more accessible for deaf people

The council is working in partnership with Convo who provide a video relay service that connects BSL users with hearing people via a qualified interpreter.

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Children's hospice volunteer who 'doesn't run' takes on London Marathon

A SELF-PROCLAIMED 'non-runner' is limbering up ready to take on the London Marathon tomorrow (Sunday).

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Coventry student shares 'surreal' moment she captured Sky Blues title win

Coventry University student Jess Pearson has been taking matchday photos for the club this season

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Police 'growing increasingly concerned' for man missing for two weeks

Anyone who sees him is asked to call 999 immediately

The Coventry Observer

Sights and sounds of the classics

Starting at Stratford Garden Centre the untimed 126-mile tour runs through the scenic counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the Cotswolds.

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Coventry City Council say all money will go to the club as promotion event tickets go on sale

A huge celebration is set to be held around the city next month

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Watch as 'cowardly' bag snatcher targets elderly woman in Coventry

Lewis Phillips targeted two OAPs in Coventry

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Cowardly thief jailed after violently robbing two elderly women in Coventry

Lewis Phillips was jailed at Warwick Crown Court

The Coventry Observer

Mary Mumvuri MBE appointed new CEO of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Mary has been Chief Nursing Officer at the Trust since 2022 and acting CEO since August 2025

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'We just wanted safer roads after our Sky Blues-loving son died in a hit-and-run'

Louise and Clint Slater campaigned for a 20mph speed limit on Radford Road

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Pavement parking to be banned in street where bin lorries blocked

The road is reduced to a single lane by parking on both sides so cars that meet are forced into dangerous reversing manoeuvres

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'I just want it back' - mystery of artwork that was stolen in Coventry 30 years ago

Derek White was studying art in the city when his work was pinched from an exhibition

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Drink tsar objects to alcohol licence in area with 'highest need'

A public health official is calling for Solihull Council to refuse a Chelmsley Wood shop's bid to extend its alcohol sales hours, citing the area's highest levels of alcohol treatment need and anti-social behaviour

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Coventry woman diagnosed with same cancer as her brother says she 'needs answers'

Janet Bloomfield believes the illness is linked to the job her father had in Coventry

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Change approved at Coventry McDonalds that everyone will notice

Plans were submitted to Coventry City Council

The Coventry Observer

Hay fever season in the UK lengthens as climate patterns shift

Millions of people across the UK are facing longer and more intense hay fever seasons, with new research suggesting symptoms can now last up to two weeks longer

The Coventry Observer

Friendly Warwickshire group donate to the Stroke Association

Friendship group Heart of England Oddfellows raised the cash over the past 12 months.

The Coventry Observer

Respected long-serving county councillor steps down as party group leader

Coun Jerry Roodhouse has announced that he is standing down as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at the council, with Coun Sarah Boad elected to succeed him

Coventry Live - Coventry News

Arson probe after van set on fire in Coventry

It happened on Wyken Grange Road

The Coventry Observer

Hundreds of Coventrians sought debt help last year - with figure predicted to rise

Government figures have revealed that 827 people in debt in Coventry entered into the Breathing Space scheme in 2025