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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.

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New CCTV image as police probe Coventry pub attack that left man with life-changing injuries

It happened in Holbrooks earlier this year

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Mum's heartbreaking plea 17 years after son was 'killed over drugs debt'

Jesse Prior was attacked and killed on the Warwickshire border in 2009. Five men - including three from Coventry - were subsequently jailed in connection with his death, but Jesse's body has never been found

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Coventry finance chief warns of 'dark tunnel' amid £10m flytipping pledge

Cllr Richard Brown said the council is investing almost £10m to tackle flytipping and antisocial behaviour, despite ongoing financial pressures

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Coventry doctor suspended after showing colleague explicit video

He has been suspended from practising medicine for six months

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FOOTBALL - Coventry City held to draw by West Bromwich Albion in behind-closed-doors friendly

Tchaouna but Coventry ahead at the Hawthorns against the Championship side only for Jimmy-Jay Morgan to draw the Baggies level.

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More rain forecast for Coventry as relieved firefighters make 'rain dance' joke

It has been an incredibly dry summer so far

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Celebrating and protesting at Warwickshire Pride

The annual celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBTQ+) life and culture returns to the Pump Room Gardens in Leamington on Saturday August 22.

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New plans unveiled for one of Coventry's best-performing state schools

Eden Girls School - regarded as one of the best in Coventry - wants to create a new facility for its students

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Family run down M6 with suitcases to catch Birmingham Airport Lanzarote flight

Kaiya Brown, her husband and their two young children faced missing their flight to Lanzarote after a crash sparked gridlock on the M6

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Green belt land on Coventry's doorstep among sites flagged for potential development

Green belt land bordering Coventry is among more than 70 sites identified as potential grey belt land as part of an emerging local plan

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West Midlands Police update most wanted list: 'Do not approach' suspects

West Midlands Police have updated their most wanted list with new suspects allegedly sought in connection with serious crimes including robbery, threats to kill, serious assault, burglary and controlling and coercive behaviour. The public has been urged to call 999 if they spot any of the suspects â...

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Smiling thug left man needing surgery after 'frenzied' bottle attack in Coventry

Hussein Dahir was jailed at Warwick Crown Court

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Coventry families left 'heartbroken' as thieves target graves and steal treasured items

One mum said her late daughter's grave was targeted twice in the space of 48 hours, with treasured ornaments and keepsakes stolen

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Burnham Jets Off on Holiday Just a Fortnight Into Premiership, Sparking Political Row - NATIONAL NEWS

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has left for an overseas family holiday barely two weeks after entering Downing Street, prompting sharp criticism.

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Three gunmen jailed after police find firearms in parked car

Last November, police found two shotguns and two handguns in a Vauxhall Corsa which was parked on a driveway in Wappenbury Road

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Man charged after businesses targeted in spate of Coventry burglaries

It comes after a number of incidents across the last two months

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Man avoids jail for sending threatening emails to Reform UK MP Suella Braverman

Jagjivan Ram, 65, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Malicious Communications Act, having sent two messages to former home secretary Suella Braverman during the summer of 2024, including a reference to lynching which left her "very upset and disturbed"