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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as Midlands car manufacturer bids to save £1.7bn
Britain's biggest carmaker has opened its voluntary redundancy programme as JLR seeks to save some £1.7 billion amid rising costs, Trump tariffs and falling sales
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Mum almost dies after post-birth care delays lead to sepsis and perforated bowel
Natalie Chubb, 37, needed emergency surgery just days after welcoming her second child into the world following delays in responding to scan results showing serious bowel complications
Coventry fly-tipping up 40% as council vows to 'go harder and heavier' on offenders
Fly-tipping in Coventry has risen 40 per cent above pre-Covid levels, with just three per cent of cases leading to enforcement or prosecution. The city council has pledged to ramp up CCTV, introduce ward-based enforcement officers and take tougher legal action against culprits.
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Coventry drink driver on wrong side of road left pedestrian with life-changing injuries
Hashim Nuurmuuse was behind the wheel of a silver Mercedes A Class on Sky Blue heading into the city centre when he drove over the central reservation and onto the wrong side of the dual carriageway, hitting a man on a pedestrian crossing
Council plans to buy fire-damaged Grade II listed Three Tuns pub in Alcester
The Three Tuns on Alcester High Street has remained unrestored since fire devastated the Grade II listed building in April 2021
Coventry potholes boss warns 'winter is coming' as roads team praised for 'fantastic job'
The council has also warned that it faces funding cuts for highways maintenance in future years and that could mean less maintenance is carried out
Coventry teachers you may have forgotten in pictures from 1978 to 2016
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FOOTBALL - Coventry City start with three centre-backs in tactical switch for Manchester City trip
The Sky Blues hand a first start to Ethan Pinnock with fellow centre-backs Bobby Thomas and Aurele Amenda also included in the starting line-up.
Coventry named most affordable place to buy a house in the West Midlands despite £226,000 average price
A new report has set out the average cost of buying and renting properties across the West Midlands, revealing Coventry has the most favourable house price to wage ratio in the region
Demolition begins on Coventry Silent Witness flats at to make way for retirement housing
Three blocks of flats in Coventry are being knocked down to make way for 50 affordable retirement homes, with machinery now on site at Ferrers Close tearing down the 99-flat development.
Coventry monument artist Simon Evans whose police sketch helped convict rapist
Simon Evans, the Coventry University student who created the beloved Bucephalus horse sculpture on Greyfriars Green, later became a police officer whose artist's impression played a crucial role in securing the rape conviction of Brian Robin Dalby
Driving around Coventry village is 'like playing Pac-Man' thanks to problem bridge
It has been described as a major 'pinch point' by one resident
Angela Rayner's department accused of breaching code over deleted Islamophobia documents - NATIONAL NEWS
Rayner's department has been accused of breaching the Ministerial Code, after evidence used to draft a new government definition of Islamophobia was deleted...
Region's bus operator helping drivers prevent violence against women and girls
Stagecoach Midlands is one of just six operating companies nationally that has introduced new training to make local buses safer
Birmingham City Council Faces Criticism Over £2.6m Cost of Removing Street Flags - NATIONAL NEWS
Bankrupt Birmingham City Council is facing scrutiny after confirming that removing British flags installed on lamp posts across the city is expected to cost...
Drivers Warned Over Rise in Car Insurance Scams
Motorists are being urged to stay alert, as experts warn of a sharp rise in car insurance fraud, ranging from staged collisions to fake insurance policies sold
Bodycam footage captures moment Coventry murder plot gang members arrested
Four men were jailed at Warwick Crown Court on Friday (September 4)
Sudanese asylum seeker put boy in chokehold during 'terrifying' robbery in Coventry
Masoud Suleman was previously convicted of two serious sexual assaults near the Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry and Warwickshire criminals jailed in August including murderers
A round-up of criminals jailed across Coventry and Warwickshire in August 2026, including murderers, drug dealers, and dangerous drivers
Calls for new city centre rules to 'start right now' as readers share 'reckless' behaviour
The new City Centre Public Spaces Protection Order has been unanimously approved by Coventry city council's Cabinet