Coventry Telegraph

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:48:12 +0000
Coventry shop 'sold beer and cigarettes to an 11-year-old boy'
My Local Mini Market on St James Lane could lose its licence after Trading Standards found illegal tobacco and alleged underage sales to an 11-year-old. A meeting will be held to discuss the store's future today (Monday)

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:38:13 +0000
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor can take police to court over his arrest
The former prince's legal team will take part in a hearing at the High Court, as his legal troubles rumble on

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 06:25:29 +0000
Yellow signs warn of Nuneaton town centre road closure for 'come-back' event
It has not been held for nine years

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 06:20:52 +0000
New 'multiple sightings of Catfoot' as Beast of Binley Woods seen 'darting around'
It has its own nickname

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000
'Save the green belt' plea as 700 Coventry campaigners battle to stop industrial development
More land is set to be removed from the green belt so it can be used to meet employment targets

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Nuneaton mum claims disabled children ended up ill due to cold swimming pool
But the council has said it is at regulation temperature and it would cost a whopping £7,000 to heat it up

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Coventry balaclava ban urged to stop 'sinister' city centre riders causing alarm
Campaigners say masked cyclists are creating an "oppressive" presence in the shopping precincts and want all face coverings banned quickly

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
All the Coventry road closures you need to know about this week
There are a number to keep an eye out for

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
Final decision looms on homes plan for former Coventry EON HQ amid outcry
There have been objections and a petition submitted to the city council

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000
'Terms agreed' for Nuneaton food hall but council tight-lipped on 'national name'
It comes as a planning application has to be approved for extra works

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 03:59:00 +0000
Paralysed man living in dad's garage says he cannot access a toilet or shower
John Bonsor, 38, says he cannot access a toilet or shower while living in his dad's converted garage in Bedworth. He is awaiting adaptations to a home he has bought; the council says officers and contractors have visited and adaptation proposals are ...

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Warwickshire SEND respite care gaps risk crisis, parent warns
Warwickshire parent carer Elissa Novak has warned in a written statement that gaps in overnight respite care could push families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into crisis. Joint scrutiny of respite provision is sc...

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 17:01:54 +0000
Crime gang transported £30 million of cash to Dubai in suitcases
Heather Jeffrey, 58, and her daughter Lamara Noel, 34, were part of a network that smuggled almost £30 million out of the UK to the United Arab Emirates

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000
4,000 homes masterplan fears 'This has been going on for nearly 20 years'
Coventry Live readers have raised traffic and green belt concerns over the King's Hill masterplan at Stoneleigh, between Kenilworth and Finham on Coventry's outskirts

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
Coventry's cheapest street in sale-price analysis averaged £50,000
A road in Aldermans Green recorded two property sales at £50,000 each, ranking lowest among Coventry streets with at least two sales in the three-year period analysed by Brickview.ai using Land Registry data. With only two to four sales per street i...

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 15:51:08 +0000
Reason you'll see a lot of green in Coventry market's £1.25m make-over
The outside of the historic market will be changed first and the colour chosen is for a special reason

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 14:05:49 +0000
'Trainee shaman' had drugs from Peru 'medicine man' posted to his Midland home
Border Force officers at Coventry's now-closed airport intercepted packages

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 13:52:59 +0000
Full Reform statement on Nuneaton and Bedworth council's 'housing scandal'
The government's Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has said that there are 'serious failings' within council housing

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 13:34:48 +0000
Urgent 'call 999' plea for missing Coventry man last seen more than a week ago
The 27-year-old still has not been found

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 13:04:21 +0000
Major Warwickshire landfill blaze as locals urged 'close doors and windows'
Firefighters have warned there will be 'there all day'

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000
Warwickshire SEND transport delays explained as frustrated parents left without provision
Councillors from three different groups highlighted complaints from frustrated parents who filed applications five months ago only for delays to leave them without home-to-school transport provision from the start of the new school year in September

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Batman fans at Coventry's lost Theatre One Cinema in 1989 - fabulous archive pictures
Fans queued at Coventry's Theatre One Cinema on Ford Street to see Tim Burton's Batman in 1989, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. The cinema was demolished in 2014 for student flats.

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Coventry Very Light Rail: Council starts planning first route
Coventry City Council says it is starting to develop the first Very Light Rail route and its business case. A December update is expected on the Mile Lane demonstrator, the regional funding settlement and the business case work plan.

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Changes proposed to Nuneaton and Bedworth 'bans' from face coverings to street drinking
There are a number of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in place

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0000
Rise in yob behaviour in these two Coventry areas as they become 'top focus'
It comes as the Hillfields have reported 31 arrests in the past month

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