Coventry Telegraph
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 08:17:17 +0000Take That's Gary Barlow says second night in Coventry was like a childhood 'dream'
The band performed to over 30,000 people at the CBS Arena on Friday
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 07:47:00 +0000£500 fine for driver spotted throwing fag butt out of car window near Coventry
The act was seen by another driver and submitted to authorities
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000New nightclub among plans explored for The Elephant building next to Coventry baths
Steve Reed, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has written to Coventry City Council to approve demolition of the historic pool building, with housing development expected to follow
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000The forgotten Nuneaton shopping arcade and other town centre scenes from the 80s and 90s
It was demolished to pave the way for the Ropewalk Shopping Centre
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000Anne Hathaway's Cottage £244k conservation plan - visitors can watch work being done
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has secured £244,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a major conservation programme at Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000City's oversupply of student bedrooms prompts plan to turn them into adult HMOs
Student rooms are lying empty due to Brexit and Covid affecting international places combined with a local saturation of accommodation
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 05:29:00 +0000Drug dealer behind £15,000 'Bobby' line arrested at Birmingham Airport
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000The Coventry suburb where almost half of children are living in poverty
Thousands of children in Coventry are living in poverty according to new figures - with one area particularly badly affected
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0000New 'secret' Indian restaurant opening in Nuneaton in a place that locals love
It will be based in what was a florists in Galley Common
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000New cycle lane slammed as 'ridiculous' as Coventry faces 10 months of chaos
The Willenhall cycleway works on London Road are now scheduled to begin on 15 June 2026, aiming to improve safety and accessibility between Coventry city centre and Tollbar End
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000Most wanted man in West Midlands still missing after six years on the run
Sayed Hersi, wanted by West Midlands Police for breaching a court order, has had his mugshot viewed over 142,000 times in six years – but his whereabouts remain a complete mystery
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0000West Midlands rape victims support concerns raised as sexual assault reports rise
A report showed 51,943 violent crimes against women and girls in West Midlands but Victims Advocate Natalie Queiroz warned the 16.2% drop could mask under-reporting, as rape offences rose 4.4% and she slammed the 'appalling' non-custodial sentences h...
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000Meet the Nuneaton schoolboy whose heroic fund-raising is helping hungry kids around the world
His efforts are being highlighted as part of the UK-wide Volunteers’' Week
Sat, 6 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000The curious tale of Old Joe: The Warwickshire man who lived and died in a pig sty
He gained fame during his lifetime for the way he lived, but should more have been done?
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 21:06:52 +0000Fury in France as missing girl found dead and 'rapist' known to police is arrested
President Macron said the case shows there are "cracks" in the French justice system
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 20:16:03 +0000Take That support act The Script announce top secret Coventry gig tonight
The band will play an intimate show at a city pub
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 17:59:32 +0000Fordingbridge rape boys spared jail despite being deemed 'high risk of serious harm'
Judge Nicholas Rowland's full sentencing remarks have been released after three teenage boys convicted of raping two girls in Fordingbridge were spared jail – with their sentences now referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentenc...
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 17:26:17 +0000Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow shares Alzheimer's diagnosis to raise awareness
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow, 79, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and has decided to speak out to raise awareness of the condition, which affects around a million people in the UK
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 16:23:20 +0000Leamington Spa hit-and-run leaves pedestrian seriously injured
Ben Kew said his dad is facing surgery and said he hopes the driver responsible can be brought to justice
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 16:02:42 +0000Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies aged 72
Actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died aged 72, his daughters said in a statement
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 16:02:20 +0000Coventry prisoner who had three weeks left to serve escaped in 'act of madness'
Simon Galloway fled from HMP Sudbury
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:57:43 +0000Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch calls for 'white lives matter too' statement
George Finch, the Reform UK leader of Warwickshire County Council, has called on chief executive Monica Fogarty to issue a statement making clear that "white lives matter too" following the Southampton murder of Henry Nowak
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 14:42:35 +0000Coventry lollipop man injured after being hit by car as parents told to 'drive carefully'
He was found injured on Aldermans Green Road. Parents have now been reminded to 'drive carefully'
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 13:57:49 +0000Distressed locals at 'breaking point' over more foul sewage flooding their Nuneaton gardens
They claim Severn Trent said the issue was resolved
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 13:53:35 +0000Coventry council urges union to respond to offer over equal pay talks
The local authority issued a statement denying claims that talks have collapsed and says it is committed to finding a resolution