Coventry Telegraph
SCHOOL CROSSING PATROLS HIT BY CARS
TWO school crossing patrols have been hit by cars in Coventry in just three months. Both incidents took place within a matter of weeks with the latest earlier this month when a school crossing patrol was hit from behind by a car on Alderman’s Green...
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CHANCE TO HELP REBUILD PRIDE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
will get £20 million over the next decade as part of the government’s Pride in Place Scheme - and residents have a real opportunity to decide how the money will be used. The government funds will come in £2 million instalments every year and it is...
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MOTOFEST PROMISES ‘FULL-FAT’ RETURN
THE organisers of Motofest have promised more details on the 2027 return of the iconic Coventry event within just weeks. Thousands of people flocked to the city centre to take in classic cars, street performance and live music when the popular event...
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COV BATHS SITE HAS ‘BRIGHT FUTURE’
THE firm behind the redevelopment of Coventry swimming baths has said the site has a ‘bright future.’ Coventry City Council has been working with Redford Developments to find new occupiers or repurpose the Fairfax Street site since it became vacant in...
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WHAT NOW FOR COV AIRPORT?
closure of Coventry Airport after 90 years has left many questions about what exactly will happen to the land, who’ll move in there and when. The airport officially ended all flight operations on May 9, before formally shutting down on June 11,...
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HOMES GO-AHEAD ON HISTORIC FACTORY SITE
THE go-ahead has been given for up to 250 homes to be built on the site of Britain’s first car factory at Sandy Lane Business Park in Coventry. Most of the existing buildings on the land in Radford ward, between Electric Wharf, Coventry Canal and...
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Residents voice concerns over garage demolition bid
News Reporter NUNEATON is mourning the loss of one of its most well-known and big hearted characters. Mick Emanuele may not have been born in Nuneaton but he took the town, its people and good causes close to his heart like family. From the early...
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HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS STOPPED IN CRACKDOWN
HUNDREDS of motorists were stopped across Coventry and Warwickshire as part of a major crackdown on dangerous driving. Police were deployed across the region over the weekend. Officers from WMP Traffic worked with Coventry Police and Warwickshire...
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SPEED LIMIT SET TO BE EXTENDED ON CITY ROAD
A 30MPH speed limit is set to be extended on a main Coventry route to ‘improve safety.’ It is also in conjunction with the Coundon Cycle scheme, which links the city centre to the surrounding area. The city council has unveiled a new Traffic...
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HOUSING LIKELY FOR COVENTRY POOL SITE
A HOUSING scheme is the most likely option to replace Coventry’s former Olympic swimming pool when it’s reduced to rubble. And adjoining leisure centre The Elephant could also be doomed to demolition if no business agrees to take it on. That’s...
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Three month long work to start on Cov’s VLR system
A WARNING has been issued as three month long Coventry VLR work was due to start. Mile Lane has been closed at its junction with the IRR Quinton Road Roundabout and continuing to its junction with Thomas Landsail Street. A new traffic order explains...
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ANGER AT PARKING NEAR SCHOOL
RESIDENTS’ complaints of inconsiderate and illegal parking by parents taking their children to and from a local school are to be investigated further by Coventry City Council. A petition of 145 signatures has called for action to tackle parking and...
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Major live events bring in millions to local economy
MAJOR live events at Coventry Building Society Arena brought in more than £3 million to the local economy last year, as the venue prepares to host over 100,000 Take That fans this week. The stadium, celebrating its 20th anniversary, contributed more...
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Family tell of their heartbreak after death of teenager
TRIBUTES have been paid to a young girl who died in Warwickshire. Lillianna Tomlinson was found dead near Kingsbury Water Park on Bank Holiday Monday (May 25). Emergency services were called to the River Tame on Bodymoor Heath Lane in Kingsbury just...
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West Mids knife crime falls by over 1,000 offences
KNIFE crime across the West Midlands has fallen by more than 1,000 offences over the past two years. Data presented to the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) Accountability and Governance Board revealed that knife crime offences have...
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TEENAGE GIRL FOUND DEAD IN WATER AT COUNTRY PARK
THE father of a girl who died in water at a Midland beauty spot was “frantically” running alongside the lake after she vanished, a witness said. The teenager’s body was found at Kingsbury Water Park on Bank Holiday Monday. Specialist police teams, a...
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COV HOME TO OVER 3,000 ASYLUM SEEKERS
COVENTRY is home to more than 3,000 asylum seekers, official figures show, as net migration reaches its lowest levels since 2012. Nationally, the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has fallen to its lowest on record, while the number of...
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Funding package to boost housing in West Midlands
A NEAR-£4 billion funding package has been unveiled to accelerate regeneration and deliver more homes across the West Midlands. Regional mayor Richard Parker said the £3.8 billion West Midlands Future Fund would provide the means to unlock significant...
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CITY TOWER BLOCKS TO BE DEMOLISHED
HUNDREDS of residents will be rehoused after it was announced three Coventry tower blocks would be demolished. Hillfields House, Douglas House and Paul Stacey House, all in Hillfields, will face the bulldozers as part of what Citizen Housing calls ‘a...
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HUNDREDS OF STOP SEARCHES IN KNIFE CRIME CRACKDOWN
A SPECIALIST weapons squad made 12 arrests across the Coventry area in just a month. The Guardian Taskforce team made the arrests across Coventry and Solihull in April for multiple offences. The aim of the squad is to tackle knife crime and youth...
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HOMES PLAN TO ‘TRANSFORM’ AREA OF COVENTRY
A MASTERPLAN has been unveiled for new homes to be built on the former EON HQ in Coventry. It would see 100 homes, along with a children’s play area and public green space built at Westwood Business Park. The site has stood empty since EON moved to...
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17-BED HMO APPROVED FOR OLD HOTEL AND PUB
A COVENTRY pub is to reopen with the addition of a restaurant on the ground floor and a large HMO on the upper floors. The city council says the idea of a 17-bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) on the rundown site is “acceptable.” The Grapes pub...
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Former councillor reveals hopes of becoming an MP
A SENIOR Coventry councillor who lost his seat in last week’s local elections has spoken of his hopes of becoming an MP. Jim O’boyle has served as a Coventry City councillor since 2007 and most recently served as the Cabinet member for jobs,...
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MAN SHOT IN CHEST FIGHTS FOR LIFE
POLICE have arrested three men following a shooting in Coventry that left two men seriously injured. Robert Mountford Way and James Green Road in Tile Hill were cordoned off following the incident on Wednesday evening. Medics were dispatched to the...
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FAMILY FLEE HOME AFTER FIRE HORROR
A MUM has told of her devastation after her new kitchen was destroyed in a fire at her Midlands home. Billie-jo Osborne had just finished renovations at her home in Coventry when the blaze broke out on April 23. The 25-year-old had been vacuuming the...
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‘WE MUST DO BETTER’ SAYS MP AFTER ELECTIONS
A COVENTRY MP has pledged to ‘win back people’s trust’ after a ‘disappointing’ local elections result in the city. Labour lost control of Coventry City Council for the first time since 2010 in last week’s local elections. While still the biggest party...
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BROTHERS WHO STOLE £8K CASH AND GOLD LOCKED UP
TWO brothers who broke into a Coventry home and stole cash and gold jewellery have been jailed. Patrick and Gerry Connors took more than £8,000 worth of valuables from the property in Earlsdon. Patrick and Gerry, both of Dovecote Drive, Nuneaton,...
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NEW PLANS FOR FLATS FEATURED IN TV CRIME DRAMA
A MASTERPLAN of what will replace an iconic block of flats in Tile Hill has been revealed. The Ferrers Close residential tower was immortalised in an episode of Silent Witness. Their demolition has long been on the cards after they were branded ‘not...
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‘SLOW PROGRESS’ GETTING JUSTICE FOR TRAGIC KEATON
A COVENTRY mum says she ‘feels like her son is crying’ whenever it rains as she continues to fight for justice. Keaton Slater was killed in a hitand-run on Radford Road nearly two years ago. Young Sky Blues fan Keaton died on June 14, 2024, after...
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HUGE RISE IN DOG ATTACKS ACROSS THE REGION
MORE than 500 dog attacks were reported in Warwickshire in 2025 more than one a day. The figures are an astonishing 181 per cent rise since before the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, just 178 dog attacks were reported. Figures for Coventry alone are...
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FEARS OVER COV MARKET DEVELOPMENT
COVENTRY Market traders say the city council’s redevelopment plans are “too minimal” and are taking far too long to happen. There has also been some worry and confusion among stallholders after the latest news that the council will be officially...
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THE DAY CITY WILL NEVER FORGET
IT’S the indie anthem that Coventry City fans have made their own - and none more so than at Coventry City’s victory celebration that saw 50,000 fans singing along with local band The Enemy at the War Memorial Park. These were the scenes at the...
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LET’S GET THE SKY BLUE PARTY STARTED!
TRIBUTES have been paid to the late Coventry man who drove Coventry City’s heroic 1987 FA Cup winning team on an open top bus parade through the streets of the city. Barry Mapperson worked at the Coventry Transport Museum for nearly thirty years and...
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MAJOR OP UNDERWAY FOR DAY OF CELEBRATION
IT has been confirmed that there will be high visibility policing at the Coventry City promotion celebration. An open top bus parade is due to start at the CBS Arena at 1pm, making its way through the city’s streets to Hearsall Common. West Midlands...
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NEW PARKING RULES FOR 42 COV STREETS
NEW parking rules are to be introduced in 42 streets in Coventry. Coventry City Council has approved the changes for dozens of locations. The wards affected are Bablake, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Foleshill, Henley, Holbrook, Longford, Lower Stoke,...
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AIRPORT’S £2.5bn PLAN TAKES BIG STEP FORWARD
COVENTRY Airport’s new £2.5 billion Greenpower Park is to keep the city ‘on the cutting edge of innovation’ after winning approval in a major step forward that’s set to deliver up to 6,000 jobs. Detailed planning permission has been granted by Warwick...
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KEATON’S FAMILY WELCOME ROAD SAFETY CHANGES
A GRIEVING family has welcomed long-awaited safety measures after their son died in a hit-and-run on a busy Coventry road. Louise and Clint Slater say they feel relieved that steps are being taken to improve safety in Radford, where their son Keaton...
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PLANS ALL SET TO TURN THE CITY SKY BLUE
THE route for Coventry City’s open top bus parade has been revealed by the club. Part of the WE ARE BACK: LIVE celebrations, the route has been designed “to reach deep into the community”. In partnership with Coventry City Council, the whole of...
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PARKING BAN PLANNED NEAR STADIUM
PARKING is set to be banned on streets next to Coventry’s CBS Arena under new proposals being drawn up by the city council. The authority has scrapped an earlier plan that would have stopped all parking on Judd’s Lane and Rowley’s Green Lane as well...
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COUNCIL TO TACKLE PROBLEM PARKING
COVENTRY City Council is to ‘review’ city streets hit by persistent parking abuse. There are ongoing issues with residents taking disabled spaces provided for householders with mobility issues. A meeting of the Cabinet Member for City Services agreed...
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CALL TO CLEAR ‘BLOCKED’ WOOD PATHS
CONCERNS have been raised over ‘blocked, overgrown and unsafe’ access to treasured woods in Coventry. Campaigners say that the state of the paths within the ancient Ten Shilling Wood and Park Wood in Canley means some people simply cannot access them...
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ABANDONED PETS CRISIS LEADS TO PLEA
nation’s largest animal welfare charity has called on families to think about rehoming a pet after disclosing that its rescue centres were “overwhelmed”. The RSPCA revealed that a significant increase in mass abandonments - cases involving ten or more...
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HUGE BOOST FOR COV AS CITY BUZZING
COVENTRY City Council has issued a message to the Sky Blues after their long-awaited return to the Premier League was confirmed. Promotion to the top flight was sealed with a 1-1 draw against Blackburn on Friday (April 17). Councillors described the...
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DUMPED ON THE STREET
AN angry resident is pleading with others to take their household waste to the tip after the same spot was subjected to flytipping within a week. Photos shared with us show discarded settees, mattresses and other items strewn across a street in the...
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GOING UP!
Coventry City fan John Mullaney held up a home made banner on a scrap of wallpaper proclaiming “We’ll be back!” when relegation was confirmed at Villa Park in 2001, it ended 34 years of top flight football. Few envisaged it would take a quarter of a...
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MISUSE OF DISABLED PARKING SPACE ANGER
A ROW has erupted over the misuse of disabled parking spaces in Coventry streets, with calls for penalties to be imposed. A petition with 125 signatures has asked Coventry City Council to introduce waiting restrictions on the bays and issue fines to...
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20MPH SPEED*JUST LIMIT ZONE TRIAL TO START
A NEW 20mph ‘speed limit zone’ trial is set to hit four streets in Coventry in just days. It will see the speed limit changed for parts of Bush Close, Loder Close Shepherd Close and Jardine Crescent. It is set to come into force on Thursday, April 16...
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CONCERNS OVER CITY STUDENT HOMES
COVENTRY City Council has admitted there is an “oversupply” of student accommodation in the city centre. Officers looked at complaints from residents about too many student blocks dominating the city as councillors considered a new scheme that will...
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POLICE TARGET ‘HIGH LEVELS OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR’
‘HIGH levels of anti-social behaviour’ had led to action in these four areas in Coventry. The Stoke and Wyken Policing Team has reported that targeted activity is underway in four parts of their patch. “We are continuing our targeted guardian patrols...
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RESIDENTS HIT OUT AT ‘DANGEROUS’ PAVEMENTS
LOCALS who live in nine streets around Coventry say they fear ‘poor quality and dangerous’ pavements. They say that the poor condition of the public paths are causing difficulties for residents of all ages. This includes the elderly, the very young...
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Five new speed camera locations on major routes
CAMERAS targeting speeding drivers in Coventry are set to be installed, with the locations now confirmed. Areas included in the new traffic scheme are the A444, Hawkesbury and Eastern Green. We previously reported that a number of city roads would be...
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THOUSANDS OF CITY DRIVERS HIT BY FINES
MORE than half a million fines have been dished out to drivers for bus lanes, parking and unsafe driving in Coventry. That is according to latest figures that show a breakdown of all of the penalty notices that have been given out since 2019. It...
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MORE CCTV CAMERAS PLAN FOR CITY ROUTE
more CCTV cameras could be installed along Coventry city centre’s ‘red route.’ A bid has been made to pay for the new cameras in the areas where parking, stopping and loading is banned at all times. Only taxis, Blue Badge holders, and emergency...
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‘SIGNIFICANT’ ENQUIRIES OVER COV GIGAFACTORY
THE Coventry Gigapark is set to be a ‘national player’ with ‘significant’ numbers of enquiries already coming through to those behind it. The comments were made at a meeting of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee as...
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YOU SPEAK OUT OVER SPEED CAMERA PLAN
READERS have had a mixed response to the news that several new speed cameras are set to be installed on key routes in Coventry. Councillors say the move is aimed at improving road safety, which they describe as a top priority. We asked the council...
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Cov man found guilty of manslaughter of mum
THIS is the face of a Coventry man found guilty of the manslaughter of Reanne Coulson. Mohammed Durnion ‘attacked’ the mum of two at his home and then buried her body in woodland. He has been convicted of manslaughter. Mohammed Durnion had taken...
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Indoor padel club plan for industrial estate in Coventry
INDOOR padel club plans have been revealed for a Coventry industrial estate. A proposal asks for the green light to change the use of a warehouse unit 19, Lifford Way on the Binley Industrial Estate. Under the plans, the ground floor of the warehouse...
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