Coventry Telegraph
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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CONCERN OVER NEW FOOD WASTE COLLECTION
COUNCILLORS have slammed plans for Coventry’s delayed food waste collections, predicting chaos and with hundreds of thousands of plastic caddies ending up in landfill. The roll-out across the city will be in September, five months after the...
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CALL FOR MORE CITY SPEED LIMITS
SAFETY bosses believe extending 20mph limits will help stop reckless, speeding motorists ruining lives in the West Midlands. The region’s Road Safety Commissioner, Mat Macdonald, says evidence gathered from other parts of the UK shows 20mph was the...
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PLANS TO EXPAND CITY SCHOOLS
OVERCROWDED classes should be a thing of the past for Coventry’s primary schools as education chiefs have outlined plans to expand several schools across the city. A report on the city council’s education capital programme up to 2029 will be reviewed...
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DOZENS OF DRIVERS CAUGHT OUT IN CRACKDOWN
POLICE dealt with 36 drivers for various traffic offences during a major crackdown in Coventry. Officers were recently deployed to Gallagher Retail Park on Stoney Stanton Road. Teams from Foleshill Police were joined by the Driver and Vehicle...
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THREE ARRESTS AFTER BODY FOUND IN WHEELIE BIN
News Reporter THREE people have been arrested after the body of a man was found in Coventry. He was discovered in a wheelie bin at Cash’s Park off Daimler Road. Police were called by a member of the public after the man, believed to be aged between...
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BODY FOUND IN WHEELIE BIN IN CITY PARK
POLICE have released new details about a man found dead in Coventry. His body was discovered in a wheelie bin off Daimler Road at around 5pm on Friday (March 13). Officers are working to identify the man, who was believed to be between 40 and 50...
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STRONGER SENTENCING CALL FOR CITY FLY-TIPPERS
COVENTRY City Council is backing a national effort for the urgent review of sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping. Coventry has seen a sharp rise in illegal dumping, with 6,428 incidents in just one year, fuelling calls for harsher...
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£21m PLAN TO MAKE CITY ROADS SAFER
COVENTRY City Council has unveiled plans for a significant investment of £21 million in the city’s transport infrastructure over the next two years, aiming to create safer roads, enhanced walking and cycling paths, improved public transport, and the...
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DEMOLITION OF FIRE-HIT HOTEL IS WELCOMED
AS a derelict - and controversial - former hotel is set to be knocked down to make way for housing, a Coventry MP has welcomed the move. Taiwo Owatemi, who represents Coventry North West said the site has become a ‘real source of stress and worry’ for...
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WORST AREAS FOR CHILD ASTHMA IN CITY
CHILDREN’S health experts have been urged to look at how air pollution is affecting the lives of young people. The call came from Cllr Linda Bigham, Coventry City Council’s cabinet member for adult services. Speaking at the latest Coventry City...
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WARNING OVER RISE IN CAR PARK THEFTS
A WARNING has been issued to all drivers amid a rise in thefts from Coventry city centre car park. St Michael’s team officers say that there has been a rise in incidents at Lower Ford Street car park. Cars and vehicles parked in the car park have...
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WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE
not going anywhere!” That is the message from the Midland Air Museum just weeks before the gates are closed on the neighbouring Coventry Airport. And for the chairman of the trustees, the museum’s work is now more important than ever. Barry James has...
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Shock after NCP took £2k for airport parking
A WARWICKSHIRE taxi driver slammed NCP after a ‘costly’ mistake at Birmingham Airport cost him £2,000. Private hire driver Ian Cook visited the airport on February 16 before returning three days later for another job. The following day, Ian received...
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CITY SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS ON THE RISE
PERMANENT exclusions and school suspensions have come under the spotlight as members of Coventry City Council’s education and children’s services scrutiny board met to discuss the education performance across the city. Data presented at the meeting...
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WORST STREETS IN COV FOR DRIVING & PARKING FINES
and Warwickshire’s worst streets for driving and parking fines have been revealed. There are two roads in both areas which have become hotspots for motorists to be hit in the pocket. Hales Street/burges junction is said to be the worst in Coventry...
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CITY BEAUTY SPOT HIT BY CRIME
A COVENTRY city centre green space once known as an inner city beauty spot is a key priority for police who say it has become a hot spot of serious youth violence and antisocial behaviour (ASB). Lady Herbert Garden, nestled between Hales Street,...
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CALLS TO CRUSH VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FLY-TIPPING
COUNCILS are being urged to seize and destroy vehicles involved in flytipping. Coventry saw 6,428 fly-tipping incidents reported between April 2024 and March 2025. Guidance from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs comes as new data...
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CRIMES THAT HAPPEN MOST WHERE YOU LIVE
THE most frequent crimes on streets around Coventry have been disclosed. In-depth analysis of police crime data by Coventrylive has enabled us to identify the issues affecting every part of the city. Whilst there are infamous areas suffering from...
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CEMETERY MEMORIAL VANDALISED
are investigating an antisemitic hate crime after a memorial stone for one of Coventry’s most historic industry pioneers was defaced with a swastika. Vandals used red spray paint to deface a stone at London Road Cemetery that commemorates George...
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POLICE TACKLING PARKING ISSUES ON CITY STREET
News Reporter FED-UP locals have complained abut parking issues on a main street in Coventry. Their concerns led to Foleshill officers taking action on Red Lane. “Officers have been tackling parking issues in the area and have been patrolling Red...
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ANGER OVER DERELICT FIRE-HIT HOTEL
NEIGHBOURS of a derelict hotel which fire chiefs believe was targeted by arsonists this week, say enough is enough and want action from Coventry City Council. Plans to demolish Allesley Hotel on Birmingham Road have been with planners since...
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Bright future for Willenhall after cash help
THE Government has scrapped plans to postpone elections across 30 councils - including in Rugby this May after receiving advice from lawyers following a legal challenge from Reform UK. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed had approved proposals to...
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THOUSANDS FINED FOR TAKING KIDS ON TERM-TIME HOLIDAYS
THOUSANDS of Coventry parents have been fined for taking their children out of school. More than 3,000 fines were issued in the city last year to parents who took their children on term-time holidays. In addition, 1,716 fines were issued to parents...
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CITY ROAD WHERE POTHOLES HAVE POTHOLES
THERE are possibly a few contenders, but we think we’ve found the worst road for potholes in Coventry. Hillmorton Road is a busy stretch connecting Bell Green and Aldermans Green to Woodend - it is often used as a rat run through to Potters Green and...
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‘KIDS STREETS’ TO HELP MAKE IT SAFER WALKING TO SCHOOL
A MAJOR project to give parents the confidence and peace of mind to allow their children to safely walk to schools is set to be launched. West Midlands Active Travel Commissioner Beccy Marston and Road Safety Commissioner Mat Macdonald will deliver...
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CV POSTCODES WHERE HOUSE PRICES RISING
DATA from 2025 shows that the average house price for most CV postcodes is on the rise. While this reflects national trends, there is one area in particular where the average house price has jumped significantly. According to the Land Registry, there...
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ACTION PLAN TO BOOST TOURISM IN THE CITY
hospitality, tourism and leisure industries are joining forces to help create a new Tourism Action Plan for the city. Destination Coventry, the destination management organisation for the city, has partnered with tourism consultancy Tomorrow’s Tourism...
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TEACHERS AT COV SCHOOL SET TO STRIKE
DOZENS of ‘overwhelmed’ staff at school in Coventry are set to walk out for a week. The National Education Union (NEU) say that 40 members at Baginton Fields Academy will be taking 7 days of strike action both this month and next month. They say that...
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MORE CASH TO FIX CITY POTHOLES
funding that provides money to six councils for repairing potholes and deteriorating roads is set to be doubled. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has outlined plans to make £240 million available to Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and...
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FESTIVAL SCRAPPED DUE TO RISING COSTS
GODIVA Festival in Coventry has been scrapped for 2026. Coventry City Council announced the annual event will be ‘paused’ this year amid rising costs and industry challenges. Tom Grennan, The Enemy, and Kasabian are among the major artists who have...
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IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS SERVICES ARE STILL YEARS AWAY
BUS passengers in Coventry will have to wait years before they see any improvement to services even though Transport for West Midlands is set to take over the network. Routes across the city are currently run by National Express. A decision was taken...
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COUNCIL BUILDINGS IN £1.8M UPGRADE
SIX Coventry buildings have received major energy efficiency improvements as part of a £1.8m project. Upgrades have modernised and decarbonised key community hubs across Foleshill, Henley Green, Coundon and Bell Green. Moat House Leisure and...
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MEASLES: One in five not fully vaccinated in Coventry
than one in five Coventry children are not fully vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella by the age of five. UKHSA figures show the vaccine rate in the city - the proportion of children who have had both doses of the MMR by age five - stands at...
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MONTH-LONG ROADWORKS WARNING IN CITY
Highways bosses have warned that drivers could face delays as a major closure comes into force in Coventry this weekend. The lights along the A46 between Coventry and Tewkesbury are being upgraded with new LED lights. As a result of this, there will...
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THOUSANDS OF DOG BARKING COMPLAINTS
barking has sparked thousands of complaints to Coventry City Council over the past five years. Nearly 2,000 reports have been logged since 2020, highlighting an ongoing noise nuisance in Coventry. Complaints rose sharply from 188 in 2020 to 376 in...
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HOSPITAL WAITING LISTS IMPROVING
lists at Coventry hospital are improving - but still lag behind the national average. The number of patients waiting less than 18 weeks to start treatment at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire stood at 56.3% last year - an improvement on...
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SAFE AFTER DARK AWARD FOR CITY
night-time economy has been honoured with a significant international accreditation for the first time, marking the city as a safe destination after dark. The city has been awarded the prestigious Purple Flag status, spotlighting Coventry city centre,...
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Work started long ago on classroom phone ban in city
COVENTRY’S schools are among those leading the way when it comes to phone-free classrooms according to the city council’s cabinet member responsible for education across the city. Cllr Dr Kindy Sandhu said work started long before this week’s letter...
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‘NO WAITING’ BAN FOR COV STREETS
A NEW ‘no waiting’ ban has been unveiled for junctions at seven streets in Coventry. The plan has been revealed in a traffic order proposed for the city council. It states that the council plans to introduce ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ restrictions at...
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STATE OF PAVEMENTS IN THE CITY UNDER FIRE
MORE should be done to tackle the state of Coventry’s pavements according to councillors who are being inundated with complaints. The call comes despite the city council being granted a ‘green’ award for the way it has dealt with the area’s...
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Colourful life of Cov market trader with ‘gift of the gab’
‘I HAVE the gift of the gab,’ says Terry Payne, flashing a grin as he proudly displays his vibrant collection of rugs at Coventry Market. Whether charming customers with his humour or mastering every twist of his business journey, his larger-than-life...
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Planning row goes on after demolition of former city bank
FRUSTRATED Earlsdon residents who have been waiting more than a year for action to be taken following the unlawful demolition of a former bank have been told there is no end in sight to the planning saga. Scaffolding and hoardings hide the carcass of...
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GAP BETWEEN COV’S RICHEST & POOREST IS GROWING
THE gap between Coventry and Warwickshire’s richest and poorest neighbourhoods is growing, with those at the top having over £21,000 more to spend a year than those at the bottom. Households in the Leamington West & Milverton neighbourhood of Warwick...
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