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[19 DEC 00] COVENTRY COUNCILLOR JOINS HAGUE RACE ROW

A black Coventry councillor has condemned Tory leader William Hague for his controversial criticism of the MacPherson report into racism.  MORE

[14 DEC 00] HELPING HAND FOR WANNABE AUTHORS

Coventry authors are being offered the chance to get their work in print thanks to the city's library service. MORE

[13 DEC 00] GRAVE WARNING OVER CEMETERY WASHOUT THREAT

People visiting cemeteries in Coventry are being warned to take care as some of the graves have become waterlogged.  MORE

[12 DEC 00] FRAUD TRICKSTER JAILED FOR £40,000 SCAM

A Coventry benefit fraudster has been sent to prison after admitting swindling almost £40,000 in false claims.  MORE

[07 DEC 00] GALA ADMITS DEFEAT IN HIPPODROME FIGHT 

Millennium PlaceMajor demolition work is to start to prepare Coventry city centre for the Phoenix Initiative next month after the owners of Hippodrome conceded defeat in their legal battle against the scheme.  MORE

[06 DEC 00] COUNCIL TAX FEARS AS SPENDING PLANS MADE 

Council tax in Coventry could be forced up because the city has received the lowest increase government grant increase in the West Midlands.  MORE

[06 DEC 00] COVENTRY'S CABINET TO FACE THE PUBLIC 

Coventry City Council's cabinet is taking to the road next week when it hold a special session a school.  MORE

[01 DEC 00] STREET NAME DESIRE LEADS TO BOOK OF ROADS 

The meaning of street names in CoventryPeople who have wondered why their road is called what it is can find out in a book on the origins of Coventry street names.  MORE

[01 DEC 00] HIPPODROME CAMPAIGNERS CONTINUE FIGHT 

HippodromeCampaigners battling to save Coventry’s Hippodrome have pledged to continue their fight as long as the building is still standing.  MORE

[30 NOV 00] CITY FOREIGN BEEF WARNING FOLLOWS BSE SCARE 

People in Coventry have been warned against buying imported beef after a crackdown on illegal meat was launched in the city.  MORE

[30 NOV 00] MOIRA'S WET FISH TO BE FRESHENED UP

Black Swan TerraceOne of Coventry’s oldest buildings is to get a new lease of life after an agreement was signed to transform the medieval eyesore into a community facility. MORE

[29 NOV 00] BEACON LIGHTS UP WRITE STUFF FOR CITY BOYS 

A Coventry school is to share its secret of how to improve children’s writing after being given Beacon status by the government.  MORE

[23 NOV 00] LOWER PRECINCT MURALS ON THE MOVE

Protected murals in the Lower PrecinctPreserved murals depicting Coventry’s history are to be taken out of the city centre shortly to make way for the Lower Precinct development.  MORE

[23 NOV 00] SKYDOME SIGNS NEW DEAL TO HOST BASKETBALL

Coventry is to be the home of English basketball for the next three years in a deal that will also promote the sport to youngsters in the city.  MORE

[21 NOV 00] JOBS TO COME TOGETHER IN ELECTRONICA DREAM

New jobs are to be lured to Coventry by piggy-backing off Marconi’s new investment in the city.  MORE

[21 NOV 00] PHOENIX CAMPAIGNERS 'DEVASTATED' AT DEFEAT

HippodromeThe leader of campaigners battling to save Coventry’s Hippodrome said he is “devastated” that the High Court has paved the way for the city council to demolish it.   MORE

[21 NOV 00] LOAD OF OLD COBBLES FORM PATHWAY TO PAST

Unique old cobblestones will be laid in a Coventry road tomorrow to bring back the feeling of 600 years of the street’s history.   MORE

[20 NOV 00] FREE FOOD SAFETY ADVICE FOR CITY FIRMS

Small businesses in Coventry that are struggling to keep up with food regulations are being offered free advice on how to stay on the right side of the law.   MORE

[17 NOV 00] HIPPODROME TO BE DEMOLISHED, JUDGE RULES

A High Court judge has given the go-ahead to Coventry City Council to demolish the Hippodrome as part of the Phoenix Initiative.   MORE

[17 NOV 00] CRACKS PAPERED OVER TO BOWL TOILETS THROUGH

Coventry central libraryToilets will be built in the ground floor of the library building, despite last-minute pleas from library staff for councillors to change their minds.  MORE

[17 NOV 00] JOHN AND ANTHONY TO FLY FLAG FOR CITY'S YOUTH

Two Coventry teenagers will soon be rubbing shoulders with the country’s movers and shakers as the city’s representatives in the new UK Youth Parliament.  MORE

[15 NOV 00] LAWYERS TAKE PHOENIX TO COURT RECOUNT

Millennium PlaceCoventry’s Phoenix Initiative will rise in its full glory or be consigned to the ashes of history following a High Court challenge by the owners of the old Hippodrome this week.  MORE

[15 NOV 00] EXTRA LOLLY FOR LOLLIPOP PATROLS

Extra lolly is being found for lollipop staff and 100,000 bags are to be distributed across the city advertising for new recruits to man school crossing patrols.  MORE

[15 NOV 00] COVENTRY'S NANNIES TO HOOK UP IN NETWORK

Nannies in Coventry could be missing out on vital support and training and a new network is being set up to ensure that they get any help they might need.  MORE

[14 NOV 00] COVENTRY REMEMBERS ITS DARKEST HOUR

Blitz anniversaryA poem written by a nine-year-old girl shortly after bombs rained on Coventry in 1940 provided an emotional return to the past today as the city remembered those who died in the Blitz.  MORE

[09 NOV 00] TOILETS ROW ALL OVER BAR THE SHOUTING

Coventry LibraryGavels were banged, voiced raised and accusations thrown, but Coventry City Council is no nearer deciding where its city centre toilets will go.  MORE

[09 NOV 00] VIGIL TO SAVE INFORMATION CENTRE

Staff from Coventry’s Central Library are  holding a vigil today in a last ditch effort to persuade councillors to stop public toilets being installed in place of the information centre.  MORE

[08 NOV 00] 'ANTI-SOCIAL' WOOD END MEN TOLD TO BEHAVE

Two Coventry men have become the first in the city to be served with orders cracking down on their anti-social behaviour on an estate.  MORE

[08 NOV 00] TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR DAY CARE CENTRE

A day centre for elderly people in Coventry that is earmarked for closure has been given a temporary stay of execution.  MORE

[08 NOV 00] LIBRARY STAFF PAN COUNCIL'S TOILETS PLAN

Library staff in Coventry have launched a scathing attack on Coventry’s council leader in the row over public toilets replacing the information centre.  MORE

[07 NOV 00] HOMEWORKERS TOLD TO GET WHAT THEY'RE OWED

People who work from home in Coventry are being urged to take part in a national survey to make sure they are being paid the minimum wage.  MORE

[07 NOV 00] PARADE TO START REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

A parade to remember Coventry’s war dead will be held on Sunday before a commemoration service at the Memorial Park.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] STAFF SIT TIGHT OVER TOILETS PLAN

Staff working at Coventry central library have refused to give their views about the proposed relocation of the information centre in protest at the lack of consultation over the scheme.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] NEW BOOK OPENS UP BLUE COAT SCHOOL HISTORY

Blue Coat SchoolNew pictures of Coventry’s historic Blue Coat school and Lych Gate Cottages have been uncovered and published in a new book detailing the history of the buildings.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] ARTY ADVICE HELPS NICOLA GET GALLERY GOING

Unique textiles, jewellery, glass and ceramics from Coventry and the Midlands have gone on show at a new gallery designed to showcase local talent.  MORE

[03 NOV 00] BEWARE OF TREES, WARNS COUNCIL

Residents living near damaged trees in Coventry are being urged to stay away from them until they are dealt with by experts as they could be dangerous.  MORE

[02 NOV 00] TOILET PROTESTORS GET THEIR PETITION OUT AGAIN

Protestors campaigning against the plans for public toilets in Coventry’s central library building are to re-launch their petition.  MORE

[02 NOV 00] CAMPAIGNERS MUSTER TO SAVE DAY CENTRE

Residents, traders and socialist councillors have combined forces to urge a re-think on the planned closure of a Coventry old people’s care centre.  MORE

[02 NOV 00] RETAILERS REMEMBER RULES FOR 5 NOVEMBER

Retailers across Coventry refused to fall for the bait when underage children tried to buy fireworks from them in a sting operation by trading standards officers.  MORE

[01 NOV 00] LIBRARY TOILET ISSUES FLOATS UP AGAIN

Library staff angry at the proposed replacement of the information centre with toilets staged a protest in Coventry city centre today.  MORE

[01 NOV 00] STORMY WEATHER FORCES COOMBE TO CLOSE

Storm damage has forced the closure of Coombe Country Park after a large number of trees were blown over in the recent high winds.  MORE

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