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[12 FEB 02] COVENTRY'S SUPER-COLLEGE TAKES OFF 

Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Estelle Morris, has officially launched Coventry's new super-college formed from the merger of two city colleges.

 
[31 JAN 02] SLANGING MATCH NOT WANTED 

The new Chairman of Coventry City, Mike McGinnity says he doesn’t want to be involved in a public row with his predecessor Bryan Richardson.

 
[30 JAN 02] STUART LINNELL : THE AMBUSH 

If there is one thing that all parties involved in Bryan Richardson’s dramatic departure from the Coventry City boardroom are agreed on it is that the departing Chairman was ambushed by his fellow directors.

 
[22 JAN 02] ROBINSON BACK ON BOARD 

Coventry millionaire Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson has reclaimed his seat on the board of Coventry City Football Club.

 
[21 JAN 02] UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE UP AGAIN 

Unemployment in the sub-region has risen for the second consecutive month according to figures released by the Learning and Skills Council Coventry and Warwickshire.

For the first time in its 80 year history Jaguar has sold over 100,000 cars in a year.

  
[04 JAN 02] AGCO TOP MEN DIE IN PLANE CRASH 

Two top executives of Massey Ferguson's parent company, AGCO, died in a plane crash at Birmingham Airport today.

Nine year-old Jane Townsend is celebrating after her artwork was chosen by Learning and Skills Council Coventry and Warwickshire staff to be used for their 2001 Christmas card.

 
[05 DEC 01] STUART LINNELL: CAN'T BUY ME LOVE 

When is a debt not a debt? When it is owed by a football club, apparently.

Despite the first significant national increase in unemployment for a year the number of claimants in Coventry and Warwickshire fell by just under 700 in October.