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Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

Newspaper covers local news, sports, business, lifestyle, features, entertainment, and more.

Articles from November 22, 2012

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS CRACKER by GRAHAM YOUNG
FLIM REPORTER NATIVITY 2 ? DANGER IN THE MANGER ?Cert U?. FILM REVIEW COVENTRY-based director Debbie Isitt returns with her third improvised comedy after Confetti and Nativity! - and it's just the job for any family with young children who fancy a...
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Barton's Got to Be Patient; HE'S TOLD TO KEEP WORKING HARD
Byline: Andy Turner SKY BLUES REPORTER MARK Robins believes Coventry City have got a real gem of a talent in Adam Barton who he hopes to make use of more as the season progresses. But the Sky Blues boss admits the 21-year-old attacking midfielder...
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BLACK CAB FIGHT GOES TO LONDON; Union Officials and Ex-Workers to Lobby Taxi Drivers in Capital
Byline: Duncan Gibbons NEWS REPORTER THE fight to save Coventry's iconic black cabs is being taken to the city that made them famous. Union officials and redundant LTI workers are heading to London this weekend to gain support from the capital's...
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BOOZE ADVISERS HIT THE STREETS; Experts out to Remind Us about Recommended Alcohol Limits
Byline: Warren Manger HEALTH REPORTER ALCOHOL advisers have taken to the streets of Coventry this week to teach drinkers how to count the calories in their favourite tipple. Hundreds of people are admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries...
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Bosses Call for Jobs Aid
Byline: Jenny Waddington BUSINESS REPORTER LOCAL business leaders have joined forces with experts across the West Midlands to call on the government for more help in creating jobs. The region's six Local Enterprise Partnerships - including Coventry...
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Ceasefire for Hamas and Israel
ISRAEL and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire last night to end eight days of the fiercest fighting in nearly four years. They promised to halt attacks on each other and ease an Israeli blockade constricting the Gaza Strip. Palestinian gunmen in Gaza...
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City Stores Lies Empty .IN?SEVEN ONE Help Right NOW ...Coventry Needs; FIGHTING FOR COVENTRY WE LAUNCH FIGHT TO SAVE OUR SHOPS
Byline: SPECIAL REPORT By Jenny Waddington BUSINESS REPORTER THE Coventry Telegraph is sending out an SOS today - help us Save Our Shops and breathe new life into our city centre. The call comes after gloomy figures revealed the city has one...
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Deaths
ARNOLD Iris Passed away peacefully on the 18th November 2012, aged 87 years. Beloved mother of Sheila and Patricia (deceased) much loved nan and grandma. Sadly missed by all who knew and loved her, in our hearts forever. Sincere thanks to Soveriegn...
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Give the Gift of Life This Christmas; GRANDAD WHO WAS TWICE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE URGES FUNDRAISERS TO JOIN JINGLE JOG TO HELP HEART PATIENTS
Byline: Warren Manger HEALTH REPORTER A PENSIONER who was brought back to life TWICE is urging festive fundraisers to help give other heart patients a second chance in life. Tom Ryan, of Rugby, was rushed into hospital with an erratic heartbeat...
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Green Shows He's a Jack of All Trades; National League One
Byline: Brian Dick RUGBY REPORTER COVENTRY'S Jack of all trades Jack Green claims he doesn't mind where he plays - as long as he's in the team. The former Rugby Lions player made his first appearance of the season on Saturday as Cov bounced back...
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Inthecourts
CASES heard at Coventry Magistrates Court on Friday, October 26, included: Dale Barber, 29, of Attoxhall Road, Wyken, Coventry, admitted breaching the Sexual Offences Act by failing to reveal a change of address. He was fined PS110 and told to pay...
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It Is Time for Action - Help Stores with a Cut in Their Rates; the Says
IT WAS Napoleon who once described England as a nation of shopkeepers. He meant it as an insult, implying the country was unfit to go to war with the Little Tyrant, but he wasn't far wrong. As the industrial revolution led to increasing prosperity,...
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Just Arrived in Coventry ...They Must Be Hoping It Gets Bombed Again Soon. COMEDIAN SPARKS FURY WITH TWITTER JOKE DAYS AFTER BLITZ ANNIVERSARY
Byline: Marton Bagot NEWS REPORTER COMEDIAN Lee Nelson sparked outrage with a comment about the Blitz - just hours before he was due to perform in Coventry. The 35-year-old played a stand-up gig at Warwick Arts Centre on Sunday, four days after...
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MARINA PLAN SUNK BY COUNCIL U?TURN; Developers Angered after Administration Error Forces New Vote
Byline: Mike Malyon NUNEATON REPORTER COUNCILLORS have done a U-turn over a plan to build 200 houses and create a canal marina on the site of the former Hawkesbury golf course in Exhall. The development, which would also include a community centre...
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McGoaldrick's Key to City's Gr-Eight Form; Fans' Zone
Byline: Natalie Coulson EIGHT goals in two games. Eight goals in two away games. That is the amazing statistic that Coventry City fans are enjoying right now. The last time I wrote I discussed a lack of pride in the team, about how disillusioned...
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Newton Could Be Set to Move Again
Byline: BLUE SQUARE BET PREMIER By Derek Brown derek.brown@coventrytelegraph.net NUNEATON Town have striker Dan Newton back on their books but whether he will play an active part at the club depends on talks this week. The talented youngster...
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Nuneaton Hit Back to Earn Derby Draw
Byline: HOCKEY By Alan Poole NUNEATON and Atherstone settled for a point apiece at the end of a frantic East Midlands Two derby. And while both sides were disappointed to miss out on maximum points, the Adders' frustration was particularly intense...
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'POWER SAVING' BOX BUYERS ARE IN FOR A SHOCK; Devices Do Not Work and Are Potentially Deadly Says Watchdog
Byline: Emma McKinney CONSUMER REPORTER DANGEROUS devices being sold on the pretence they save people money on their energy bills are leaving householders at risk of electric shocks. Consumer watchdogs are warning people not to be talked into...
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SERIAL ROBBER WILL GO TO JAIL IF HE REOFFENDS; Schoolboy Told He Would Be 'Battered' after Having Phone Taken
Byline: Telegraph Reporter A COVENTRY schoolboy feared he had messed up his GCSE exams because he could not concentrate properly after being robbed in a city park. But despite the impact of his offence on his victim, robber Glenroy Barnes escaped...
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Stoneleigh's Winners Line Up for Presentation Night
STONELEIGH Deer Park Golf Club celebrated another excellent season at their annual presentation night. Winners of tournaments throughout the year were presented with their trophies and many of the older members will be looking to complete 2012 on...
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Trio Have to Tough It out to Win Card; Golf
Byline: Derek Brown derek.brown@coventrytelegraph.net WARWICKSHIRE'S Paul Broadhurst, Andy Sullivan and Jamie Elson all face up to one of the toughest tournaments on the European Tour - the Final Qualifying School - that tees off in Spain on Saturday....
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Trott's Keen to Be Back in the Runs
Byline: David Clough IN MUMBAI JONATHAN Trott is impatient to get back in the middle and help right the wrongs of England's first-Test defeat against India. The tourists folded to a nine-wicket defeat in Ahmedabad on Monday, despite Alastair...
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UNIONS ATTACK COUNCIL'S PLAN TO AXE 800 JOBS; Anger as Redundancy Threat Is Four Times More Than Expected
Byline: Les Reid POLITICAL REPORTER UNIONS representing Coventry City Council workers have criticised Labour leaders over yesterday's devastating announcement warning of 800 more job losses. Unison officer Richard Harty said many workers first learned...
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WETS THE ANDS MIDL; Heavy Rain Causes Traffic Chaos - and There's More to Come Say Weathermen
Byline: Duncan Gibbons NEWS REPORTER TRAINS were delayed and roads closed after flooding caused chaos across Coventry and Warwickshire yesterday. The Environment Agency issued ten flood warnings after two weeks' worth of rain lashed the region...
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Will Homes in on Next City Target
Byline: Andy Turner SKY BLUES REPORTER WILLIAM Edjenguele is happy to enjoy the moment after helping Coventry City to back-to-back victories in the league - but insists the celebrations are on hold until the team start turning on the style at home....
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Winning Becomes a Family Business; Motorsport
THE rally-mad Beebe family had a double reason to celebrate as mother and son claimed top championship victories. While mum Jane took the 2012 REIS Get Connected BTRDA Asphalt Rally Championship N3 Class title in her maiden season, former-British...
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YOU WILL DECIDE POLICE PRIORITIES; Commissioner Wants Public to Have Say on How to Tackle Crime
Byline: Sam Dimmer CRIME REPORTER MEMBERS of the public in Coventry could get the chance to set the city's policing priorities, according to the new man in charge. The proposal was unveiled by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Bob Jones...
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