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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet Kaur
Police have urgently appealed to find an on-the-run man with links to Coventry. Wesley Cain is wanted by West Midlands Police. Cain has been recalled to prison, Coventry Police said. He is also known as Blade. Police said Cain has links to Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire and Coventry. Sightings of the 35-year-old can be reported by calling 999.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet Kaur
A man remains in hospital after an incident in Coventry. Police were reportedly called to a property on Hollis Road in Stoke. Officers were dispatched to the city address at around 12pm yesterday afternoon (April 14). Concerns had been raised for the welfare of a man, who has not been identified. Crews from West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service were also dispatched. Medics are believed to have transported a man to University Hospital Coventry.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
A Coventry man who killed his grandmother in the city has been jailed. Sam Croston was convicted earlier this year of murdering Pamela Croston. Police were called to a property on Everdon Road in September 2023 after the emergency pendant Pamela had been wearing was activated. When they arrived, they found Croston sitting on the ground near his grandmother, who was seriously injured. Pamela was rushed to hospital, where she died from her injuries.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
Drayton Manor Resort is celebraring 75 years of bringing joy to families in Coventry and the West Midlands. Couple George and Vera Bryan opened the Staffordshire-based attraction in April 1950. George and Vera reportedly borrowed just £6,000 to buy the land from Sir Robert Peel. Originally a family run site with simple rides, rowboats and a petting zoo it quickly became a cherished destination with the introduction of Shockwave and Stormforce 10 in the 1990s.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
A Midlands social housing provider has been fined £140,000 by the Health and Safety Executive. Stonewater Limited employed two men to work at various sites near Tanyard Farm in Coventry. Between 2018 and 2023, their roles required them to undertake ground maintenance activities, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking, and weeding. Both had used lawnmowers, leaf blowers, strimmers, and hedge cutters, which exposed them to vibration, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
Two men were captured on CCTV dumping a vanload of rubbish in Coventry. One was seen speedily reversing onto Bedlam Lane in Rowleys Green. Footage released by Coventry City Council today (April 15) shows one of the fly-tippers opening the van doors as the second reverses onto Bedlam Lane. Items seemingly fly out of the van, which then appears to speed off. But it quickly returns with the driver jumping out and throwing a large mattress and bin bags on the ground.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
A Coventry drugs gang who operated a sophisticated Midlands supply network has been jailed. Two groups transported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine between Leicestershire and the West Midlands. Kingpin Thomas Whittle, 32, headed the Hinckley-based group and worked closely with Coventry man Simon Doherty. Both directed and organised the buying of cocaine in multi-kilogram quantities and sold the drugs in multi-ounce quantities, Leicestershire Police said.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
Residents calling for traffic calming measures on a Coventry road the route is becoming 'increasingly dangerous.' Concerns have been raised about Alderminster Road in Mount Nod. Parents have said they are 'worried' about crossing the road at the junction with Aynho Close. Many say they use the city junction daily to reach Mount Nod Primary School and St John Vianney Catholic Primary School.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
Residents will soon be invited to try the 'revolutionary' new Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR). RailAdventure UK will be operating the VLR vehicle for the on-road test in May and June. Very Light Rail is an innovative city centre transport project featuring a battery-operated vehicle and unique track design, Cllr Jim O'Boyle said. It aims to offer a reliable and eco-friendly 'hop on, hop off' service across Coventry.
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1 week ago | 
coventrytelegraph.net | Jaspreet KaurReporter |Jaspreet Kaur
Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who attacked a woman in Coventry. Officers were called to the junction of Ringway Swanswell and Tower Street. Two cars had been involved in a collision at the busy junction on Wednesday (April 9). Police said a woman in one of the vehicles was assaulted but uninjured. After attacking the woman, the suspect fled the scene and is yet to be identified.
