City council urged to protect Meriden Gap as residents fight to stop industrial development

Coventry's benefits bill has soared to nearly £900m ahead of UK welfare reforms expected this autumn, with Universal Credit claimants and rising costs sparking fierce debate among readers

We are taking another wander down memory lane

The tiny village of Houlton, near Rugby, is rapidly gaining popularity as a sought-after place to live for families, praised for its community spirit, top schools nearby and its rise from Rugby's historic radio station site.

It aims to reduce congestion and improve air quality in and around the school gates and make the streets outside safer

West Midlands Police data shows thieves have struck dozens of times on roads near Birmingham Airport this year, with Bickenhill Parkway identified as the car theft hotspot

Callum Dalton, 31, began a relationship with the woman in October 2025, but his behaviour became increasingly abusive throughout her pregnancy

Sukhjit Panesar abused one of the girls at an address in Coventry

It happened near the junction of Newton Lane

Adrian Clark, 40, also pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure in connection with a report of a man exposing himself on a residential street in Nuneaton

Four men, including Mohammed Khan from Sparkhill, Birmingham, have been charged with conspiracy to produce Class-A methamphetamine following a National Crime Agency drug bust at a remote farm in Warwickshire.

The major HS2-related works had been due to shut stretches of the M42 from 9pm tonight

Around 100 plants were seized from the property in Tile Hill

Nicola Salmon was racially abused by a man at One Stop in Henley Green

It happened yesterday afternoon (October 22)

Solihull Council is under pressure to rebuild public trust after an ITV undercover documentary exposed racist comments by three Reform UK councillors, including deputy mayor Alan Feeney, Jamie Campbell and Chris Whelan, prompting their departures and...

Inspectors found mouldy food behind a fridge and food stored below required food safety temperatures at Shawarma King on Far Gosford Street, which was handed a three-star hygiene rating

Tia Langdon was brutally attacked by Jaiden Hassan-Agard, who has now been jailed for causing her death

It happened on Windmill Road in Longford

Some Coventry Market traders spend days waiting for customers, while others have taken on second jobs to keep their businesses afloat. Stallholders say falling visitor numbers are making it increasingly difficult to keep going.

Joshua Curley was jailed at Warwick Crown Court

Rosamund 'Roz' Comins was well known in Coventry and Kenilworth and was still doing Pilates aged 92

The buildings at 18-20 and 21-24 The Burges, known as Palmer House, have origins in the Middle Ages and have fallen into disrepair

Coventry transport chiefs say the project has only been put back a few months and a lot of additional work is underway on the rail infrastructure

A new era is planned for a popular Coventry pub, with the Hare & Hounds in Keresley set for a £650,000 revamp under new licensees Tom and Sammy Durnion. The work will create 30 jobs, with the pub due to reopen in early December.