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The old mobile phones we're still hanging on to - and why we miss using them
History
A survey has revealed Brits have a lot of nostalgia for devices from years ago
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Lost photos of Coventry saved from a skip - and we need your help to identify them
Nostalgia
A huge range of pictures show life in Coventry and Warwickshire long ago
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Fantastic lost photos of Warwickshire colliery unearthed - but we need your help
Nuneaton
Can you help us identify the who, where and when of these pictures?
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Unearthed photos of lost rides and memories from Alton Towers in the 80s and 90s
History
There have been plenty of changes over the years at one of the UK's most visited theme parks
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Bomb scare failed to derail Led Zeppelin at Coventry nightspot
Nostalgia
The days when our city library used to pulse with the sound of music from some of the world's biggest stars
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Wave a flag and leave a message on our unique map
History
To mark the Queen's 70-year reign we have put together an interactive map on which you can 'wave a flag' and leave messages
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Your family photos could be put on display at the National Portrait Gallery
History
Ancestry and the National Portrait Gallery have teamed up for The Nation's Family Album
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Series of spring events announced to mark reopening of Coventry's historic Charterhouse
Charterhouse
The iconic Grade I listed Medieval building has undergone a refurbishment and is reopening in the coming weeks
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31 classic Cadbury's Easter eggs from the 80s, 90s and even further back that will have you remembering your childhood
History
From Freddo to Curly Wurly - these pictures from the Cadbury's archive will stir up memories of Easter past!
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How Coventry inventor Frank Whittle kicked off the jet age 85 years ago
History
The test of the experimental technology ended up changing the world
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110 years since the Titanic sank - this is how the Coventry Telegraph reported on the disaster
Nostalgia
The liner hit an iceberg and sank killing hundreds of people with initial reports a famous Cov violinist was on board
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20 nostalgic views of Coventry's Lower Precinct
Coventry City Centre
Our images will take you back to the very start of its life
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The fall and rise of Hillfields in photographs
Hillfields
21 archive images from the Coventry Telegraph plot the new beginnings for the area after the Second World War
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A kid from 2022 reacts to classic children's movies from the 1980s
History
We had a hunch that kids of today might feel differently about the movies we loved in the 1980s, so we put it to the test
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Braveheart, royal connections and Shakespeare: 10 things you never knew about Caludon Castle
Coventry
New unearthed artefacts will go on display at the Herbert Art Museum this week
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Fab pictures of when we rocked the Kasbah in Coventry
Kasbah nightclub
Can you spot yourself or anyone you know in our photo gallery
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The hilarious day Coventry students 'kidnapped' comedy legend Frankie Howerd
Nostalgia
What a Carry On it was during Rag Week back in the 60s
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12 pictures that sum up the 1980s in the UK
What's On News
Images prove it was the greatest decade in the history of humankind
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Fab Coventry words and phrases - a wonderful 'batch' to read!
Nostalgia
How many of these local sayings do you use?
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Coventry man who made history as city's first Black pub licensee
Black Communities
Rudolph Green ran the Wheatsheaf public house on Foleshill Road
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A look back at the rough and tumble of Atherstone Ball Game through the years
Atherstone Ball Game
Fantastic photographs throughout the decades
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Join the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee with our Memory Lane special
The Queen
Unique 64-page edition celebrates 70 wonderful years of service from Her Majesty and her visits to the Coventry area
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Magical memories of when Coventry's Broadgate was blooming lovely
Broadgate square
Do you remember the glorious greenery in the square?
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Unearthed photos show Morecambe and Wise bringing the sunshine to Coventry
Coventry
Candid snaps see comedy legends signing autographs outside city theatre in 1966
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Coventry dad slams NHS as four-month-old son 'forced to sit in car seat overnight' at A&E
Michael said his partner and four-month-old son waited for several hours at University Hospital Coventry in Walsgrave
Coventry City Council live as authority reveals it is facing bankruptcy without more funding
Local News
The city council says it needs more funding from the government
Call 999 if you see girl, 11, missing from Coventry as police 'concerned'
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Officers say Maisy could be in Birmingham and have issued a description of her
Coventry bus service to be axed as it is not 'value for money'
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Coventry City Council live as authority reveals it is facing bankruptcy without more funding
The city council says it needs more funding from the government
McDonald's Monopoly top £100k prize bagged by Coventry resident
McDonalds
There is a range of prizes available, with £100k cash being the top one
'Beast from the East' prediction as bleak Arctic blast could see temperatures plummet
weather
Yes, that's right, we could actually be getting some snow soon enough
Old Coventry church could be knocked down for flats
Coventry City Council
But locals still have concerns - and councillors will make the final call
Rob Beckett pokes fun at Stratford-upon-Avon as 'not Valencia' on Parenting Hell podcast
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The comic joked about its open-top bus tour - and how it took in industrial estates