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Eighties pop icons Bros once visited a fan in Warwickshire's Bishops Itchington
South Warwickshire
'A place worth a visit - I swear!'
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Plaque honour for hero firefighter who died saving others in Coventry Blitz
Coventry Blitz
Edwin James Booth fought fires in Coventry as Luftwaffe bombs rained down
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Then and now - When Coventry Bees' Brandon Stadium roared with engines and cheers
Brandon Stadium
Thrills on two wheels and four - and the current state of the Stadium
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Access wartime records for free as poignant poem to commemorate Remembrance is unveiled
History
Ancestry partnered with acclaimed poet Nikita Gill to produce a powerful new poem, Who You Are
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50 more lost chocolates we miss - or not - from our festive tubs as Bounty is 'banned' from Celebrations
History
Following the controversial removal of the coconut treat, we look back at the 52 chocolates that no longer feature in a festive tin
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Remains of Coventry's 500-year-old Town Wall found on site of new tower block
Coventry City History
It doesn't look like much but there's a fascinating history behind the structure!
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Coventry in the 1990s captured in great archive photos
Nostalgia
City Farm, West Orchards, aerial snaps and more
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The man who held the record as Britain's 'shortest serving Prime Minister' bore Truss broke it
History
MP announced her resignation this afternoon after just 45 days
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Discover your ancestors' wartime efforts in new Women's Land Army archive
History
A new collection of more than 90,000 digitised cards has been published online for the first time
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Coventry street unrecognisable after 1950s style makeover
Spon Street
Spon Street turned back the clocks yesterday for Lenny Henry's TV show
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Heartwarming moment long-lost brothers are reunited after 77 years apart
Rugby
Ted Nobbs and Geoff Gaul had not seen each other since Geoff was a two-year-old
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The Queen's 1970 visit to the old Walsgrave Hospital & new Coventry Cathedral
The Queen
The Queen has died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle
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When the Queen gave her blessing to the new Coventry Cathedral in 1956
The Queen
The Queen has died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle
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When Coventry filled its boots at all-you-can-eat Taybarns
Nostalgia
Cheap and cheerful!
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A look back at historic Bristol Zoo as it closes its doors for the final time
History
The zoo is moving from its current location
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Heartwarming Australian reunion 77 years on for brothers separated as children
Rugby
Ted and Geoff Nobbs have not seen each other since the latter was a two-year-old
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Leamington war hero William Amey to have grave rededicated
Leamington Spa
He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery for leading his section in the latter stages of the war
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Rare Second World War Luftwaffe artefact found in a drawer in Coventry set to sell for thousands of pounds
World War II
A Coventry family discovered the watch among their late father’s possessions after it was hidden away for 75 years
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The day a lost Coventry nightclub got a visit from The Hitman & Her on rave night
Nostalgia
"How do you keep cool in a place like this?" "Dance slower!"
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Neighbours' most famous stars from Margot Robbie to Kylie and Jason
History
The long-running Australian soap became a rite of passage for many well-known actors and musicians
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20 pictures of Bernard Cribbins over the years from fishing to films
History
The TV and film star, who had an illustrious entertainment career spanning seven decades, has passed away aged 93
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The stories behind England's women footballers The Munitionettes
History
Women more than a century ago helped boost morale during the First World War by playing football
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The night 16 Coventrians died in Kenilworth trying to escape the Blitz
Kenilworth
The Abbey End air raid saw 25 people killed after a stray bomb was dropped on the Warwickshire town in November 1940
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See great archive photos Nuneaton from 1966 - and tell us what's in them
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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'
Coventry
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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It is one of several across the region being withdrawn
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Coventry City news from CoventryLive as EFL chairman Rick Parry speaks out on Premier League plan
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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
Warwickshire
The comic joked about its open-top bus tour - and how it took in industrial estates