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Allesley Hotel made people feel 'unsafe' says MP as redevelopment plans welcomed
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (332+ words) Allesley Hotel has suffered repeated arson attacks. Now the site is set to be cleared to make way for homes(Image: Tristan Potter) As a derelict - and controversial - former hotel is set to be knocked down to make way for…...
Cost of asylum seeker hotels falls as Home Office pledges to 'close every one"
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (317+ words) Figures were recently published by the Home Office showing the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels in Coventry Figures have revealed that 147 asylum seekers are currently staying in hotels across Coventry. Approximately 30,657 people in the UK were residing in…...
'I ditched UK to live in Turkey but holidaymakers are too afraid to come here"
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (609+ words) Last weekend, President Donald Trump announced the US military is collaborating with Israel in an effort to overthrow Iran's current regime. Since then, Brits have found themselves stranded across multiple destinations in the region due to airspace closures, and holidaymakers…...
West Midlands 'could lose 80 police officers' in 2026 as PCC says 'unacceptable"
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (485+ words) A funding shortfall means there could be up to 80 fewer police officers in the West Midlands in 2026, the region's police and crime commissioner has warned(Image: Coventry Police) The Police and Crime Commissioner has issued a warning that West Midlands…...
Rugby restaurant which hired illegal workers fined £40k
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) A Rugby business found to have employed illegal workers has been fined by the Home Office. Malancha Indian Restaurant was raided as part of a large-scale crackdown on illegal working in the West Midlands. As illegal employment contributes to the…...
Coventry car wash fined for 'employing Romanian and Iranian men illegally"
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (246+ words) A Coventry business which employed two people illegally has been fined. Bellas Hand Car Wash was raided by the Home Office. Authorities have highlighted illegal employment as a major factor contributing to a surge of undocumented migrants in Britain. Penalties…...
'I have been homeless in Cov for nearly 10 years and just surviving is hard"
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (666+ words) Sitting quietly in an alleyway near Coventry Central Library, Gary Reynolds says: 'I just try and do the best I can.' He has been on the streets for nearly ten years and revealed the harsh realities of just surviving. Once…...
Coventry company who employed illegal workers fined £40k
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) A Coventry business caught employing illegal workers has been fined "40,000. Shiny 5 Star Car Wash Limited in Bell Green was penalised by the Home Office. Officials regularly 'name and shame' companies that have been employing staff with no right to work…...
Nuneaton Holiday Inn Express sets record straight on 'terrifying' immigrants lie
6+ mon, 17+ hour ago (647+ words) Management at Nuneaton's Holiday Inn Express have set the record straight on a 'terrifying' immigrants lie that flooded social media. They have spoken out following untrue claims made on Facebook yesterday (September 7). Speaking to CoventryLive, General Manager Mileta and deputy…...
The Coventry institution helping region's women and girls since the 1800s
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (688+ words) A Coventry institution has been quietly helping the region's women and children since the late 1800s. It has seen thousands upon thousands of vulnerable women, children and babies through its doors - but many Coventrians do not even know of its existence....