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By Pat Lee of Hawkesmill Lane, Coventry The Sparrows As I walked by the ivy tree...

PEOPLE in Earlsdon will soon be able to talk to their local councillor via the internet. Coun Allan Andrews, who represents the area on Coventry City Council, is launching the city's first "instant message" surgery...

LADY Godiva proved to be the inspiration for the latest poem by Coventry pensioner Peter Clayton. The 74-year-old has now had 29 poems published in a range of anthologies and is determined to keep writing to reach the 30 milestone...

Nobby Clarke, who lives in Eastern Green, is director of the Coventry-based Gilead Health Development Charity (GHDC), which operates a clinic in Luwero, Uganda...

By Mrs Bridgeman A charity event is being held at St Christopher's Church Hall, Winsford Avenue, Allesley Park and is in aid of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air ambulance. It is a "Coffee Morning" and I will be providing home made cakes, tea, coffee and a free raffle...

By Gill Costello We like to keep you up-to-date with what's been going on at St John Vianney School, and this week the kids have been active with:...

By Les Reid Political Reporter PLANS for a controversial development including large warehouses at the former Jaguar site at Browns Lane in Coventry have been ditched. A scheme is being devised to retain the site for more manufacturing, creating hundreds of jobs...

A RESIDENTIAL home was evacuated on Saturday morning when a tumble dryer caught fire. The industrial size dryer was running in the basement of the house in Beechwood Gardens, Rochester Road, Earldsdon, just after 9am when it caught light...

By Duncan Gibbons ANGRY motorist Mark Alford is counting the cost after a huge pothole broke the family car. The 35-year-old was driving to work when his Ford Mondeo struck a metre-long crater in Siskin Parkway East, near Coventry airport...

THE Coventry Cat Group are on the lookout for the owner of a black cat which was found in a back garden. The green-eyed female was found in Edward Road, Keresley, last Thursday, and is being treated for a spinal injury. For information call 024 7626 8073.

Steve Kilcoyne of Eastern Green added this action shot photo to our FlickR CV5 group pool. If you would like to get your pictures on our website email communities@coventrytelegraph.net or join our FlickR group by clicking here.

By Tina Junday John Sherry has spread a little love - by hugging people in his native Coventry. Now his antics have been highlighted on the BBC's One Show website in their Positively One Minute Manifesto...

By Cara Simpson A CONTINUOUS water leak which ran through a Coventry street "like a river" lasted four months before the problem was fixed...

INTERNET con-artists have been posing as taxmen in an attempt to scam web users in Coventry and Warwickshire. The crooks send out an e-mail telling the recipient they are entitled to a three-figure tax refund...

By Cara Simpson A FORMER Earlsdon man who represented England at squash has died, aged 73. Coventry kid Tony Breakwell (right), who moved to Leamington in later life, was a member of the Coventry and Warwickshire Squash Club for more than 50 years and played for the national veterans squad...

Allan Andrews, who represents Earlsdon on Coventry City Council, is launching a new online surgery in a bid to reach more young people. Here, the 25-year-old Conservative councillor, the youngest member of the city council, tells how it will work...

SIX local charities came up trumps thanks to efforts of players, clubs and officials of a Coventry-based football competition...

By Cara Simpson TAPAS, paella and sangria could be served up in Coventry as plans for the city's first Spanish restaurant come to town. Ambitious proposals for a stunning £1million Mediterranean restaurant and bar have been submitted to Coventry City Council...

TIME to catch up with the news in Coventry while at the top of the Empire State building in New York for Stuart Guest, of Mount Nod, Coventry, and his pal Rob Knight of Park Hill, Allesley, Coventry, who sent in this great shot of a recent Sunday in the Big Apple.

By Angie Willems In her latest blog Coventry Cat Group's Angie writes about the latest cats and kittens up for rehoming, and a few others which are in her care at the mo...

Steve Kilcoyne of Upper Eastern Green Lane added these lovely shots of our winged friends to our FlickR CV5 group pool. If you would like to get involved please email your photosgraphs to communities@coventrytelegraph.net or join our FlickR Group by clicking here.

Davenport Lodge Preparatory School, in Earlsdon, has installed a touch screen whiteboard for its youngest pupils. Principal Maureen Martin said: "We've ensured that learning with technology is a key part of our young pupils' education and it certainly helps them to develop key skills rapidly."

READER Colin Armstrong (right) sent in this great picture which dates back to New Year, 1968...

By Emma Stone Crime Reporter THE TRIAL of a Coventry family accused of beating and raping a young Pakistani bride following an arranged marriage has been dramatically halted after the prosecution said it would be offering no more evidence...

By Emma Stone Crime Reporter THE JURY in the trial of a Coventry family accused of beating and imprisoning a young Pakistani bride after an arranged marriage has been hearing evidence from doctors who examined the alleged victim...

By Helen Thomas MORE than 60 years ago Joyce Green was working from dawn to dusk in the fields of Norfolk as she did her bit for the war effort. Now the 83-year-old has been recognised for her hard work with the Women's Land Army with a medal and certificate sent by Prime Minister Gordon Brown...

Suzanne Bristow runs the Down to Earth organic shop in Earlsdon Street, Earlsdon, and delivers boxes of locally grown fruit and vegetables to homes across the city...

SERVICES will be taking place across Coventry on March 6 to mark Women's World Day of Prayer. This year the service has been written by women in Papua New Guinea...

By Gill Costello HLTA responsible for ICT We have shared the story of Chinese New year. The children have taken part in a range of activities linked to this theme, including re-enacting the story, putting the animals in order and making masks...

By Emma Stone Crime Reporter A YOUNG bride living in Coventry has denied she fabricated a tale of abuse, rape and imprisonment in order to secure a visa to remain in the UK...

MIDLANDS THREE Nuneaton Old Edwardians 25 Earlsdon 11 DUNCAN CARTER'S 20-point contribution - two tries, two conversions and two penalties - saw Old Eds leapfrog their visitors into second spot...

By Duncan Gibbons GRANDAD goalie Alan Dowall loves showing cocky youngsters he's still the daddy on the pitch. At the age of 70, he's playing top flight indoor soccer three times a week, thwarting shots and crosses from opponents more than half his age...

By Gill Costello, HLTA responsible for ICT. Congratulations to Emma Shore-Marston (below) in Year 6 who recently won the Library Service and Borders National Year of Reading 'Design a Bookmark' competition...

By Emma Stone Crime Reporter FIVE members of a Coventry family kept a young bride locked in their home and beat her every day after she had been brought to the UK following an arranged marriage, a court was told...

By pupil Harry Whitehouse of Year 6. On Wednesday 11th February Year 6 went to a Cricket tournament at the Sports' Connexion Centre at Ryton. We were split into to teams, Team A and Team B...

By Ann Farr Member of Pax Christi UK (international Catholic peace organisation) Stanley Road, Earlsdon. ...

By Duncan Gibbons ALIEN investigators have opened Coventry's very own X-Files after a series of mysterious UFO sightings in the city...

PREHISTORIC flints found in the rural outskirts of Coventry will go on display to the public later this month...

A BUFFET dance to organ music will take place at Massey Ferguson social club in Coventry. The event, on Friday, February 27, from 7.30pm will be held at the Broad Lane club until 11pm, featuring music by local organist John Harrison. Tickets priced £4.75...

Jamie Clubb runs Clubb Chimera Martial Arts classes at The Woodlands School in Broad Lane. Here he shares his diary from his latest classes for juniors and seniors. Junior The warm-up continued the chase/escape theme from last week...

Local photographer Marc Verrall of Lord Street added this photo to our FlickR CV5 group...

Pupils from All Souls Catholic Primary School in Coventry.

Barclays BANK has made two donations - one of £657 to Ernesford Grange Primary School in Coventry and another of £460 to St Christopher playgroup in Winsford Avenue, Allesley Park. In both cases an employee at the bank did some charity fundraising and the company matched the amount

By Aloka Sudiwala ACTION MAN Michael Gough is rowing for 24 hours - at a golf course - to raise funds for a Coventry care home...

Jackie Redmond sent in this picture of his daughter Mia, aged 4, from Eastern Green, Coventry. More below

By Mary Griffin ENVIRONMENT REPORTER VOLUNTEERS running a kitchen garden in Coventry have been given a glimmer of hope...

Coventry Cats Protection is holding a homing event at Earlsdon Methodist Church in Albany Road on Saturday from 2-4pm. Further details can be obtained by ringing 024 7625 1491.

By Mary Griffin Environment Reporter A COVENTRY gardening project could be saved from being left to wither and die. Coventry City Councillor Tim Sawdon last month refused plans to extend a local growing initiative in Allesley Park Walled Garden beyond its current border...

By Pete Surtees of Eastern Green, Coventry. With all of the snow that the country has just had, I was a little disappointed with the amount that we had here in Coventry...

Nobby Clarke, from Eastern Green, who runs a Coventry charity which supports a health centre in Uganda, has expressed his shock at the case of a woman who stole nearly £100,000 from a charity for which she worked, forcing it into receivership...

Local photographer Steve Kilcoyne has a habit of capturing the most beautiful sunrises in the fields behind Upper Eastern Green Lane. And these are no exception...

By Amanda Slater of Allesley Parish. Amanda added these wonderful shots of All Saints Church to our CV5 Flickr Group pool.

By David Howe, Allesley Green, Coventry...

By Duncan Gibbons LORRY driver Adam Neale believes he saw a UFO above the night sky in Coventry. He says he spotted two mysterious orange lights flying slowly and silently above the south of the city - before one shot off at an impossible angle and at an incredible speed...

By Ann Evans THESE and many more homeless animals can be found at the Coventry Animal Centre (RSPCA), Coundon Wedge Drive, Coventry. BUDDY was admitted to the centre back in November along with 14 other cats. ...

Huw Blake of Wantage, Oxfordshire, who spent part of his childhood living in Bedford Street, Earlsdon, has sent us this class picture from his time at Broadway Secondary Boys' School in Earlsdon. He says: This is a 1957 school photograph of Broadway Secondary Boys School in Earlsdon, Coventry...

By Cara Simpson A TV chef paid a visit to budding young cooks in Coventry for the official opening of a new kitchen at their school...

Local photographer Jake Kelsall of Frederick Neal Avenue, added these photos of the fireworks display in Eastern Green to our FlickR CV5 Group pool...

(Taken from the Coventry Telegraph, December 4, 1951) Earlsdon Methodist Church Sunday School, Coventry, which held its first class 85 years ago in a disused factory in Cromwell Street - now Berkeley Road - will soon have a new building...

(from Coventry Telegraph 20 September 1972) An organ which cost more to move from Birmingham than the purchase price, has been installed in the Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry...

By Sports Reporter BARKER Butts under-15s conceded their first try since the opening game but bounced back in a decisive 24-5 win over Birmingham & Solihull...

By Mary Griffin A FORMER Coventry city councillor who spearheaded the campaign to win free bus travel for pensioners has died...

FREE health checks for Coventry bunnies will take place in the city as part of Burgess National Rabbit Week. The week, until Friday, aims to improve the health of pet rabbits...

THIS picture of the rugby first XV at a long-gone Earlsdon school has been sent to us by one of its former pupils...

On Saturday the 31st of January and Saturday the 7th of February there will be the Memorial Park Lap Walking. It will take place between 10.00am - 12.00pm and you should meet at the Café on Kenilworth Road, CV5 6DF...

Local photographer Marc Verrall of Lord Street added these photos to our FlickR CV5 group. Click photos for photographers comments You can join our FlickR groups by following the link above or send in your pictures to communities@coventrytelegraph.net

By Helen Thomas BRAVE Labradors Coco and Bonkers have been helping their fellow pooches by donating blood. The pair went along to Broad Lane Veterinary Surgery with their owner Sue for a quick procedure which will help other dogs who need a blood transfusion...

SHANNON ANTHONY of Butt Lane, Allesley Village, Coventry, took this beautiful shot of Coombe Park during the autumn and sent it in as a reminder of how colourful the park will become.

Martin Brown of Allesley Park. The Secret Pudding The secret pudding hides away,...

TALENTED skater Elle Jones (right) has narrowly missed out on an ice show place. The nine-year-old was placed third in a national competition held in London to find a skater to perform in a show on a temporary ice rink at Somerset House, in the capital...

By Helen Thomas ENGLAND international rugby star Mark Cueto passed on some of his sporting wisdom when he visited a Coventry primary school. He was at Allesley Primary School, in Antrim Close, as part of a country-wide programme run by the Rugby Football Union to get children playing tag rugby...

Allan Andrews, who represents Earlsdon on Coventry City Council, welcomes the dismissal of a planning appeal for a new wine bar in Earlsdon Street. He says: "am delighted that the appeal lodged in respect of a new wine bar in Earlsdon Street has been dismissed...

By Staff Reporter POLICE want to speak to these youths after a raid at a Coventry off-licence in which a worker was threatened with a spanner. Two raiders burst into The Local off-licence in Allesley Old Road, Chapelfields...

COVENTRY Hearsall reached the semi-finals of the Warwickshire Cup in thrilling fashion. They scored a sudden death victory against Olton after the three legs finished all square - coming from behind in each match to clinch halves...

Robbie Robinson of Earlsdon added these beautiful pictures of Spencer Park on a foggy day to our FlickR CV5 Group pool...