Call to use Drones to Tackle Fly-Tipping Thursday, 8 January, 2026 Coventry Conservatives are calling on the Council to adopt drone technology as part of a strengthened local strategy to tackle persistent and costly fly-tipping. Fly-tipping remains a major issue for communities and council services in Coventry, with thousands of incidents reported each year. In the past year alone, Coventry City Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team has handled more than 11... Local News
Uncollected rubbish piled high in City Street 22nd May 2018 Residents living in Tile Hill say that household rubbish is piled high in Gibbons Close because the Council has regularly failed to collect dustbins. With... Local News
Travellers arrive at city park 18th May 2018 A group of travellers with 20 caravans and 2 motorhomes have arrived in the Tile Hill area of the city. They arrived last night on the Ponderosa fields on... Local News
Anxious residents call for speeding action on Broad Lane 20th April 2018 Broad Lane is an accident waiting to happen according to residents in Eastern Green, Coventry. Members of the Mount Nod Residents Association and Limbrick Wood... Local News
Council agrees to offer temporary accommodation to Coventry Point charities 14th March 2018 Councillors in Coventry have secured cross-party agreement to use empty Council offices to help the charities evicted at Coventry Point. The Council has a range... Local News
Gritting row leaves Keresley bus passengers stranded 9th March 2018 Residents in Keresley have gathered a petition after repeatedly being asked to leave a National Express bus nowhere near their stop. Some passengers using the... Local News
Councillors to debate future of George Eliot house 9th January 2018 Fears for the future of George Eliot's Coventry home will be debated by Councillors in Coventry on Tuesday 16th January. Elected members will investigate claims... Local News
Coundon residents angry at proposed yellow lines 4th December 2017 Residents in Coundon have vowed to fight proposals to install double yellow lines on Brackenhurst Road. Angry residents say there’s been hardly any consultation... Local News
Partial victory for road safety campaigners - but more needs to be done 24th November 2017 Campaigners have secured a partial victory on their demands for improved road safety on Alderminster Road in Eastern Green - but they’ve warned that more needs... Local News
Greenbelt development moves a step closer in Coventry 31st October 2017 Council plans to develop greenbelt land across Coventry are a step closer to reality after a public inquiry lasting months. Despite significant opposition from... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News