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£680k bus gate bill for Coventry drivers as readers say 'the signs aren't clear"
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (606+ words) Coventry Live readers are angry to hear that Coventry motorists have paid more than £680,000 in bus gate penalties during the first six months of 2026. Figures show Coventry City Council collected £680,414 from motorists caught using bus gates between January and June....
You can now be jailed for going in this Coventry city centre car park
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (334+ words) The official ban is now in place at the Belgrade Plaza car park(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) A full closure order is now in place at the abandoned Belgrade car park in Coventry city centre. Police put the official…...
Coventry pavement parking ban coming – everything we know so far
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (227+ words) Coventry Telegraph Coventry City Council is working on plans to introduce a city-wide ban on pavement parking in line with government requirements Mark O'Connell, the council's strategic lead of highway operations and delivery, confirmed the move at a Communities and…...
Coventry bus gate fines top £680k — one road generated over £542k alone
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (191+ words) Coventry Telegraph Coventry City Council has collected a staggering £680,414 in fines from drivers caught using bus gates during the first half of 2026 The controversial Greyfriars Road bus gate in the city centre accounted for the lion's share, raking in…...
Coventry council warns of financial challenges to services despite cash surplus
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (699+ words) The council avoided a predicted overspend but says there are huge pressures, particularly in adult social care Coventry council has warned there will be huge challenges ahead for services in the city even though it has achieved a cash surplus....
Coventry council addresses children's homes concerns and says 'no outright ban"
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (558+ words) Generic file picture of children playing as Coventry Society said it had met with the city council to discuss concerns over rising numbers of children's home applications in the city(Image: Natalia Lebedinskaia via Getty Images) Coventry City Council has…...
Huge plans unveiled for former Coventry Jaguar Land Rover site
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (299+ words) Huge plans have been revealed for the former Jaguar Land Rover site in Coventry. The proposals will see a large industrial unit with offices, a service yard and parking at what was the home of JLR at Lyons Park Business…...
Coventry toy shop closes suddenly after four years at West Orchards
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (151+ words) Toytown has closed at West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry(Image: CoventryLive) A Coventry toy shop has closed its doors for good after almost four years at West Orchards Shopping Centre. Toytown opened in October 2022. Toytown occupied part of the…...
Coventry council overspend warning on children's and adult social care budget
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (182+ words) Coventry Telegraph Coventry City Council is facing significant financial pressures despite projecting a £3.8m underspend for the 2026/2027 financial year The authority is grappling with major overspends in children's and adult social care services Council leader Cllr George Duggins told this…...
Police take action at Belgrade Plaza car park as formal closure order planned
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (228+ words) Police have requested permission to close off an abandoned car park in Coventry city centre. The former NCP site on Belgrade Plaza stopped functioning as a car park when the business went into financial difficulty earlier this year. The site…...