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St. Barbara’s new vicar

The next vicar of St. Barbara’s in Earlsdon will be Rev. Tulo Raistrick. Tulo is married to Sarah, a GP, and they have three children: Peter (aged 8), Greg (5) and Libby (3). He is currently curate at St. Thomas’s with St. Stephen’s Church in Telford Park, South London. After growing up in Suffolk, Tulo …

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Earlsdon Festival – be part of it!

  The 21st Earlsdon Festival will take place from Friday 25 April to Monday 5 May and organisers are calling on the community to be part of it.  Festival Chairperson Nigel Lee said  “Last year was brilliant. 10,000 people enjoyed the festivities in glorious sunshine and we had fantastic fringe events in the lead up …

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Cable work disruption

Work is now under way in the area on a major £9m initiative to improve electricity supplies to the south of Coventry. It involves upgrading equipment in major substations and laying 6km of 132,000 volt cable between Hearsall Common and Whitley, which will help to safeguard supply to around 33,000 customers and allow for future …

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A45 – will the pain be worth the gain?

A45 – WILL THE PAIN BE WORTH THE GAIN?   Major road works at the junction of Kenilworth Road with the A45 Fletchamstead/Kenpas Highway started early in the new year and have now been in progress for several weeks. In the short term this has caused considerable disruption with large tailbacks during peak times, affecting worst …

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