Category: Community

Rogue Trader Operating in Earlsdon

We have received a report of an elderly resident being persuaded by “a forceful man who would not take no for an answer”, to have her paved yard cleaned. He wanted £400 for what turned out to be one and a half hours’ work, using her hot water and leaving a mess on her walls. …

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COVENTRY SPIRES U3A

Our apologies to Coventry SPIRES U3A for our mistake in repeating their March information in the April issue. This is how it should have appeared in April: Retired? Looking for something interesting to do during your retirement? Why not join Coventry Spires U3A which is a group especially for you? General meetings are held every …

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SPON END NIGHTTIME CLOSURES

The latest phase of work on the Spon End road widening project will involve significant evening / overnight road closures between 20 and 24 February. Contractors Balfour Beaty have informed local residents that Spon End / Butts Road will be closed on the city-bound side between the junctions with Hearsall Lane and Windsor Street between …

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BLACK HORSE DEMOLITION IMMINENT

The long-anticipated demolition of the former Black Horse pub is to take place over the coming weekend, 7th/8th January. Spon End will be closed between Hearsall Lane and Melbourne Road while this work is in progress. This is part of the Air Quality Plan proposal to create a 4th lane through Spon End / Butts …

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GILL DAWSON

The funeral of Gill Dawson, the wife of ECHO team member Tony Cardinali, will take place on Thursday 22 September 2022 at 3.00 pm, Cannon Hill Chapel, Canley Crematorium. Gill died on Monday 15 August. Gill was well-known in the ECHO area in her own right and herself wrote a number of articles for this …

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