This is ECHO’s understanding of the imminent changes to bus services in the area but if anyone knows different please let us know. These changes affect both National Express Coventry (NX) and Stagecoach services. The Albany Road/Earlsdon Street route is currently served by a combined service 2 / service 51 half-hourly service on weekdays and …
Category: Hearsall
BUTTS ROAD CLOSURES
There are more road closures affecting Butts Road over the next 9 days. Every night 8pm – 6am from Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January, there will be no access from junction 7 of the Ring Road onto Butts Road westbound. Access onto the Ring Road from the Butts Road citybound carriageway will be …
BUS SERVICE UPDATE
Following posts earlier in the week, outbound bus services to Earlsdon and Spon End have been restored, except in respect of Croft Road. The full announcement from NX is as follows: “To allow for air pollution work to be carried out, Butts Road will be closed to traffic from Croft Road. While the road is …
BUTTS ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE
After it rapidly became clear that the closure of Butts Road outbound from the Ring Road junction 7 with effect from Monday 14 November was unworkable, Coventry City Council has instructed the contractors to re-open the road and devise an alternative plan to complete the planned works. However only the left most lane is open, …
Lengthy Road Closure and Buses Rerouted
With effect from today, Monday 14th November, it will not be possible to access Butts Road from the Ring Road junction 7. This restriction will apply for around 12 weeks while the remodelling of the junction is completed. The diversion will take drivers from junction 8 via Holyhead Road and Four Pounds Avenue. However access …
Festival of Hope Event Cancelled
The Festival of Hope event ‘Strictly Hopeful Dancing’, due to take place from 7-9pm on Saturday 12 March at Hearsall Baptist Church Hall, has unfortunately had to be postponed. We will advise if and when the event is rescheduled.
Bin Strike Update
Councillors received the following email this evening. “Dear Councillor, We have been notified today by Unite that their strike involving bin lorry drivers has been postponed until the week starting 4 January 2022. We welcome this news and will continue to talk to union representatives in an attempt to lawfully resolve the issues they have …

Waste Disposal During Strike Period
News Release from the council (shared from Cllr Bally Singh’s post): “The Council has today set out its plans to provide pop-up disposal sites to help people get rid of their waste following the news that bin lorry drivers are set to strike. The first round of strike action is set for Tuesday 21 December …
Seasonal Issue December 2021 / January 2022
The combined December and January edition of ECHO is now on sale. This bumper 40-page issue includes 3 cash prize competitions, other seasonal items and the usual range of news reports, features and events. Once more we owe a huge thank you for keeping us going during a difficult couple of years to: – our advertisers …
LITTERBUSTERS
Hearsall Litterbusters, a community litterpicking group based in the Earlsdon/Spon End/Chapelfields areas, gather weekly to help residents make friends and build community. Following the Covid19 pandemic, the group are undertaking a 24-hour charity litterpick for Samaritans, helping to raise valuable funds so that “there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone”. The event will …