This latest post on the the TfWM website from Friday 3 January is hopefully definitive. Please note that the route into Coventry city centre is confirmed as via Hearsall Common and Spon End both ways and not via Earlsdon Street and Albany Road. In the City centre, the route will be via St John’s Church …
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BUS NEWS – ROUTE 188
ECHO previously reported, based on information on the Transport for West Midlands website, that from 5 January, NX Coventry service 2, Stagecoach Solihull to Balsall Common service 88 and Landflight Solihull to Knowle bus A3 will all be withdrawn and a new hourly Stagecoach service 188, Coventry to Solihull will be introduced. This route was …
Former NatWest Bank Demolished
Despite being in the Earlsdon Conservation Area numbers 34 and 36 Earlsdon Street were demolished over the holiday period, seemingly without planning permission. Ward councillors and concerned residents have informed council enforcement officers and we await the next update.
BUS NEWS
National Express Coventry will increase single journey bus fares on 5 January 2025, from £2 to £2.90. This coincides with the increase in the government’s cap from £2 to £3 for a single ticket on 1 January. Other prices are unaffected. Also from 5 January, NX Coventry service 2, Stagecoach Solihull to Balsall Common service …
Tony Back on the Tarmac
Legendary local charity fundraiser Tony Cunningham is attempting to repeat his “10-miles-a-day for a year” fundraiser for the charity Molly Ollys. His 2022 efforts raised £10750. Tony’s new schedule started at 8am on Saturday 30 November in the War Memorial Park with the Lord Mayor, Cllr Mal Mutton, present to launch the event. Molly Ollys …
BINGO NIGHT OFF
We regret to inform readers that the CRCB Bingo Night scheduled at Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club on Friday 11 October has been CANCELLED.
11 Bus Stop Suspended
The number 11 bus service through Earlsdon is now being disrupted. This is the bus stop outside the library which was suspended earlier this week and, a reader has suggested, could remain closed until the school goes back after the summer holidays. Hopefully it won’t be that long. There is a temporary stop outside Taylor’s …
Election Results
Local election results have now been declared for all wards in the ECHO area with Labour wins all round. Councillors Tucker (Earlsdon), Innes (Whoberley) and Akhtar (St. Michael’s) all retained their seats for Labour, whilst Dave Toulson gained the seat in Sherbourne from the sitting Conservative, Cllr Ryan Simpson. Coventry City Council elections – 2 …
Church Sale Completed
The Trustees of the recently closed Hearsall Baptist Church have made the following announcement today: “…the Trustees are now in a position to announce that the sale of the premises in Queensland Avenue was finalized on Tuesday 30 April and the keys for the premises have been officially handed to the new owners. The new …
Bring Back Banks!
One by one over the last decade the major banks, and Coventry Building Society, have closed their Earlsdon branches. The Earlsdon 2.0 group have launched a campaign to create a banking hub to compensate for the loss of these facilities. For an audio report from BBC CWR go to: https://bbc.in/3W6WgAw