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 …
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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
BUS ROUTE CHANGES
The no. 51 bus routes (Stagecoach Monday-Saturday. and NX Sundays only) are being re-routed permanently away from Glendower Avenue. Heading towards Earlsdon, from the traffic lights on Allesley Old Road, they will travel along Brookside Avenue then into Wildcroft Road, up to the lights on Broad Lane. They will then turn left along Broad Lane …
Hearsall Star Petition
A petition has been raised to save the Hearsall Star and parts of the Hearsall Baptist Church buildings. https://edemocracy.coventry.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=470&fbclid=IwAR0iXnSwjV7cxQNAVitWj6szR3SvdXoujCBdQf0EtzbxRR3EzZmYGBmX7Dw&TPID=21379241
Updated Liveable Neighbourhood Proposals
The City Council project team have reviewed the previous proposals in the light of pubic feedback. https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/elnproposals?fbclid=IwAR2jhJ8Kliln-FVbFLXIikzdb7C2YNEz9RgZJo2XjKHbggXkjlzskAbhfOg