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Engineers discovered the seldom seen cellars used by Primark for storage were at risk of collapse. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_ironmongersquare.shtml THE killers of Coventry father George Devonish stole a laptop computer and mobile phone after the murder, police have revealed. Mr Devonish, 30, died from head and chest injuries during an attack in Violet Close, Wood End. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_devonishmurder.shtml Meet Coventry glam rockers Lipshock. Here the lads talk about their worst gig, 'Chaventry' and why it's advisable to play request songs. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_lipshock.shtml A COVENTRY eyesore will be transformed into a new £4million public square by February, it has been revealed. Above-ground work in the Burgess and Ironmonger Row area of the city is set to begin in October. 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Upstairs is a world of miniature. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/shop_cejais.shtml AN award-winning show staged in a caravan is wheeling its way to Warwick. In Summer 2007 severe flooding across the UK brought misery to thousands of people, destroying homes and livelihoods. More than 2,000 households were still living in caravans a year after the event with 100 families still stuck two Christmases later. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_thecaravan.shtml A BOLLYWOOD interpretation of Wuthering Heights is coming to The Belgrade. Emily Bronte's classic tale of passion, jealousy and revenge is relocated from the Yorkshire moors to the scorched desert landscape of Rajasthan. Shakuntala, headstrong daughter of a spice merchant, falls for Krishan, a street urchin. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_wutheringheights.shtml Don't be bored in Coventry this weekend. There's loads to do in and around the city. 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And if the sun does decide to put in an appearance you may want to check out our outdoor attraction guide here. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/attraction_rainyday.shtml This week's Coventry band of the week is Russian Gun Dogs. Here the lads talk about writing songs, seducing groupies and their thirst for celebrity. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_russiangundogs.shtml VIDEO footage of a Coventry-built racing car fuelled by chocolate has been released today. The eco-friendly motor also has a carrot steering wheel, potato bodywork, soybean seats and cashew nut brakes. But despite its green credentials the Formula 3 car can do 125mph around corners and 145mph on the straight. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_ecocar.shtml A STAGE adaptation of popular TV sitcom Dinnerladies is coming to Coventry. Coronation Street actors Andrew Dunn and Shobna Gulati reprise the roles of Tony and Anita – parts they played in the original BBC series. According to two reviews the show is a hit despite the absence of its creator Victoria Wood and award winning actress Julie Walters. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_dinnerladies.shtml This week's Coventry musician of the week is Sarah Bennett. Here Bennett, 20, talks about the first record she bought, funeral songs and why she doesn't sing. This video was shot in Coventry's War Memorial Park. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_sarahbennett.shtml There's plenty to do in Coventry over the May Day weekend. Here's a selection of events to keep you happy – even if the sun doesn't put in an appearance. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/bankholidayevents.shtml Find out what's happening in Coventry through Twitter. Hundreds of people across the city have taken up 'twittering' – a one line update on what they are doing. Here is a LIVE stream of tweets mentioning Coventry. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/twitterpage.shtml This week's band of the week is The Sands. Here the band talks about writing songs, their worst gig and their hopes for the future. They are Stuart Coleman (lead guitar) ... Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_thesands.shtml FORMER pop singer Maureen Nolan is to star in Blood Brothers at The Belgrade. Nolan, 54, will play Mrs Johnstone in a touring production of the West End show. She created hits with her family as part of The Nolans in the 1970s and 1980s. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_bloodbrothers.shtml Fancy brushing up on your French and going to the theatre? Then the forthcoming Andromaque at Warwick Arts Centre might be just the ticket. For the Cheek by Jowl production is entirely in the language of lovers. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_andromaque.shtml 'This better be good,' I panted as we arrived at The Greyhound Inn. We had walked all the way from Coventry Canal Basin to the Longford pub, after my girlfriend suggested it would be a 'relaxing half-hour stroll'. It had ended up being an hour-and-a-half power walk and, worried we'd miss our table, we had adopted the ridiculous waddle of speed walkers. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/restaurant_greyhound.shtml Easter's here! And it is oh so tempting to flop in front of the TV with a sickening amount of chocky. But there are alternatives, even when it is raining in Coventry. Here are some ideas: http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/easterchoices.shtml Take a look at Coventry through the eyes of a pink haired granny, a teenage poet or a dog. Here you will find a selection of blogs from across the city. Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/blogs.shtml THIS is the extraordinary moment a heart attack victim was plucked to safety from a 700-year-old castle tower. The 61-year-old man was winched aboard the Sea King chopper after clambering up the 148ft six-storey Guy's Tower at tourist attraction Warwick Castle. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_castlesave.shtml This week's Band of the Week is The Fury. Here headbangers Sarah, Rich, Rodrigo and Martin talk about the appeal of metal, audiences not having a clue what they're singing about and the joys of preparing for gigs. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_thefury.shtml A PENSIONER from Coventry was left baffled after being caught speeding … in an 86-year-old car. Stunned Dave Stanisfield, 67, was snapped in his two-gear 1923 Model T Ford – a motor so dated it doesn't even have a speedometer. Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_speeding.shtml This is the new music video by Coventry electro folk trio Crokodile Tears. Interestingly, their last video was directed by comic actor Graham Fellows - the chap who had a hit with Jilted John in the late 1970s and more recently success with his character John Shuttleworth. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_musicvidcrok.shtml WOOOO HOOOOOOO … More than 90 tipples will be on offer at the Coventry Beer Festival this weekend. Light beers, strong beers, dark beers, drinkable beers, lager beers , white beers and even an orange beer are all ready to be pulled. Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newestory_beerfestival.shtml With the sun putting his hat on more often we thought now was best time to get out and explore Coventry. And what better way to do it than to investigate the city's street art? Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/attract_publicart.shtml COMIC Lenny Henry is set to take on Shakespeare at The Belgrade. The production will see Henry play the weighty role of Othello. And he has already received some good reviews in the national press. Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_othello.shtml This week's Band of the Week is Neville's First Nintendo. Here the Alex Forse and Adam Simmonds talk about gigging with retro game consoles and how people either love them or hate them. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_nevillesnintendo.shtml SHOPPERS looked on in bemusement as 1,200 climate change protesters helped carry coffins through Coventry. The unusual protest – which took the theme of a New Orleans funeral – is believed to be one of the largest demonstrations the city has seen in recent years. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_climatemarch.shtml This week's band of the week is The Pockets. Here band members talk about writing songs, their strong feelings for Razorlight and bizarre pre-gig rituals. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_thepockets.shtml TWO Coventry eateries have been slapped with hefty fines after failing hygiene inspections. Matin Coffee Shop in Foleshill Road was ordered to pay £5,681 and MYO Restaurant in Hales Street landed a £3,530 bill. Read http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_foodinspect.shtml Meet quirky electro folk trio Crokodile Tears. Here band members Christopher Sidwell, Alf Hardy and Amy McGuigan talk about writing songs, luring lovers and demolishing Coventry city centre. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_crokodiletears.shtml Whoever said there's no such thing as magic? We went out onto the streets of Coventry with city conjurer Gareth Twynham. The 31-year-old raised a few eyebrows – and a couple of squeals – as he demonstrated there's plenty of magic in the city. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_magic.shtml AN acclaimed production of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is forecast at Warwick Arts Centre. Italian theatre company Teatro Kismet will be telling the haunting fairytale with aerial acrobatics, dance and humour. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_snowqueen.shtml A MAN was mugged and left to drown in a Coventry lake, police have revealed. The 26-year-old was walking near Swanswell Park, Hillfields, when a gang of youths threatened him with a knife and stole valuables. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_mugging.shtml FIVE homeless people were rescued after a blaze broke out in a derelict building. Thirty firefighters spent nine hours tackling the fire in Bishop Street, Coventry. Pictures http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_cityfire.shtml THIS week's band of the week is King Hermit. Here the lads talk about their forthcoming EP, guilty pleasures and what they would do if they had an hour to live. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_kinghermit.shtml FUTURISTIC £1billion plans to change the face of Coventry have been unveiled. Last September international architects Jerde put forward the first draft of a masterplan to create a new city centre. Three thousand residents gave their opinions on the proposals in a six-week consultation. New pictures http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_newplans.shtml THIS haunting image has earned Coventry hospital worker Emma Linnane a place in an internationally renowned photography festival. Emma, 21, a University Hospital clerical officer, has had her piece Juvenile Odyssey chosen to feature in the Format '09 festival in Derby. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_goodpic.shtml FREE theatre tickets are up for grabs at The Belgrade and Warwick Arts Centre. Both theatres are giving away £30,000-worth of tickets to people under 26. The £2.5million scheme will provide 618,000 free theatre tickets at 200 venues across England through Arts Council England and The Metro. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_freetickets.shtml A HEROIC factory worker today told how he helped save a man who had impaled himself on a 6ft fence spike. For 15 minutes Jason Hart, 38, took the weight of the 20 stone man who had tried to climb the fence in Romford Road, Holbrooks. The spike had pierced the unnamed man's right thigh so deeply he was taken to hospital with railings still embedded in his flesh. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_spiked.shtml This week's band of the week is Little Girl Screaming. Here the alternative rockers reveal how to seduce lovers, their favourite crisp flavours and - even more importantly – which is the best animal in the world. Watch http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_littlegirlsceaming.shtml TV faces are set to star in Little Shop of Horrors at The Belgrade. Clare Buckfield, of BBC sitcom 2.4 Children, former Dr Who Sylvester McCoy and Alex Ferns – Trevor in Eastenders – all have a role to play in the hit musical. Buckfield, former long-term girlfriend of TV presenter Declan Donnelly and recent Dancing on Ice star, plays Audrey. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_shophorrors.shtml Hold on to your hearts ladies – Don John is coming to Warwick Arts Centre. Produced by the highly regarded Kneehigh Theatre Company, the RSC and the Bristol Old Vic the show is inspired by the Casanova stories. It follows serial seducer Don John and his insatiable appetite for lovers against the backdrop of Britain's 1978 Winter of Discontent. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_donjohn.shtml It may be Coventry's only Greek restaurant but with food this good the city doesn't need another. When we arrived we were a bit worried that Zorbaz in Radford was going to be a mistake. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/restaurant_zorbaz.shtml PLANS to take 600,000 candles from Coventry to Gaza have been scuppered after claims they could be used to make bombs. City restaurateur Manal Timraz had planned to take the candles into the war-torn region on Saturday. Ms Timraz, who runs Habibi in Far Gosford Street, organised the campaign after 15 members of her family were killed in the recent conflict. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_onemillionscupper.shtml This week's band of the week is Shadowplay. Following last year's Godiva festival band competition win the lads are back in the studio recording a new EP. Here they talk about who they would take to a desert island, the last song to become stuck in their heads and other serious issues of the day. Watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_shadowplay.shtml A DRUNKEN man who set a mum's hair alight on a busy Coventry bus has been ordered to pay £500 compensation. Seamus O'Callaghan, 51, of Ventnor Close, Wyken, was also given a four month suspended prison sentence and ordered to do 100 hours community service following the attack. Passengers on the Number 27 in Fairfax Street watched in horror as O'Callaghan took a lighter to the hair of 50-year-old Carol Thomas. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/news_hairburnsentence.shtml Coventry pop magician Pete Waterman is one of biggest selling songwriters of all time. But he still has space in his busy timetable to give a tip to local bands - don't hang out in bars listening to rivals - go trainspotting. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_petewaterman.shtml UNUSUALLY furry visitors made an appearance at Fillongley Village Hall. Around 300 cuddly creatures from across Britain were due at Coventry Hamster Show but Saturday's event was cancelled because of snow. Instead organisers hosted a display of a dozen hamsters to avoid disappointing local hamster lovers. Video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_hamsters.shtml Meet Coventry headbangers Near Dark. We caught up with the band in the Ladies' before a gig at city pub The Tuns. Here the they talk about their influences, what they would change about Coventry and what they would eat on death row. Video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_neardark.shtml FOOTAGE of crooks breaking into cars has been released by West Midlands Police. A short video shows criminals targeting police decoy vehicles fitted with surveillance cameras. Clips from the hidden cameras have been used to convict thieves across the region. Video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_rattrap.shtml It may look pretty but snow and ice has led to a rise in injuries in Coventry, figures reveal. West Midlands Ambulance Service say falls and slips usually account for about 10 per cent of calls across the city. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_snowfall.shtml BUNGLING thieves stole a massive 200kg safe … only to find it empty. A gang of five crooks spent 25 minutes distracting shopkeeper Warren Ketheesh as two accomplices snuck into a back office. They then heaved the 2ft sq safe down a flight of stairs and THROUGH the shop before fleeing. CCTV footage http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/news_saferobbery.shtml This week's band of the week is The Loaded. It's all about Coventry caught up with the lads as they practised at The Sound Bunker recording and rehearsal studios in Leamington. WATCH http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_loaded.shtml Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc officially opened national potato day in Coventry. Hundreds turned out for an event that boasted more than 80 different varieties of the vegetable. Mr Blanc took time out of his schedule at the event at Garden Organic to talk to It's All About Coventry. Here he talks about his favourite potato dishes, exotic tubers and, of course, the best variety to use to make perfect chips. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_potatoday.shtml MORE than 500 people marched through Coventry city centre to mark national Holocaust Memorial Day. Supporters of Gaza attended the march, held only a week after the end of an Israeli military campaign which left more than 1,000 dead in the region. Led by Lord Mayor Andy Matchet the crowd walked from The Belgrade Theatre to the old cathedral on Saturday afternoon. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_walk.shtml Formed almost exactly a year ago The Strikes have already headlined Coventry's Kasbah night club. Here the band talk about their influences, their best gig and most importantly how long you should spend doing your hair. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_strikes.shtml Last weekend ghosthunters descended upon St Mary's Guildhall. It's All About Coventry journalist Ben Glass joined them in their quest for evidence of the paranormal. 'I'm sensing B O,' said the man to my right. Read and watch video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_ghosthunt.shtml Jolly Morris men banished the winter blues with a bizarre cider-soaked ceremony this weekend. Dancers banged sticks and skipped around an apple tree to hurry spring along with a Wassail. Following the dance at Garden Organic, onlookers placed cider-soaked toast on the tree’s branches in a bid to lure robins. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_wassail.shtml Meet Coventry alternative band The Shackletons. Here they talk about their influences, how they write songs and their most embarrassing gig. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_shackletons.shtml A MOTHER has successfully donated a kidney to her son thanks to revolutionary treatment at a Coventry hospital. Craig Clark, 29, was seriously ill following three failed kidney transplants. But now the management consultant is on the road to recovery following an operation at University Hospital, Walsgrave. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_kidneydonation.shtml A COLOURFUL exhibition showcasing the work of new Asian artists is coming to Coventry. Through Other Eyes: Contemporary Art from South Asia at The Herbert features 140 exhibits created by dozens of artists in India and Pakistan. Curator Gérard Mermoz, 61, spent three months travelling around the continent to find the drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and prints to bring their work to a British audience. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_herbertexhibit.shtml SPOOKY goings on will be investigated at a historic Coventry building on Friday. A team of ghosthunters are preparing to spend the night in and around St Mary's Guildhall in Bayley Lane. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_stmaryghosthunt.shtml A MYSTICAL British tradition will take place at Garden Organic this weekend. The Wassail, a custom originating in the cider-making regions of the South West of England, is celebrated on the Sunday closest to old Twelfth Night and involves blessing apple trees to ensure a bumper apple harvest in the coming year. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_wassail.shtml A RESTAURATEUR who lost 15 relatives in the latest Gaza war is calling for Coventry's help. Palestine-born Manal Timraz – along with the support of Jewish neighbour Barbara Payman – has launched the One Million Candles Campaign. They are appealing for aid packages to send to families caught up in the conflict. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_onemillion.shtml A MAN who refused to clear rubbish from his Coventry garden has been slapped with a hefty fine and court costs. Landlord Shah Uzzaman, of Red Lane, was found guilty of failing to remove rubbish from a property at King Edward Road despite being served a notice by the city council. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_rubbishfine.shtml A BAND once chosen over The Beatles by a major record label are to play a free gig in Coventry. The Tremeloes, who had a number of hits in the 1960s, will be playing The Isle Casino at the Ricoh Arena. Their top ten songs included Twist and Shout, Here Comes My Baby, Silence is Golden and Do You Love Me. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_tremeloes.shtml THESE are an artist's impressions of a mysterious man whose body was set alight beside a Warwickshire motorway. Police have released the images in the hope the murder victim will be recognised by friends or family. A murder enquiry was launched after the man's body was found burning alongside an M45 embankment near Dunchurch, Rugby at 1.30pm on December 30. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_m45murderimages.shtml POLICE are hunting a rottweiler and its keepers following a horrific attack in Coventry. The victim – a 40-year-old father – was walking along Foleshill Road when the animal sank its teeth into his arm and legs. It then continued to maul the screaming man on the ground. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_dogattack.shtml A NEW play featuring 56 young people from across Coventry will be premiered at the city's Belgrade Theatre. Inspired by holocaust testimonies Cat and Mouse tells the tale of mice being hunted by cats in a Warsaw Attic in 1939. Using minimal props - some boxes, sticks, two suitcases, masks and puppets - the production explores the lives of young people caught up in the genocide. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_catmouse.shtml AN ALTERNATIVE musical take on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl is coming to Warwick Arts Centre. After the success of Shockheaded Peter, The Tiger Lillies are set to interpret the fairy tale with a blend of world music, jazz, eerie falsetto and subtle raven-black sardonic wit. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/storytheatre_matchgirl.shtml SCIENTISTS at Coventry University are helping design bomb disposal suits. Experts have been testing new cooling systems for highly padded clothing worn by bomb squad officers deactivating explosive devices. They are working with NP Aerospace – a Coventry based company selling armoured clothing and cars to police and armed forces. VIDEO http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_bombsuit.shtml TRADERS are calling on shoppers to help make Coventry Market the best in Britain. There are less than three weeks left until voting closes in the Britain's Favourite Market competition. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newstory_marketcompetition.shtml CURATORS at a Coventry museum are hoping to hit the right note with a new display featuring George Eliot's piano. The instrument, along with the novelist's writing desk and other belongings, was donated to Coventry City Council in 1937. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_georgeeliot.shtml A MAN was killed and then set alight on a Warwickshire motorway, police have revealed. Detectives launched a murder hunt today following the discovery of a burning body on the M45. VIDEO http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_motorwaymurder.shtml A FINGERTIP search of Warwickshire motorway was underway today after a body was discovered on an embankment. Police closed the M45 near Dunchurch at 1.35pm yesterday (Tuesday) following reports of a roadside fire. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_motorwaybody.shtml FUTURISTIC plans for Coventry city centre have been given the thumbs up by residents. In September the city council unveiled adventurous £1billion proposals for what the city could look like. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_jerdeplans.shtml MURDERERS who killed a Coventry father may have stolen jewellery before fleeing, police revealed today. Detectives have released pictures of the stolen items as the eight-year-old son of murdered George Devonish made a heartfelt plea to catch the killers. (video) http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_devonishmurder.shtml COPS in Coventry are fighting crime … with Christmas cards. In a quirky campaign 800 crooks have been given cards inspired by the popular Marks and Spencer TV adverts. They read: 'This is not just any Christmas dinner … this is a West Midlands Police Christmas dinner.' http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_christmasdinner.shtml THESE are the first images of a new Coventry University building. If given the green light by councillors on Thursday - December 18 - it will open in the autumn of 2010 http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_newuniversity.shtml Coventry indie band The Senses are putting the finishing touches to their debut album. Here they talk about musical influences, Coventry and what they want written on their gravestones. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_senses.shtml A RARE coffee made from animal poo is proving a hit in Coventry. Since Alma's coffee shop started stocking Kopi Luak drinkers have gulped down more than 700 cups. More astonishing than the fact the beans have come from a weasel-like creature's bottom is its price tag - £6.95 a serving. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_coffee.shtml Someone’s having jolly good laugh. Jokers building Coventry's Belgrade Plaza have hoisted a pirate's flag – just yards from a sign boasting they are “improving the image of construction”. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_plazapirates.shtml Find out more about the amazing world of three dimensional pictures. The Stereoscopic Society meets at St Barbara's Church Hall in Earlsdon, Coventry. Watch the video http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/video_stereoscopic.shtml It's bargain time. We've found you the best voucher offers for Coventry restaurants and stores. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_bargains.shtml A REWARD of up to £25,000 has been put on the heads of robbers who raided a Coventry bank. Lloyds TSB in Foleshill Road was still closed today as detectives investigated a raid that took place at 4.50pm yesterday. Police have revealed four men broke into the rear of the bank and threatened to stab staff with a knife. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_tsbrobbery.shtml Coventry-born author Lee Child talks about memories of the city cathedral, scary fans and the demise of a character that has sold him more than 25 million books. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_leechild.shtml A NEW comedy night will be launched in Coventry this week. On Thursday Taylor John's House is set to host its first Laughter Lounge http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_newcomedy.shtml ROBBERS beat two security guards around the legs with baseball bats during a raid at a Coventry supermarket. The Securicor guards were attacked outside Tesco Express in Quorn Way after refusing to hand over cash. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_baseballrobbery.shtml A GRANDMOTHER'S hair was set ablaze as she sat on a Coventry bus. The woman, 50, was on the number 27 in Fairfax Street when she was attacked. Detective Constable Simon Tate, of CID in Little Park Street Police Station, said the assault was unprovoked and involved two assailants. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_hairfire.shtml DEATHS and serious injuries on Coventry's roads more than halved in the last decade, new figures show. Crash statistics reveal that between 1994 and 1998 there was an average of 322 casualties per year on the city's highways. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_deathdrop.shtml ARMED robbers raided a Coventry DIY store days after stealing their getaway car from a mum and daughter. Three men - equipped with a crowbar, shotgun and pistol - targeted B&Q in Brandon Road ... http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_carjack.shtml CRASHES on Coventry Ring Road could be on the rise, new figures show. Between 2003 and 2007 there was a steady decline in the number of crashes ... http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/newsstory_ringroad.shtml Everyone loves freebies. Here's our tribute to Coventry's finest five - you'll be surprised how much entertainment there is for so little. http://www.itsallaboutcoventry.co.uk/story_fivefreeattract.shtml