The deadline is looming for submitting entries for the prize competitions in our December / January issue. There is a £25 prize for the winning entry in each of the following: • Anagrams • Crossword • Quiz of the Year • Wordsearch You have until 12 noon on Friday 4th January to submit your entries …
Author: Keith Bushnell
Christmas Star Shines Once More
In a short ceremony this morning, attended by a small but hardy group in freezing conditions, the refurbished Christmas Star at Hearsall Baptist Church was switched on re-dedicated in memory of all those people who have contributed to its design, maintenance and operation over more than half a century. The star has come to be …
Avoid Unnecessary Illness This Year – Get Your Flu Jab!
The winter is here and it has brought its usual nasty viruses along too! Flu is a contagious illness caused by influenza viruses. Airborne droplets produced by coughing and sneezing predominantly spreads these viruses. The infectious period normally begins 1 day before symptoms develop and for up to 7 days after the individual has become …
Lloyds Bank email Address Error in ECHO
We have realised that there was an error in the address for Matthew Harris in the November issue. We printed Matthew.MFHarris@lloydsbanking.com It should have been Matthew.MF.Harris@lloydsbanking.com – i.e. there are 2 full stops in his name. Our apologies to anyone who has had an email returned as undeliverable.
‘THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS’ at the Criterion Theatre
Written by Alan Bennet (adapted from the novel by Kenneth Grahame) and directed by Bill Butler. Saturday 1st to Saturday 8th December 2018. There will be a matinee performance at 2pm on Saturday 8th December “Believe me, my young friend, there is absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. …
Farewell to World War Two Veteran Frank
A fitting tribute from the Coventry Telegraph to Frank Knee, a WW2 veteran and one of their own long serving employees who was a long time resident of the ECHO area, in Mount Street and then Canley Road. Any Coventry RFC fans above a certain age would know of his son Paul and nephew Russ …
Philip Larkin book – update
Further to the review in the November ECHO of Chris Arnot’s new book Larkin About In Coventry, the book is now on sale locally at Beer Gonzo, the Phone Shop and Earlsdon Cobblers as well as Earlsdon Street Post Office. It should be in Waterstone’s in the city centre shortly and is already on sale …
Petition Against Lloyds Closure
There has been a strong reaction from residents, businesses and political representatives to the proposed closure of the Earlsdon Street branch of Lloyds Bank, the last remaining bank in our area. Businesses hosting the petition against this proposal are as follows: • Albany Cycles • Albany News & Wine • Antiques of Earlsdon • AP …
Hearsall Lane Sunday Closure
On Sunday 21 October Hearsall Lane will be closed from its junction with Broomfield Place to Farman Road. The closure is from 9.30 – 15.30 and will allow Severn Trent Water to repair a badly damaged manhole cover.
Urgent Appeal to Trace Fatal Hit and Run Driver
West Midlands Police has issued an urgent appeal for information to trace a hit-and-run driver involved in a fatal collision in Chapelfields on the evening of Sunday 7 October. Officers were called to Allesley Old Road following the collision at 7.50pm near the junction with Duke Street. It’s understood a local man − believed to …