Summary

  • Updates on Friday 24 July 2015

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Monday

  1. Good nightpublished at 18:00 BST 24 July 2015

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC Local Live

    That's it for your Coventry and Warwickshire BBC Local Live feed for this week.

    I hope you've enjoyed it.

    Join us again on Monday morning from 08:00 for all your news, travel, weather and sport.

  2. Get activepublished at 17:54 BST 24 July 2015

    Broadgate plays host to a week of games next week, as Coventry Sports Week kicks off with a range of sports.

    Member of public playing tennisImage source, Coventry City Council

    The city council say it's aimed at people of all ages and abilities, and they hope to get as many people as possible to turn up and join in.

    Councillor Abdul Khan said: "Coventry Sports Week is part of the city's summer events programme and encourages local families and children to come into the city centre during the school holiday period and keep fit and healthy at the same time."

  3. Heavy rain at timespublished at 17:42 BST 24 July 2015

    There will be plenty of rain across the region at first this evening, with some heavy bursts in the south.

    Weather map

    Rain should clear away leaving all parts dry for the rest of the night. More from BBC Weather.

  4. Bishop welcomes Syrian refugeespublished at 17:34 BST 24 July 2015

    Families from Syria who've fled the crisis there have been welcomed to the city by the Bishop of Coventry, Dr Christopher Cocksworth.

    Bishop of CoventryImage source, Diocese of Coventry

    About 40 members of the Syrian community, along with the director of the Coventry refugee and migrant centre, spent the evening celebrating Eid at his house.

    Dr Cocksworth said: "I visited Syria in 2005, in happier days - I fell in love with the country and its wonderful people.

    "Christians, Muslims and everyone seemed to be living together in great peace, and everybody was very kind to me."

  5. Live: Warwick Folk Festivalpublished at 17:22 BST 24 July 2015

    Vic Minett
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    It's been fantastic meeting so many passionate people today - musicians as well as punters.

    Bob and Vic Minett

    Bob popped by for a chat, it's his 28th Warwick Folk Festival, external.

  6. Doctor suspended over drug dealingpublished at 17:10 BST 24 July 2015

    Moira Rawlings
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A doctor at Coventry's University Hospital has been suspended for a year after he was jailed for supplying Class B and C drugs.

    The ruling comes at the end of a two-day hearing in Manchester.

    The sanction has been imposed by the medical disciplinary panel after it found that Dr James Morgan's fitness to practice was impaired as a result of his conviction.

    The 29-year-old, from Wood Street in Rugby, was jailed for six months in March after admitting supplying drugs at a party last year.

  7. Latest headlinespublished at 17:00 BST 24 July 2015

    David Landau
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    Here are today's headlining stories:

    • A Coventry doctor has been suspended for a year after he was jailed for supplying drugs

    • More than 700 people have signed a petition, external calling for all Coventry councillors to resign over the issue of a combined authority

    • Warwickshire aim to finish their T20 Blast group stage with a win tonight at Yorkshire Vikings, despite already securing a quarter-final place

  8. Fit Clubpublished at 16:52 BST 24 July 2015

    Trish Adudu
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    I'm hosting my fit club in the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Open Centre today.

    Fit Club

    We meet monthly - it's loads of fun and free to anyone who'd like to join in.

    Just drop us an email if you'd like more details.

  9. Wanted: Iconic Coventry carspublished at 16:41 BST 24 July 2015

    Coventry Transport Museum are appealing for 150 Coventry-built cars to form a celebration of the city's motoring heritage as part of Coventry Car Day.

    Coventry-built carsImage source, Coventry Transport Museum

    Spokesperson Clive Skelhon said "It's no easy task, as each model has to be different - it's like putting together a tricky historical patchwork."

    Any Coventry-built car can register to take part in the event, which will stage displays in the city, with an optional departing to drive in from Coombe Abbey.

  10. A435 accidentpublished at 16:30 BST 24 July 2015

    BBC Travel

    An accident on Coughton Lane in Coughton, Warwickshire, between the A435 Birmingham Road junction and the B4090 Alcester Heath junction is causing problems.

    More details on BBC Travel.

  11. Jazz in the parkpublished at 16:20 BST 24 July 2015

    There'll be a jazz band playing in the War Memorial Park in Coventry this Sunday.

    The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band's repertoire includes Louis Armstrong, Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Humphrey Lyttleton, JP Sousa, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and Duke Ellington.

    They'll be playing near the visitor centre from 14:00 until 15:30.

  12. Fitness to practice impairedpublished at 15:49 BST 24 July 2015

    Moira Rawlings
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    A disciplinary panel has found that a doctor from Coventry's University Hospital, who was jailed in March for supplying Class B and C drugs, has had his fitness to practice impaired.

    James Morgan, 29, from Wood Street in Rugby, was sentenced to six months in jail in March after admitting supplying drugs at a party last year.

    Today a disciplinary hearing has found that Dr Morgan's fitness to practice has been impaired because of the conviction.

    The panel is now considering what sanction, if any, to impose.

  13. Oil firepublished at 15:39 BST 24 July 2015

    West Midlands Fire Service tweets, external: Crews from @FoleshillFire, external have been at a house fire caused by poor oven maintenance + too much oil whilst cooking. #WatchWhatYouHeat

  14. Horse gymnasticspublished at 15:28 BST 24 July 2015

    Nick Clitheroe
    Sports editor, BBC Midlands Today

    I've been looking at the sport of vaulting - a kind of gymnastics on a horse.

    Lucy Philips vaulting on horse

    Lucy Phillips is gearing up to compete for Britain at the European Championships next month.

    I went along to meet her at the training centre in Shrewley, Warwickshire.

    You can see my full report on Midlands Today at 18:30.

  15. Latest headlinespublished at 15:01 BST 24 July 2015

    David Landau
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    Here are the latest headlines across Coventry and Warwickshire:

  16. Live: Warwick Folk Festivalpublished at 14:52 BST 24 July 2015

    Vic Minett
    BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

    Irish musician John Leo Carter has been along to play us a track, as we broadcast live from the Warwick Folk Festival.

    John Leo Carter

    Originally from Cork, he's recently moved to Sweden and will be playing the festival at 20:00 tonight.

  17. Slimmer fire enginespublished at 14:34 BST 24 July 2015

    Slimline fire engines, which can squeeze down country lanes and past parked cars, have been introduced by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, external.

    Light Rescue PumpImage source, WFRS

    The five new Light Rescue Pumps are lighter and smaller than traditional appliances and the service say they have "significant advantages" in rural areas.