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Controversial £32m cricket scheme

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WARWICKSHIRE County Cricket Club could get a brand new home if a proposed £32 million makeover of Edgbaston is thrown out – 20 miles down the road in Coventry.

In a cheeky bid to snatch the historic test match ground from Birmingham, the deputy leader of Coventry City Council has invited club officials to visit a site for a new purpose-built stadium.Read

WARWICKSHIRE County Cricket Club could get a brand new home if a proposed £32 million makeover of Edgbaston is thrown out – 20 miles down the road in Coventry.

In a cheeky bid to snatch the historic test match ground from Birmingham, the deputy leader of Coventry City Council has invited club officials to visit a site for a new purpose-built stadium.Read

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Harborne pub garden curfew lifted

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Harborne pub garden curfew lifted

CUSTOMERS at a Birmingham pub will be able to drink in the garden until the early hours after a resident failed to support an objection about noise.Read

Warwickshire deny Edgbaston pop concert rumours

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Warwickshire County Cricket Club scales down Edgbaston plan

WARWICKSHIRE County Cricket Club has been accused of treating local people with ‘contempt’ as it scaled down plans for a £32 million expansion of the ground.Read

Risk of Warwickshire CC's £32m expansion plan quickly spotted

ACCOUNTANTS called in to examine a planned £32 million expansion of Edgbaston quickly identified the dilemma facing Warwickshire County Cricket Club.Read

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Report puts Birmingham top of flood risk table

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