BBC Local Live: Coventry & Warwickshire

Plans to build thousands of new homes in Leamington and Warwick are finally back on track.  

Coventry Storm speedway team lost 38-52 to Isle of Wight last night.

The top scorer for the Storm was Liam Carr with 13 points.

Tonight the Coventry Bees face another of the Elite League's title favourites when Belle Vue Aces visit Brandon. 

It's nearly five years since the Aces were last victorious at Brandon - tapes go up at 7.30.

More than 30,000 people are expected in Warwick over the weekend as the city's folk festival welcomes stars from around the world. 

The event - worth around half a million pounds to Warwick's economy - is now in its 37th year and organisers say it's expected to be the biggest yet.

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Farmers across the Midlands are experimenting with a new way to grow fruit and veg.Instead of growing strawberries and lettuce in the ground, they are growing them in towers.It's called hydroponic farming and has been developed over six years by a team at the University of Birmingham.One farm at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire is growing pak choi, while a farm near Tamworth is growing strawberries  .

If you’re still feeling a little lost and confused about what Britain’s decision to Brexit means for you, you aren’t alone. 

A month on from the EU Referendum we’re calling in an expert to sort the facts from fiction, looking at what people said would happen and what actually happened and then make a best guess at what is likely to happen as we prepare to leave. 

We’ve also been interested in hearing from a range of voices from across the West Midlands to find out how Brexit has affected their daily lives – if at all. 

Today on the programme we meet the Sorge family - a French mum and German dad who weren't allowed to vote but were shocked by Brexit - and Sutton Coldfield window cleaner Roger Needle who wants to leave the EU.

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We’d love to hear your thoughts too, so share them with us here on Facebook or Twitter and we’ll try to read as many as we can on the programme tonight.  

Schools and colleges across Warwickshire have been given a total of £112,000 from the county council to improve pupils' job skills. 

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The authority says it's given up to £3,000 to 38 sites in the county since February last year. 

The funding's been used for a range of schemes including new software to help in job searches and getting better work experience.

Warwickshire county council is launching a campaign to advise older drivers on how to stay safe, or know when it's time to give up altogether. 

It's after figures show one-in-five people killed or seriously injured on Warwickshire's roads over the last three years was over the age of 60.

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The authority says the over-60s are generally safer and slower than young drivers and it wouldn't want driver re-tests made compulsory.

Instead, it is asking other road users to be more considerate and is encouraging older motorists to get their driving checked, voluntarily.

Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Coventry and Warwickshire:

- A tip off has led to a large number of pirate DVDs being seized from a shop in Coventry

- Renewed CCTV appeal over street assault

- Migrating eels aided by special ladder

Showers will die away to leave a dry night across the region, with lengthy clear spells during the early hours. Lows of 17C (63F).   

A tip-off has led to a large number of pirate DVDs being seized from a shop in Coventry. 

Officers from Trading Standards and the police found more than 1,000 illegally copied discs.

Trading Standards said the quality was "poor" and it was obvious some films had been copied while they were being shown at a cinema. 

These pictures come from two BBC Weather Watchers.

The first was taken in Coventry by Kingfisher Whisperer. 

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The second was taken in Royal Leamington Spa by Dave A.

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Our top stories this afternoon include:

- 'Inadequate' Coventry and Rugby health body told to improve

- Renewed appeal following assault in Coventry last September

- Eel 'ladder' installed at Warwickshire country house

A Nuneaton pub has been forced to close due to a major pest problem.

Police have renewed an appeal to trace a man they're seeking in connection with an assault in Coventry. 

It happened on 11 September last year when a 44-year-old man was targeted by two men as he walked down Webster Street.

Police believe the person pictured here is known as Gagandeep.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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Roadworks this weekend - you need to be aware if you're planning on using the Aston Expressway and M6.

It's been cooler and cloudier today, as you can see from this photo sent in by one of our BBC Weather Watchers.

The weather is forecast to stay dry and warm this afternoon.

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