Richard Williams

Arsenal founder David Danskin and Coventry City founder Willie Stanley are both buried in Coventry's London Road Cemetery, creating a little-known link between the clubs before their Premier League meeting. Both men lay in unmarked graves for decades until supporters and historians helped secure permanent headstones, with Arsenal funding Danskin's memorial in 2019. Fans and historians hope the shared heritage will strengthen ties between the two clubs.

Coventry's Impact Steel Band will perform at the Southbank Centre's Steel Scenes festival in London, marking 75 years of steel pan music in the UK and the venue's anniversary. The 10- to 12-member group is one of only three bands selected from outside London for the two-day event. Manager and musical director Fareed Siddiqui said the invitation was a major honour, while his 13-year-old son has composed a piece commemorating the UK's first steel band performance and the music's continuing legacy.

Coventry's Impact Steel Band has been selected to perform at the Southbank Centre's Steel Scenes festival in London, marking 75 years of steel pan music in the UK. The 10-to-12-member band is one of only three groups from outside London taking part. Manager and musical director Fareed Siddiqui said the invitation was an honour and reflected the band's regional identity. The band, formed in 2007, will perform a piece composed by Siddiqui's 13-year-old son to commemorate the first steel band performance in the UK and connect the tradition's founding generation with its successors.

A new BBC crime drama, The Hairdresser Mysteries, was filmed across several Warwickshire and West Midlands locations, including Alcester and Stratford-upon-Avon. Local residents Mark and Kathryn Cargill described the experience of having their home used as a filming location as fun and fascinating. The series stars Sally Phillips and incorporates various regional sites such as Ragley Hall and Church House, drawing attention from locals who shared sightings on social media. All episodes are now available to stream.