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  1. Sumo the Micky Quinn

    Double decker crash

    Company handed massive fine. Sainsbury's bus crash LIVE: Company handed massive fine Midland Red handed fine Judge Farrer has ruled that Midland Red will be fined £2.335million. The firm is also ordered to pay the prosecution’s costs of £7,214. Yesterday we heard In the parent group’s...
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    Premier League trivia question

    However some useless trivia which is relevant to SBT and (I think!) correct. CCFC are the only team to have ever played in the Premier League, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 4, Division 3 South and Division 3 North. Add to that 'by name' The Championship, League 1 & League 2.
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    Just for fun: name that player.....

    no Correct. the street in Stockingford,Nuneaton is called 'The Raywoods'
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    Just for fun: name that player.....

    However the street name doesn't include the name Street, Avenue, Road, Lane or Close. Just the players name. Their is no connection between the player & the naming of the road.
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    Just for fun: name that player.....

    no. played 1990 - 1992, left 1994. injury plaqued spent last 2 seasons in reserves. Used to see him in my local (Arley) chippy. his first and last name are the street name. not just surname such as 'Smith Street'.
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    Just for fun: name that player.....

    no. sorry not the right answer
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    Just for fun: name that player.....

    Average early 90's winger. Only top flight football was with Cov playing just 21 games he scored his only goal for us against Derby. Biggest clue - shares his name with a Nuneaton street.
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    Lets sign Usain Bolt

    Living abroad I always get asked by the locals, "Where about in England are you from?" Most have never heard of Coventry and surprisingly never heard of Birmingham, when I say its near Birmingham. "Is it near Manchester or London?", Manchester because of the football and London because of its...
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    Chip shop prices

    When I left the UK in 2009, Petes Chippy in Nuneaton were selling 50p bags of chips, Actually there were 2 Petes, one on Croft Road, the other one recently (in 2009) opened in Chapel End and another rival in the Chapel End area also selling 50p bags of chips. Very small portions compared to...
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    Nuneaton Boro on the brink of folding

    A rough guide to liberty way. I don't know the exact boundaries - these are just a guide. I only assume Nuneaton Rugby own all this land as it looks looked after ie cut grass and rugby posts on the cut areas.
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    Nuneaton Boro on the brink of folding

    In last weeks Non-League news paper Crisis-hit Nuneaton Borough are on the brink – National League North club won’t survive unless saviour is found "With no chairman or directors, the National League North club is effectively a rudderless shell. Previous chairman Lee Thorn had put the club up...
  12. Sumo the Micky Quinn

    Double decker crash

    Tribute to "brave" member of public Sgt Wood also paid tribute to a 35-year-old member of the public outside Sainsbury’s who alerted pedestrians to the oncoming bus, ushering them out of the way and running to give help. Tiel Portlock helped victims of the double-decker bus crash He said...
  13. Sumo the Micky Quinn

    Double decker crash

    Police statement Investigating officer Sergeant Alan Wood, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This has been a challenging and lengthy investigation for West Midlands Police and we know that the conclusions can give little satisfaction to Dora and Rowan’s families. "Kailash...
  14. Sumo the Micky Quinn

    Double decker crash

    Driver found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. No other result after seeing evidence stacked against him in court. Beware the following clip shows video footage of the accident. Cov bus crash: CCTV shows people fleeing for their lives
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    Double decker crash

    The bus company would be breaking the law by not accepting people work after retirement. The company uses the medical as a fit enough reason to employ them. Good drivers are actually hard to find. Most drivers pack up after 3 years due to changing shifts (most companies who put you through a...
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    Double decker crash

    I don't know the ins and outs of this driver as I worked at Nuneaton depot. But it could be possible he was on a cover shift starting at 5am that morning and nothing came up driving wise and could be on duty for up to 16 hours, meaning his shift has to finish at 9pm, at Nuneaton on '5oclock...
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    Double decker crash

    Also to be noted public buses do not have taco. They are controlled by the timetable. Each driver must have a printed running board in the bus, Just a small section of timetable set for that bus. Driver usually draw lines on that timetable to remind them when their time in that bus is over and...
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    Double decker crash

    As mentioned in earlier posts. Bus Drivers come under GB Domestic Rules. A driver can be on duty (at work but not always driving) for 16 hours . He can Drive for 5 and 1/2 hour continuously (compared to 4 1/2 hours for Coach & Lorry drivers on EU taco rules) and is only required to have a break...
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    City players’ names we can’t pronounce

    I understood the pronunciation was "en-lov-o", when I heard him being interviewed on the radio.
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