Today's headlines for Hinckley and Nuneaton

28/11/2014

Coventry City

• Former England football player Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the new manager of Coventry City 
• He has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Sky Blues.
• His first match with the club will be on Saturday against Cardiff City.

Testing

• Leicester’s Hospitals’ Emergency Department has set up a new screening programme, intending to test more than 100,000 people per year for blood-borne viruses.
• Every patient aged 18 years and over who is already having blood samples will now also have an additional one to screen for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, unless they opt-out.
• They say that this will lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment for patients.

Nuneaton Businesses 

• Local independent businesses in Nuneaton are being encouraged by the county council to shout about their products in the run-up to Christmas.
• They want businesses to use the #WarwickshireChristmas on social media.

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