Arthritic cat takes to the treadmill

A 16-year-old cat with arthritis is using a water treadmill as part of her hydrotherapy treatment to help ease her pain.

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Emotions high as Meriden campaign comes to an end

A Meriden resident who helped support a protest camp for 1088 days was brought to tears today as it was dismantled following the eviction of the gypsies who occupied the land.

She told ITV News Central she was 'glad and sad at the same time'.

The Chairman of the protest group, Meriden RAID, said the village will 'remain united and the friendships and bonds will continue'.

Protest camp dismantled following gypsy eviction

A protest camp set up in opposition to gypsies residing in Meriden, Warwickshire, has been dismantled today after the last remaining travellers left the site on Saturday.

The group, Meriden RAID, was made up of local residents who stationed a 24/7 protest camp. Without planning permission, the council deemed both camps illegal.

Chairman of Meriden RAID, David McGrath, said the 'camp may be moved, but the campaign will continue.'

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Gypsy protest camp is dismantled

Protest camp is dismantled
Protest camp is dismantled Credit: ITV Central

A gypsy protest camp in Meriden in Warwickshire has been dismantled by residents after standing there for three years.

The residents who have fought a lengthy battle with gypsies who set up an illegal camp in the village, said it had served its purpose after the last of the gypsies left on Saturday.

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Former Daw Mill Colliery miners to hold reunion

Former miners from Daw Mill Colliery in Warwickshire are holding a reunion - six weeks after the mine closed.

More than 100 former miners will hold their first annual gathering since the pit closed at the start of March following an undergound fire.

Read more on the closure of Daw Mill Colliery.

Daw Mill Colliery in Warwickshire closed last month Credit: ITV News Central

Arthritic cat on water treadmill

Here's the extraordinary story of Coco the cat, and her arthritic joints. Coco's nearly 16 years old, which in human years, makes her in her nineties .

She has arthritis, and she's also been hit by a car, but thanks to an animal hydrotherapy pool, Coco now has a spring in her step.

This is one fearless feline, and she's taken to the pool like a duck to water. Jane Hesketh reports.

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