An Evening with David Bradley, Abbey Theatre, 7:30pm. Filch from Harry Potter and Walder Frey from Game of Thrones, with stories, songs and (his words) "shameless namedropping". Every penny goes to George Eliot Hospital's 30 for 30 appeal for new chairs in the Dorothea oncology and haematology day unit. Book

Blaze Bayley, Queens Hall, doors 7pm. The ex-Iron Maiden singer plays an Iron Maiden anniversary set at 75–77 Queens Road. Advance tickets £25. The Crew

Shackled, The Crew bar. Free gig downstairs. The Crew

12-hour organ recital, St James Church, Bulkington, 7am to 7pm. Mark Bennett plays for 12 hours straight to raise money for the Organ Restoration Appeal. Free to drop in and listen; donations welcome. St James

British Pole Instructor Championships, Abbey Theatre, 1pm. The live finals, with finalists from across the UK. Book

Bedworth United v Long Eaton United, The Oval, 3pm. Adults £11, concessions £8, 12 to 17s £5, under-12s free with a paying adult. Bedworth United

Northern Live: Do I Love You, Bedworth Civic Hall, 7:30pm. An 11-piece band and four singers working through 30-plus Northern soul hits, Tainted Love and Out On The Floor included. Tickets £26.95 on the promoter's site. Bedworth Civic Hall

Straighten Out, Queens Hall, doors 8pm. A Stranglers tribute, £15 advance. Or stay downstairs for 8 Foot Under, free, with bands usually on from about 9:30pm. The Crew

Book Magic, Nuneaton Library, 11:30am to 12pm. A story and a craft for ages 4 to 11. Free, just drop in. Details

Big Up The 90's, The Crew. Free, with bands usually starting around 7:30pm. Extra hour in bed beforehand, thanks to the clocks. The Crew

Last chance: "Not a vista, an encounter" by Carrie Boal, Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery. Abstract, nature-inspired paintings, and it closes on Saturday. Free entry. While you're there, Bulkington Art Group's "Reflections on a Decade" runs until 7 Nov. Exhibitions

Pumpkin picking at Poplars Farm, The Long Shoot. Weekends and selected half-term dates right up to Halloween, with a tractor ride and a spooky inflatable walk-through. Book ahead; pumpkins are priced by the kilo. Book

Markets. Nuneaton's market is on Saturday, 8am to 4pm, across the town centre. Nuneaton market

Knit and Natter, Bedworth Library, Friday 1pm to 3pm. Free drop-in for adults 16+, with needles, hooks and some yarn provided. Details

Colouring Club, Bedworth Library, Saturday 10am to 11am. Free, all ages, children with an adult. Details

Bedworth market, Friday and Saturday, 8am to 3pm, in the covered market on Mill Street. Bedworth market

Reading Screams at the libraries. Free spooky story sessions for ages 4 to 11: Nuneaton on Tue 27 Oct, 11am; Stockingford on Fri 30 Oct, 10am; Bedworth on Sat 31 Oct, 10:30am. Nuneaton / Stockingford / Bedworth

Wed 28 Oct: Great Big Family Quiz, Nuneaton Library, 2pm. Teams of up to six; book a place for each person. Book

Wed 28 Oct: Acoustic folk night, Bedworth Ex-Servicemen's Club. Bedworth Folk Club, with floor singers welcome. Bedworth Folk Club

Thu 29 and Fri 30 Oct: free make and takes, Nuneaton Museum. 10:30am to 1pm and 1:30pm to 4pm. No booking, children with an adult. Details

Fri 30 Oct: Funhouse Comedy Club, Bedworth Civic Hall. Doors 7:15pm, ages 14+. Book

Sat 31 Oct: Halloween night, take your pick. Nuneaton Fireworks at the Rugby Club, Liberty Way (gates 5:30pm, fireworks 6:30pm, food and bar on; no ticket details from the club yet) Nuneaton RFC. ELO Again at Bedworth Civic Hall, 2:30pm or 7:30pm Bedworth Civic Hall. Matt Ford's Salute to Sinatra at the Abbey, 7:30pm; his singing career started in Nuneaton in 1990 Abbey Theatre. The Ragged Bear Festival at The Crew from 12pm, £40, with Skinny Lister on the line-up and a free warm-up the night before The Crew.

Sun 1 Nov: Nuneaton Indie Market, Market Place, 10am to 4pm. Free to wander. Details

Fri 6 Nov: Fireworks Night, Weston Hall Hotel, Bulkington. Gates 5pm, display 7:30pm, with fire performers, a funfair and food stalls. There's no parking on site, so walk or get the bus. Weston Hall

Wed 11 to Sat 14 Nov: Come From Away, Abbey Theatre. 7:30pm nightly plus a 2:30pm Saturday matinee, 12+. Book

Open: Momo Nest, Ropewalk shopping centre. Handmade momos, ramen, soups and milkshakes, next to Pandora. It officially opened last weekend, and it's the first new arrival at the Ropewalk in months. CoventryLive

Reopening Fri 30 Oct: Ego at the Cedar Tree, Avenue Road. We said last week it was aiming for the end of the month. It's now confirmed for the 30th, and bookings are open. Ego

Planned in Bedworth: a shop for the Hospital Lane estate. Persimmon has asked for approval of the details for a convenience store fronting Hospital Lane, plus nine homes behind it. Ref 26/0105/ARM. CoventryLive

Bedworth's new leisure hub car park. The planning committee met on Tuesday night to look at changes to the Bedworth Physical Activity Hub on Coventry Road. Wider parking bays mean 10 fewer spaces, leaving 132 (8 of them disabled bays) plus 2 for coaches. Officers recommended approval, and we'll share the decision once the council publishes it. Agenda

Leicester Road shake-up hits objections. The county council wants to swap the gyratory for a four-arm roundabout, which means buying land that includes the Empire Gym building (the old Liquid/Envy/Madisons). It needs the Government's sign-off, objections are open until 29 Oct, and the gym would move to Wheat Street. CoventryLive

Food waste bins pushed back to April 2027. The smaller lorries had a 12-month wait, so the council is buying bigger ones instead. Trial runs start in February. CoventryLive

About £300k for two tired play areas. Tiverton Drive and Chaucer Drive, both around 25 years old, are getting new equipment and accessible paths, and Tiverton gets a green gym. CoventryLive

Exhall says no to more lorries. Residents protested on Saturday over the Hall Farm warehouse. It already has outline permission, but the £3.9m junction works at School Lane haven't been approved by county highways yet. They're worried about HGVs on the walk to Ash Green and Goodyers End schools. CoventryLive

Half-term roadworks. Kingsbridge Road, Weddington is shut from the Weddington Road end Mon 26 to Wed 28 Oct, 8am to 5pm. Park View Close, Bedworth is closed Mon 26 Oct, and Brookdale Road, Nuneaton on Fri 30 Oct. CoventryLive

Bedworth's knitted Armistice tribute. The Bedworth Belles WI have yarn-bombed the town ahead of Remembrance: bollard covers, post box toppers and a life-size crochet soldier on the bench by the Peace Podium. A 90ft poppy curtain at All Saints Church could go up any day. CoventryLive

"I'm the luckiest man alive." Bedworth dad Jamie Cairns had a cardiac arrest at home in July. His wife Karie had done CPR training four weeks earlier and kept him going until the ambulance arrived. If you've been meaning to learn CPR, this is your sign. CoventryLive

Top marks for Etone College. Ofsted rated the school "strong" in all six areas under the new framework, with safeguarding met. CoventryLive

Aerosol fires near Oakwood School. Crews were called to woodland off Donnithorne Avenue on 14 Oct after children were seen running off with aerosols, and it's not the first call-out like it. Worth a word at home before Bonfire Night. CoventryLive

Friday: Blaze Bayley at Queens Hall, or the free Shackled gig in The Crew bar below. The Crew

Saturday: Northern soul at Bedworth Civic Hall, a Stranglers tribute upstairs at Queens Hall, or free bands in The Crew. Bedworth Civic Hall

Wrestling in Bedworth: Coventry Pro Wrestling brings "Axeman Wrestling: This Is A Warning" to Bedworth on Saturday at 5:30pm. Box office

Wed 28 Oct: Jam night at The Crew, free. Bring your guitar. The Crew

Last time out: a rough few days. Barwell 1-0 Nuneaton Town on Monday night, after a 1-2 home defeat to Belper Town on Saturday (Stretton scored for Boro, in front of 603). The Belper loss ended a run of six straight wins in all competitions. Football Web Pages

Next up: away at Boldmere St Michaels, Sat 24 Oct, 3pm. Then Coventry United at home on Sat 31 Oct, 3pm, at The Oval in Bedworth. Adults £12, under-17s £1 with an adult. Match day info

New face up front: forward Harry Wakefield has signed from Corby Town after 15 goals last season. Nuneaton Town FC

Bedworth United drew 1-1 at Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday, with an 88th-minute Gordon penalty. They host Long Eaton United at The Oval this Saturday, 3pm. Football Web Pages

What a home costs here, by type. The average across Nuneaton and Bedworth is still £228,000 (July, provisional, up 1.6% on the year). Detached homes average £352,000, semis £228,000, terraces £182,000, and flats and maisonettes £111,000. ONS

And renting. The average private rent was £925 a month in August, up 3.4% (the West Midlands was up 4.9%). By size: 1-bed £655, 2-bed £837, 3-bed £1,014. ONS

Communities Officer (Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Safety), Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Full time, permanent, £35,570 to £37,563. Closes 26 Oct. Apply

Decontamination Technician (Endoscopy), George Eliot Hospital. Band 3, £25,760 to £27,476, 37.5 hours Monday to Friday. Closes 29 Oct (may close early). NHS Jobs

Porter, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Part time, 15 hours (Wednesday and Thursday afternoons), £26,427 to £26,847 pro rata. Closes 1 Nov. Apply

Graduate Planning Officer, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Full time, up to £36,363; needs a planning Masters (final-year students can apply). Closes 2 Nov. Apply

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