Monday 11 November sees the West Orchards Shopping Centre fall silent as 4000 poppy petals are dropped in memory of the country’s war heroes. Read more...
Record-breaking grant investment is set to change the city centre. Coventry City Centre has seen huge investment this decade – with more to come ahead of the city’s year as City of Culture in 2021. Read more...
A scheme to help the long term unemployed into work by reinvesting business rates revenue is being introduced by Coventry City Council. Find out more...
Coventry has been named in the top three of a national league table highlighting the towns and cities with the most electric vehicle charge points. Read more...
Dozens of organisations met last week to look at ways of increasing the levels of integration between communities and organisations in the city. Find out more...
Coventry’s population growth good for city
With Office for National Statistics population projections consistently identifying Coventry as the fastest growing city outside of greater London, Cllrs say that it is also good news for the economic growth of the city. Read more...
Coventry Cathedral will be lit up this November as part of a spectacular light show to honour the country’s heritage and the wartime bravery of its people. Find out more...
Coventry’s Building Bridges project within the Migration Team has developed ‘Welcome to Coventry’, a new web app aimed at making the city more accessible to new arrivals. Find out more...
With a strong economy and employment rates up, Coventry saw productivity rise by 3.3% compared to 3.1% nationally. While Figures reported in the One Coventry Council Plan also show that the city continues to innovate with the second highest number of patent applications. Read more...
The ground-breaking and innovative MiFriendly Cities project will celebrate reaching its halfway point as a key part of this year’s RISING Global Peace Forum. Read more...
Coventry has higher than the national average of good or outstanding schools in every category, with almost 95% of primary schools in Ofsted’s highest two ratings. Find out more...
Coventry foster carer Betty McGlinchey has been recognised once more for her dedication to caring for over 1000 children and young people as a Coventry City Council foster carer. Read more...
