May 2020

One of the world’s biggest car makers has driven in to answer Warwickshire County Council’s calls for more personal protection equipment to help the region’s care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Garden centres across Warwickshire are helping local people prepare to take holidays – in their own gardens!

Around 50 different businesses, community groups and local schools have come together to support vulnerable people with donations of food and supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The West Midlands is the worst hit region in England in terms of manufacturing sales due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a new report has revealed.

Three Coventry City Council registrars have been named unsung heroes for their kindness and compassion in supporting several couples with their last wishes to marry the person they love.

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say the slump in GDP in the first three months of the year is only a sign of what is to come in the current quarter.

Rural businesses in Warwickshire have been urged to take part in the first large-scale survey in the county to determine the impact of Covid-19 in the sector.

Exciting plans to create new homes, a public open space and an ecological habitat in Leamington have been submitted to Warwick District Council.

Three new tenants have been secured for retail units in Coventry city centre – despite the Covid-19 lockdown.

Commercial property agents Holt Commercial have let two units in Hertford Street and one on Shelton Square and say it shows confidence in the city remains strong.

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say firms will need clear and practical guidance from Government as staff start to return to more workplaces.

A new £2.4 million creative hub for artists is to be built in Coventry, providing the first purpose-built and collaborative art production facility in the city which will support UK City of Culture 2021.

Coventry’s leading figure for public health in the city is urging businesses to seek advice on preparing for working life alongside Covid-19, after warning that future waves of the virus are likely until a vaccine is found.

Nearly 13,000 businesses in the West Midlands have been supported in the Covid-19 pandemic by Growth Hubs in the region.

Companies ranging from sole traders to multi-nationals in a range of industries have been in touch with their local Growth Hubs throughout the West Midlands cluster.

An app that alerts volunteers when a nearby vulnerable person is in need of help during the Coronavirus pandemic has been made especially for a Leamington and Warwick community group.

Global exporting from Coventry and Warwickshire is starting to return to pre Covid-19 levels for some companies, it has been revealed.