August 2020

Specialist conservation contractors have been appointed to transform some of Coventry’s oldest buildings into special short stay visitor accommodation in time for the city being UK City of Culture 2021.

Enterprising young market traders will head to Stratford once again for a chance to be named as the best in the country.

Coventry Cathedral has appointed a contractor to build its high-profile new pavilion annexe as part of a £3.5 million fundraising programme.

Elisabeth Uggerløse is the parish clerk for Bidford-on-Avon Parish Council, and has seen how the village has coped with the severe challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.

A bumper Bank Holiday of events and offers will be going ahead throughout Coventry and Warwickshire.

A packed programme of activities will be taking place as August comes to an end and the Bank Holiday takes place.

North Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey is tipping the region’s high street businesses to build on the entrepreneurial spirit of the nation as they emerge from the coronavirus lockdown.

Stratford Town FC is gearing up for the new season after dealing with some unexpected pitch invaders during the lockdown period.

A Warwick property development and investment company has set a new weekly record for house sales in its 72-year history after re-opening its sites due to Covid-19.

CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, is continuing its £60m digital transformation in Coventry.  The announcement comes as work is due to start on the expansion of the full fibre network in the west of the city, including parts of Westwood, Earlsdon, Canley and

Nuneaton is in the running for a share of millions of pounds worth of funding to help drive economic regeneration – but resident’s ideas are needed.

The town is one of 100 across the country that has been selected to bid for funding from the Government’s Towns Fund initiative.

The Warwickshire branch of the Women’s Institute has praised one of the region’s law firms for providing a helping hand to their members during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Leamington’s first ever gin distillery is a step closer to opening after the start-up company behind the concept toasted strong levels of trade.

A leading business figure in Coventry and Warwickshire says a deep economic drop was inevitable in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis.

A petrolhead who sold almost everything to start her used-car business up is ‘eternally grateful’ for a grant which saved it from certain closure.

Rachel Foakes, 37, put everything into her used-car business, Foakeswagons, which she opened in Warmington near Banbury three years ago.

CU Coventry, part of the Coventry University Group, has announced the launch of a new, two-year accelerated Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Cloud Computing.

Small businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire hit by the Coronavirus pandemic can apply for new grants from the government to boost their recovery.

An expanding Warwickshire printing company has invested in two state-of-the-art machines and moved premises.

XPD Print Limited needed to replace its old printing press with more modern and efficient models.

A specialist finance provider in Coventry has taken on three new members of staff as it is set to distribute business loans totalling £5 million in just three months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A state-of-the-art sport and fitness facility had ten times the number of new sign-ups during its first week since re-opening than it would have expected in the same period pre-lockdown.

Industry leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say the Government must heed the word of business to help stave off as many jobs losses as possible due to the Coronavirus crisis.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has agreed its priority list of infrastructure projects to receive Government funding as part of the Getting Building Fund.