NEWS 16th Jan, 2024
Coventry United launch bid to help teenage star through injury
Omer Ali played for the club against Eccleshall Juniors over the weekend, scoring the equalizer before breaking his leg in five places from a tackle.
NEWS 16th Jan, 2024
Omer Ali played for the club against Eccleshall Juniors over the weekend, scoring the equalizer before breaking his leg in five places from a tackle.
NEWS 5th Nov, 2022
The strip will be used by the club until the end of the 2023/24 season.
NEWS 27th Apr, 2022
The Red and Greens have received sponsorship from Australian company Bulurru.
NEWS 15th Jan, 2022
She wants the women's game to have parity with the men's and safeguards for its future.
NEWS 30th Apr, 2021
It starts at 3pm today and runs until Monday.
NEWS 29th Dec, 2020
The three owners of Coventry firm Mirius, initially unveiled as CULFC’s shirt sponsor, have now bought into the club.
NEWS 13th Mar, 2024
Originally designed to provide mobility to disabled drivers, these vehicles were a common sight on UK roads from the 1950s through to the 1970s.
NEWS 29th Jan, 2024
On Friday (January 26), Charlie Ridley's daughter, Margaret, now 82, was reunited with the family heirloom at Coventry Transport Museum.
NEWS 13th Jan, 2024
Since then, the two brothers, who came from a litter of eight, have lived separate lives, supporting their owners in their respective cities.
NEWS 9th Oct, 2023
To mark the anniversary, Richard reunited with the vehicle, which is now homed at Coventry Transport Museum.
NEWS 6th Aug, 2022
Ground staff have been unable to get it ready in time.
NEWS 21st Dec, 2020
Shaun Leahy watched the match with Sheffield United in his own personal dugout with former footballer Andy Cole.
NEWS 13th Nov, 2020
North West Coventry Police posted the film on Twitter.
NEWS 27th Oct, 2020
Security guard Leighton Myers found her on an industrial estate and volunteer Lorraine from the city's Cats Protection branch tracked down the owner Jordan.
NEWS 25th Oct, 2015
WANNABE strongmen and women have dug deep and attempted to pull an eight tonne plane to raise vital funds...
NEWS 7th Sep, 2015
AN ASPIRING Coventry paramedic has been reunited with the schoolboy whose life she saved at a Canley...
NEWS 24th Apr, 2024
Brian Austin lives at HC-One's Victoria Mews care home and has always been a Coventry City supporter.
NEWS 21st Apr, 2024
Agony after Victor Torp’s last-minute extra time winner against Manchester United is ruled offside.
NEWS 21st Apr, 2024
Coventry are currently 2-0 down against Manchester United in the FA Cup Semi Final.
NEWS 21st Apr, 2024
Mark Robins side are less than an hour away from kicking off at Wembley against the 12-time FA Cup winners.
NEWS 17th Apr, 2024
Barry Mapperson was a member of the workshop staff at Coventry Transport Museum. Along with the rest of his colleagues, it was his job to get the bus ready for a parade through the city.
NEWS 17th Mar, 2024
HRH Princess Beatrice shared her own experiences with neurodiversity, after being diagnosed with dyslexia aged seven.
NEWS 15th Mar, 2024
The hub at Harp Place on Sandy Lane opened on Tuesday and will look to help any struggling young person in the area.
NEWS 10th Mar, 2024
As a special thank you on behalf of the West Midlands region, the chosen volunteer will have a tram on the West Midlands Metro named in their honour.
NEWS 5th Mar, 2024
Women hold significant positions throughout Coventry City Football Club, serving in functions ranging from performance and fitness to operations and finance.
NEWS 24th Feb, 2024
Taiwo Owatemi said Coventry was 'united and resolute' in its support for Ukraine.
NEWS 7th Feb, 2024
A report, to be considered by the council's cabinet next week, has revealed a forecast overspend of £8.5million for the 2023/24 financial year.
NEWS 25th Jan, 2024
The annual bird count, which returns this weekend, is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.
NEWS 5th Jan, 2024
The Specials helped to pioneer the 2-Tone movement when the genre exploded out of Coventry in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
NEWS 17th Dec, 2023
Their father Michael Mogan MBE told them for every 1,000 views they got, he would donate £100 to one of the featured charities.
NEWS 14th Dec, 2023
Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers BEM discusses The United Isolation Ensemble and the new EON advert in his latest column in the Observer.
NEWS 11th Dec, 2023
Anyone who wants to take part can donate a postcard-sized, unframed piece of art, which will be auctioned off and all cash going to the charity.
NEWS 14th Nov, 2023
The competition was part of a campaign in which engineers predicted humans could be playing a competitive game of football on the moon as early as 2035.
NEWS 14th Nov, 2023
At Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on November 10, Wanzl Limited of Heathcote Lane, Warwick pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 (1) of the Working at Height Regulations 2005.
NEWS 31st Oct, 2023
Those taking part looked to use the programme as a platform to find and develop a strategy for the future of Ukraine’s education system.
NEWS 23rd Oct, 2023
The artwork, by Dutch-born Arthur Benjamins, was located forty years after it was purchased by a private buyer.
NEWS 17th Oct, 2023
The team, formed in 2019, is looking to raise enough cash to get to Rome and take part in the Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial Tournament in May.
NEWS 27th Aug, 2023
Ian McCranor, who is originally from Willenhall, also found success as a karate coach, group fitness instructor and personal trainer and has since moved to the United States where he has mingled with
NEWS 9th Aug, 2023
After tracking it to Siddeley Avenue, they found a stolen Ford Fiesta intact along with stolen car parts stored inside a van.
NEWS 25th Jul, 2023
Mac M Muckley's dream come true included a silver service lunch, seeing the match from top view seats and meeting the man of the match.
NEWS 21st Jun, 2023
Ex-soldier Mike Barnett originally bought and transformed a Jaguar XK8 into the classic vehicle, seen in the 2002 film 'Austin Powers in Goldmember', for the King's coronation last month.
NEWS 6th Jun, 2023
The Christ the King girls had to win their regional heats to earn themselves the chance to travel to Leeds United's Elland Road stadium and live the life of a premier league footballer for a day.
NEWS 18th May, 2023
Gyökeres has hit 21 goals in the championship this season as well as chipping in with 11 assists- including setting up last nights playoff semi final winner.
NEWS 15th May, 2023
Jim Crosswell was walking home on Februrary 16 when he experienced chest pains and called 999 before collapsing in the street.
NEWS 12th May, 2023
Eight-month-old cocker spaniel Leo was in the dog house after owner Jim returned home to see the pup had chewed through the mail, including the tickets to this weekend's crucial clash.
NEWS 4th May, 2023
The Four Kings are reforming and some more King trivia.
NEWS 23rd Apr, 2023
The man has since been charged and the substantial growing operation has been broken up.
NEWS 2nd Apr, 2023
A group of 40 pupils from four Coventry schools gathered at Corpus Christi catholic primary school to launch the project.
NEWS 30th Mar, 2023
Ms Sultana was presented with a ‘Coventry legends award’, a prize handed out to people the club feels have been committed champions of the city.
NEWS 30th Mar, 2023
The grade I listed building, which was saved by Historic Coventry Trust, now features three restored wall paintings of national importance and is set in 70 acres of Heritage Park.
NEWS 30th Mar, 2023
More than 300 people gathered at Coombe Abbey for the glittering awards ceremony, hosted by musician and BBC radio presenter Sandra Godley.
NEWS 26th Mar, 2023
They have mismanaged our nation’s finances and people are worse off than they were 13 years ago.
NEWS 24th Feb, 2023
The Grade I listed building, which is the only Carthusian monastery in the country with surviving interiors, has undergone a £10million refurbishment and will open as a new visitor attraction.
NEWS 26th Jan, 2023
The shortlists have been selected from a pool of more than 300 nominations by a panel of judges, with all the remaining contestants invited to an independent judging day at Metropolis next month.
NEWS 25th Dec, 2022
God came to the world in Jesus Christ at the first Christmas to bring light to our darkness.
NEWS 22nd Dec, 2022
They have received a five-point deduction to be suspended for the remainder of the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 season.
NEWS 19th Dec, 2022
He lost his brave battle with cancer.
NEWS 25th Nov, 2022
St Patrick’s Catholic primary School welcomed 60 students from other Romero Catholic Academies, where they held an eco conference ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt.
NEWS 17th Nov, 2022
A CBS Arena spokesperson added the sale was 'a great result for everyone'.
NEWS 11th Nov, 2022
Anyone with information on where he is to get in touch via Live Chat on West Midlands police website quoting 20/863936/22.
NEWS 17th Sep, 2022
Leaders from many different cultures united in paying their respects to The Late Queen Elizabeth II.
NEWS 17th Sep, 2022
David Cowen and his Raising the Hopes of Young Stars team will be heading to Coventry tomorrow.
NEWS 15th Sep, 2022
The monarch visited the city many times in her 70-year reign, including when she laid the foundation stone in what is now the Upper Precinct in May 1948.
NEWS 4th Sep, 2022
He became separated from his parents.
NEWS 26th Aug, 2022
The Sky Blues are now set to play their first home game of the season against Preston North End on Wednesday, August 31.
NEWS 16th Aug, 2022
The club have taken action after being forced to either move or postpone their last three home matches due to the condition of the pitch at the CBS Arena.
NEWS 13th Aug, 2022
The Sky Blues have been forced to postpone their second consecutive home fixture in the league due to the condition of the CBS Arena pitch.
NEWS 11th Jun, 2022
The Ukrainian society President Pavel Pimpkin then got to pose a question to President Zelenskyy.
NEWS 20th May, 2022
The high-tech machine - at the One Stop Mount Nod store - offers vitamin-infused, flavoured sparkling alkaline waters and sodas.
NEWS 7th May, 2022
Premier Health Products have achieved a continued year-on-year growth in export sales since 2017, during which time it doubled its global orders.
NEWS 23rd Apr, 2022
The company has achieved a continued year-on-year growth in export sales since 2017, during which time it doubled its global orders.
NEWS 17th Apr, 2022
Hughes scored 15 goals in 44 appearances for the Sky Blues in the 2001/2 season.
NEWS 22nd Mar, 2022
The Conservatives have called for it to be suspended but the council says it is with the people, not the Russian government.
NEWS 20th Mar, 2022
Like many organisations who rely on fundraising Zoe’s Place has suffered due to the lockdown and restrictions.
NEWS 9th Mar, 2022
The city joined on Saturday to condemn the Russian invasion and to talk about nuclear weapons.
NEWS 5th Mar, 2022
The request has been made by the Coventry branch of the Association of Ukranians in Great Britain in response to the ongoing atrocities being committed by Russian forces.
NEWS 2nd Mar, 2022
A number of steps have been taken across the city and in the wider West Midlands to help the country since the invasion of Ukraine last week.
NEWS 25th Feb, 2022
A statement has been issued by the leaders and deputy leaders.
NEWS 20th Feb, 2022
Raised in Coventry, Lismore is an artist, designer, perfumer, stylist, and human rights warrior.
NEWS 13th Feb, 2022
The deadline to have your say is Friday 18th March 2022.
NEWS 7th Feb, 2022
The city council and its partners have joined forces to support the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation yesterday (Sunday, February 6).
NEWS 27th Oct, 2021
The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces across the United Kingdom.
NEWS 15th Oct, 2021
The team has donated a range of brand new clothing and merchandise it no longer needs after updating its logo to bring all elements of the club under one barrier.
NEWS 1st Oct, 2021
There are a variety of full and part-time roles, as well as apprenticeships, at the site which is home to the brand's popular Doritos, Sunbites and Squares.
NEWS 27th Sep, 2021
Coventry City of Culture Trust’s Youthful Cities programme is partnering young people in Coventry with people from four cities.
NEWS 25th Sep, 2021
"It’s frankly outrageous that Conservative councillors in Coventry refused to stand-up for working class people in the city and back this motion.”
NEWS 24th Jun, 2021
The accolade came in the Lockdown Hero category for Learner and Community Support.
NEWS 4th Jun, 2021
Kishan Bodalia – who goes by the stage name Bodalia - gained a following during the pandemic by launching ‘NHS Sessions’.
NEWS 5th May, 2021
The venue will be called 'The Coventry Building Society Arena' from the summer.
NEWS 20th Apr, 2021
And Dr Stuart MacLennan said 'disruption' caused by breakaways should not always be looked upon negatively.
NEWS 13th Apr, 2021
AN ONLINE summit on April 23 for International Twin Cities Day marks the start of a year-long celebration between Coventry and its 26 twin cities across the world.
NEWS 9th Mar, 2021
Zarah Sultana, Colleen Fletcher and Taiwo Owatemi spoke out as the number of people on CRASAC's waiting list exceeded more than 400 with some possibly having to wait 12 months for the vital support.
NEWS 16th Feb, 2021
The battery-making factory - essential for the future of the region's automotive industry as everything goes electric - would be built at Coventry Airport.
NEWS 11th Feb, 2021
Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers BEM writes for the Observer.
NEWS 24th Jan, 2021
Snow is expected to start this morning (Sunday) and run until the afternoon.
NEWS 15th Jan, 2021
Robin, who died at 78, had a boundless energy and enthusiasm for life.
NEWS 24th Dec, 2020
We need to unite after past divisions.
NEWS 17th Dec, 2020
The lateral flow devices - used to test students before they headed home for Christmas - deliver results in around an hour.
NEWS 14th Dec, 2020
FREE school meals and warm clothing will be provided for disadvantaged children in Coventry over Christmas and the February half term.
NEWS 12th Dec, 2020
"Our outreach team will continue to check the streets and help and support those who aren’t ready to make the move off the streets into accommodation."
NEWS 27th Nov, 2020
Coventry Music Museum curator Pete Chambers BEM writes for the Observer.
NEWS 25th Nov, 2020
A NEW asymptomatic testing site offering lateral flow tests is launching at Coventry University - offering testing for students from November 30 and rapid results within an hour.
NEWS 25th Oct, 2020
GEORGE Fisher, a former headteacher at King Henry VIII School in Coventry has reacted to news of the school's proposed merger with Bablake School with "extreme sadness, shock and anger".
NEWS 24th Oct, 2020
The Coventry Food Network, which is supported by Coventry City Council, is coordinating offers put forward by businesses, charities and voluntary organisations.
NEWS 6th Oct, 2020
The group are due to start their courses in a variety of subjects, including economics, natural sciences, history, engineering and chemical engineering.
NEWS 28th Sep, 2020
TENANTS in Coventry picketed a national student landlord on Saturday (September 26), demanding a refund for a Coventry University student who had to leave the city in the coronavirus lockdown.
NEWS 18th Sep, 2020
YESTERDAY (Thursday September 17) in Parliament, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana called for “urgent” measures in support of private renters before the evictions ban ends on Sunday(September 20).
NEWS 17th Sep, 2020
COVENTRY'S University Hospital is to receive £3m towards the expansion of its A&E department ahead of winter.
NEWS 28th Aug, 2020
GRATEFUL members of the Coventry 'Buffs' have shown their appreciation for cancer treatment at University Hospital with a donation.
NEWS 19th Aug, 2020
Masood Noori had pleaded guilty to possessing an article for use in fraud after being caught with a Bluetooth earpiece as he was about to take the theory test.
NEWS 17th Aug, 2020
A COVENTRY MP has joined A Level students protesting in Broadgate to call on the Education Secretary to resign.
NEWS 24th Jul, 2020
A COVENTRY MP has joined footballers and fellow politicians to add her voice to a campaign condemning racism.
NEWS 9th Jun, 2020
COVENTRY City have been promoted as League One champions.
NEWS 8th Jun, 2020
PROTESTORS who split from an anti-racism demonstration in Coventry yesterday (June 7) took to walking on the M6 motorway, leading to the closure of the road.
NEWS 3rd Jun, 2020
DOZENS of anti-racist demonstrators gathered in Coventry city centre yesterday evening (June 1), to join global protests over police brutality against black people.
NEWS 13th May, 2020
MANUFACTURING, wholesale and retail are among the sectors most severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Coventry and Warwickshire, according to new research.
NEWS 11th May, 2020
THE BISHOP of Coventry has urged the city to play its part in shaping a safer and peaceful world after the coronavirus pandemic
NEWS 4th May, 2020
The links go back to the Second World War where Poland had the second largest contingent in the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain.
NEWS 29th Jan, 2020
COMMEMORATIONS for the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust have taken place across the West Midlands this week.
NEWS 13th Jan, 2020
NEW unseen images of Britain's construction history, including these stunning images of Coventry Cathedral being built released today.
NEWS 17th Nov, 2019
The Volgograd Memorial was unveiled in its new home outside Holy Trinity Church, after it was moved from Volgograd Place near Swanswell
NEWS 6th Nov, 2019
A YOUNG Romanian man who tried to rob a woman in Coventry city centre within a month of arriving in this country is likely to be deported – after he has served a prison sentence.
NEWS 5th Nov, 2019
LABOUR'S newly selected general election candidate for Coventry South has apologised for a social media post where she said she would celebrate the death of ex-Labour prime minister Tony Blair.
NEWS 23rd May, 2019
THE CITY'S cathedral will mark the anniversary of an historic connection between Coventry and German city Dresden with a major classical concert.
NEWS 13th May, 2019
A COVENTRY pensioner, 82, is 'so relieved' after being reunited with her beloved lifelong pet tortoise Tommy who was stolen last week.
NEWS 18th Apr, 2019
AN OPEN LETTER TO Councillor Duggins and Councillor Ridley, by Jonathan Strange. ‘Slow death of Coventry City is a disgrace’, thundered a recent headline in The Times....
NEWS 16th Apr, 2019
COVENTRY City have been examining the Butts Park Arena home of Coventry rugby club and Birmingham City as potential options for a groundshare next season, the Coventry Observer has learned.
NEWS 16th Apr, 2019
COVENTRY Cathedral has sent an emotional message of support to Paris following news of the tragic fire at the iconic Notre Dame cathedral.
NEWS 3rd Apr, 2019
A COVENTRY City Council chief will fly business class using taxpayers’ money for a £4,500 trip to a real estate conference in the United Arab Emirates - with 'no leads' on potential investors.
NEWS 26th Mar, 2019
COVENTRY young people say they will continue to strike until their climate change pleas are heard - after councillors invited to their protest did not show up.
NEWS 22nd Feb, 2019
THE LORD MAYOR and Bishop of Coventry paid a visit to Dresden, Germany, to mark the anniversary of an historic connection between the two cities.
NEWS 19th Feb, 2019
COVENTRY city centre will be lit up in memory of young brothers Corey and Casper Platt-May to mark the one year anniversary of their tragic deaths.
NEWS 5th Feb, 2019
COVENTRY'S greatest band The Specials have announced their highly anticipated hometown gigs to celebrate 40 years of 2-Tone - to be staged at the cathedral ruin
NEWS 29th Jan, 2019
A UNITED front to tackle violence and make Coventry's streets safer has been pledged with a new campaign by the police and other authorities.
NEWS 24th Jan, 2019
A VULNERABLE mother was treated as a ‘commodity’ by a man who brought her to the Coventry area, raped her and forced her to work as a prostitute, while her children were being held hostage.
NEWS 26th Nov, 2018
COVENTRY City's future as a league club is 'severely at risk' if there is no Ricoh Arena deal with Wasps for next season, says the football club's boss.
NEWS 30th Oct, 2018
A HISTORICAL walk aims to unite Coventry for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
NEWS 3rd Oct, 2018
A COVENTRY councillor has defended a controversial trip to Russia in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack - calling on critics to 'check the facts'.
NEWS 25th Sep, 2018
THE OBSERVER is offering readers the chance to win bundles of free tickets to see Coventry City play Forest Green Rovers.
NEWS 19th Sep, 2018
COVENTRY'S Sikh community came together for its 33rd annual charity walk, raising £5,000 for a local cause.
NEWS 7th Sep, 2018
EDITOR'S COMMENT from this week's Observer paper: Killing of grandson of The Specials' Neville Staple - one of Coventry's most loved icons - strikes straight at the city's heart.
NEWS 3rd Sep, 2018
AN EMOTIONAL and action-packed Godiva Festival united the city in song on the iconic free music event's 20th anniversary.
NEWS 29th Aug, 2018
THE OBSERVER is offering readers the chance to win bundles of free tickets to see Coventry City play Arsenal's under-21s.
NEWS 9th Jul, 2018
A paedophile who hijacked a teenage boy’s social media profile and used it to groom girls has been jailed following a West Midlands Police investigation.
NEWS 25th Jun, 2018
FORMER cabinet minister and TV personality Michael Portillo said Britain’s foreign policy is in a 'confused position' while speaking at a Coventry international peace conference.
NEWS 21st Jun, 2018
A full fixture list has been released.
NEWS 5th Jun, 2018
SOME of Coventry's finest gardens will open to the public as part of a national garden scheme.
NEWS 18th May, 2018
COVENTRY City are taking community spirit to a global level by forging a new inspirational link with a Syrian refugee camp in Iraq.
NEWS 27th Apr, 2018
MORE than 50,000 meals have been donated and packed in Coventry ready to be distributed to starving families across the world.
NEWS 25th Mar, 2018
A LEAD Coventry academic researching terrorism in Europe gave us his thoughts on the UK's and Coventry's strategy to address the threat.
NEWS 20th Mar, 2018
HUNDREDS of Coventrians gathered at the Cathedral to celebrate the life of the Platt-May brothers who tragically died after a hit-and-run collision last month.
NEWS 28th Feb, 2018
THE Specials' Neville Staple has paid a special tribute to Cyrille Regis ahead of Sunday's Coventry Cathedral celebration of the footballing legend's life and legacy.
NEWS 17th Nov, 2017
THERE was a time when Forest Green Rovers, Barnet and Stevenage, respectively, were not on Coventry City's fixture list.
NEWS 12th Sep, 2017
A DEVASTATING polio outbreak in Coventry 60 years ago has been recalled at a re-union of those who experienced it - and the unique contribution to the world made by the city.
NEWS 16th Aug, 2017
Constance Doheny, 89, died in Coventry Hospital with no will and no known next of kin. She left an estate worth a quarter of a million pounds.
NEWS 20th Jul, 2017
A COVENTRY musical icon has been unexpectedly re-united after decades with the guitar he loved and lost - used in the recording of the still much celebrated Specials number 1 single 'Ghost Town'.
NEWS 17th Jul, 2017
A YOUNGSTER from Coventry, who had faced cancer twice by the tender age of four, was a guest of honour at a party honouring the strength of children and young people diagnosed with the disease.
NEWS 19th Jun, 2017
A Coventry-born headteacher received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
NEWS 13th Jun, 2017
THE NHS is appealing for blood donors to attend sessions this weekend to help meet demand in local hospitals.
NEWS 5th Jun, 2017
SECURITY is set to be stepped up at polling stations on Thursday for the general election after the latest London attack on Saturday night - the third UK terrorism incident in three months.
NEWS 30th May, 2017
LOVELY Styvechale Gardens are to open to the public on Sunday June 11 in aid of Coventry Myton Hospice - in conjunction with the National Garden Scheme's events.
NEWS 25th May, 2017
COVENTRY City have sold 2,400 season tickets with a week to go before the 'early bird' discount offer expires, we have learned.
NEWS 25th May, 2017
COVENTRY'S religious leaders across faiths have united against terrorism in a joint statement in the wake of the Manchester attack.
NEWS 23rd May, 2017
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a Coventry teenager who lost his life in a car crash near Kenilworth.
NEWS 18th May, 2017
NURSES, midwives and healthcare assistants in Coventry and across the globe united to mark International Nurses' Day in recognition of their hard work.
NEWS 15th May, 2017
THE UK Independence Party in Coventry is fielding three general election candidates and is hoping its tough stance on immigration can reverse its recent decline in popularity, after several years of g
NEWS 12th May, 2017
THE LIBERAL Democrats in Coventry have announced their three candidates and say they are the only party committed to retaining the UK in the European single market.
NEWS 15th Apr, 2017
THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury believes Coventry would 'make the most of the opportunity' to be UK City of Culture in 2021.
NEWS 7th Apr, 2017
Sky Blues fans are rightly angry. If the football is poor, many won't go. But it's time for fans' 'leaders' and responsible media to call out negative distress tactics for what they are - bonkers!
NEWS 4th Apr, 2017
COVENTRY City’s Checkatrade Trophy final goalkeeping hero Lee Burge has talked today about the ‘crazy experience’ of winning at Wembley in front of 43,000 Sky Blues fans as being ‘what dreams are made
NEWS 4th Apr, 2017
COVENTRY City boss Mark Robins has spoken of the difficulty of coming down quickly from a Wembley high to focus on ‘six cup finals’ in the desperate battle against the drop from League One, starting a
NEWS 4th Apr, 2017
COVENTRY City do not plan to have a bus parade through the city because of the club's league position - but want fans to turn out for Legends Day on Saturday when the emphasis will be on the league.
NEWS 3rd Apr, 2017
COVENTRY City's goalscorer Gael Bigirimana revealed he gave an inspirational team-talk ahead of the Checkatrade Trophy win which focused on giving something back to the club and city without excuses.
NEWS 30th Mar, 2017
A SPECIAL 'Sky Blues at Wembley' souvenir pull-out accompanies the Coventry Observer print edition and online e-edition this week - and is out today (Thursday).
NEWS 29th Mar, 2017
COVENTRY City manager Mark Robins says there's no pressure on his side ahead of Sunday's Checkatrade Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium against Oxford United.
NEWS 27th Mar, 2017
Our 1987 FA Cup win was 'like Leicester last year', says Houchen in an interview with our Les Reid, who saw his glorious diving header from behind the goal at Wembley.
NEWS 27th Mar, 2017
Mark Robins is looking forward to a 'special' Wembley occasion and build-up this week - and has recalled his own memories of the 1987 FA Cup Final after meeting his predecessor John Sillett.
NEWS 24th Mar, 2017
A WEMBLEY special train service direct to the national stadium is being offered to Coventry City Fans for the Checkatrade Trophy final on April 2 (kick-off 2.45pm).
NEWS 17th Mar, 2017
COVENTRY City stewards have spoken of an over-reliance on expensive and 'clueless' agency staff at Sky Blues matches resulting from a heavy-handed council and Wasps clampdown.
NEWS 16th Mar, 2017
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE is going all out to fill as many of the 90,000 Wembley stadium seats as possible for its Checkatrade Trophy Final with a 'kids for a tenner' promotion.
NEWS 16th Mar, 2017
MORE than 41,000 tickets have been sold to Sky Blues fans for next month's return to Wembley after 30 years.
NEWS 15th Mar, 2017
RICOH owners Wasps have taken charge of matchday security and control of Coventry City's stewards for Sky Blues games - leading to further tension between the stadium's owners, its tenant and fans.
NEWS 14th Mar, 2017
COVENTRY City are in line for a potential £600,000 windfall from their first appearance at Wembley in 30 years and could potentially get even more tickets than the current 45,000, we can reveal.
NEWS 13th Mar, 2017
AN ADDITIONAL 6,000 tickets have been released by Wembley officials to Coventry City fans for the Checkatrade Trophy final as sales headed towards sell-out today, we have learned.
NEWS 9th Mar, 2017
COVENTRY City chairman Tim Fisher insists Mark Robins WILL get the 'tools for the job' - and dismissed speculation his is trying to put together a consortium to take over the club.
NEWS 8th Mar, 2017
COVENTRY City have released details of a special range of Wembley merchandise ahead of the Checkatrade Trophy final at the national stadium.
NEWS 6th Mar, 2017
New Coventry City manager Mark Robins has brought in his long-term assistant Steve Taylor as first-team coach, we can reveal.
NEWS 6th Mar, 2017
RETURNING Sky Blues boss Mark Robins has told the Coventry Observer he is hoping for a 'long association' with the club this time round.
NEWS 5th Mar, 2017
MARK Robins will be the next manager of Coventry City, we can reveal.
NEWS 5th Mar, 2017
Coventry City have parted company with team manager Russell Slade, we can exclusively reveal.
NEWS 1st Mar, 2017
Coventry City will learn tonight who they will face in their first return to Wembley in 30 years - after moving a step closer to relegation last night at Bury.
NEWS 28th Feb, 2017
AROUND 25,000 tickets for Coventry City’s Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley have been sold to season ticket holders – from an initial allocation of nearly 40,000.
NEWS 23rd Feb, 2017
MORE THAN half of Coventry City Football Club's ticket allocation for the Checkatrade Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium has been sold, the club has said.
NEWS 21st Feb, 2017
Tickets sold to Coventry City fans for the Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley rose overnight to 18,000 - up 3,000 from 5pm yesterday, we can reveal.
NEWS 20th Feb, 2017
Nearly 15,000 tickets for Coventry City's Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley - from an initial allocation of nearly 40,000 - have already been sold, within hours of going on sale.
NEWS 20th Feb, 2017
Police have released images of five men suspected of being involved in a disorder during the Coventry City and Sheffield United football match at the Ricoh Arena in December.
NEWS 29th Jan, 2017
CCFC respond to flares and disruption by some fans at Northampton game.
NEWS 28th Jan, 2017
COVENTRY Cathedral has spoken out in protest of the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th president of the United States.
NEWS 16th Jan, 2017
Coventry City have issued a statement to protesting fans to warn that any further blowing of whistles from the crowd would risk FA sanctions.
NEWS 5th Jan, 2017
COVENTRY City are set to sign experienced defender Kevin Foley from Charlton Athletic, the Observer can reveal.