Coventry Archives - The Coventry Observer

NEWS 9 hours ago

City fire crew help Coventrian Ivy - who fought blazes in the Second World War - celebrate her 101st birthday

NEWS 11 hours ago

Man charged over 'Nottingham Knocker' scam which saw 95-year-old woman in Allesley have her purse stolen

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

Coventry Police present bravery award to youngest ever recipient after five-year-old helps get knife off the streets

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

Assembly Festival Garden and Coventry City of Culture Trust answer call for encore

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

17^th Sep, 2021

PICTURE SPECIAL - Coventry communities come together to celebrate Dame Goodyver's Day

NEWS

17^th Sep, 2021

Poetry and spoken word festival - BBC Contains Strong Language - heading to Coventry

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

City Hosts to get discounted bus travel after link up with National Express Coventry

NEWS 16^th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

NEWS 17^th Sep, 2021

Coventry's Godiva Voluntary Medical Responders receive £1,500 boost from city Lions Club

NEWS 16^th Sep, 2021

Coventry's Lady Godiva and the Godiva Sisters all set to hold Dame Goodyers Daye procession

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2021

19-year-old woman arrested for drink-driving in Coventry this morning

NEWS

13^th Sep, 2021

You've got to have Faith - the theatre, poetry and lights extravaganza that brought Coventry to life

NEWS

13^th Sep, 2021

5,000 see The Specials' homecoming gig at the Coventry Building Society Arena

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2021

APPEAL - Police want to track down Isnan Qumar with links to Coventry, Nuneaton and Leamington

NEWS 14^th Sep, 2021

Go go go! Kart scheme at the Daimler Powerhouse has positive impact on Coventry's young people

NEWS

11^th Sep, 2021

VIDEO - Watch Police Dog - PD Gunner - chase down offensive weapon suspect in Coventry

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2021

Police release new picture of man they want to speak to over Coventry cashpoint vandal attacks

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2021

Coventry tradesman who is creating Covid memorial garden is through to Screwfix competition semi-final

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2021

Brummie funnyman Jasper Carrott to play three nights at the Albany Theatre, Coventry

NEWS 9^th Sep, 2021

Highlighting the support available across Coventry and Warwickshire on Suicide Prevention Day

NEWS 11^th Sep, 2021

Ed Sheeran donates £10,000 to hospice charity fund-raiser

NEWS 11^th Sep, 2021

Severn Trent has granted £297,823 to good causes across Coventry and Warwickshire

NEWS 9^th Sep, 2021

Police issue warning after callous thief stole 95-year-old woman's purse in distraction burglary in Coventry

NEWS 9^th Sep, 2021

Police appeal to find man with links to Coventry and Longford after assault and criminal damage

NEWS 11^th Sep, 2021

Students at Coventry's WMG Academy get a new laptop each as they head back to school

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2021

'The poorest will be hit hardest' - Coventry South MP slams government over National Insurance 'hike'

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2021

TRAVEL ALERT - Drivers warned over road closure into Coventry as lorry spills its load

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2021

Hedgehog rescue centre in Coventry gets £175 cash boost to new hoggy hospital

NEWS 7^th Sep, 2021

Three stolen motorcycles seized by Foleshill Police in two days

NEWS 7^th Sep, 2021

Important info for Coventry people on social housing register as council's new 'Homefinder' system set to launch

NEWS 7^th Sep, 2021

Coventry's Feed the Hungry boosted by donation as it expands its support to those in need

NEWS 7^th Sep, 2021

Coventry school is closed following gas leak

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

WANTED - Police want to speak to this man after Coventry assault and cash point robbery

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

Sausages, steins and singalongs - Oktoberfest extravaganza heading to Coventry's Rialto Plaza

NEWS 3^rd Sep, 2021

Coventry home-hunters can visit Taylor Wimpey's new Appledown show homes

NEWS

3^rd Sep, 2021

Centurion Challenge - Coventry rower Sam's fund-raiser to get more young people into the sport

NEWS

2^nd Sep, 2021

Plenty to cheer as Coventry Dynamite raises the most cash during city's Sports Challenge

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

Musicians, promoters, technicians and more needed to join new Coventry Music Board

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

Table Manners - New absurd farce coming to Coventry University’s Ellen Terry Theatre

NEWS

2^nd Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Remembering blues legend John Warwick and Hazel's Coventry home-coming

NEWS 1^st Sep, 2021

Coventry's Westwood Academy and training provider join forces to help pupils catch up over the summer

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2021

Bloody Mary - Live! - Just days left to catch the dark comedy about the notorious monarch in Coventry

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2021

APPEAL - Concerns for missing Craig Neal who has links to Coventry, Rugby and Nuneaton

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2021

One man shot and another injured in motorbike fall during hit and run in Coventry

NEWS

31^st Aug, 2021

Coventry's Langar Aid provides more than 3,000 meals for Afghan refugees arriving in the UK

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Police release picture of woman they want to speak to after a shoplifting incident in Coventry

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Police want to speak to Bedworth man who frequents Coventry over several incidents

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Firefighters from four stations battle severe high rise flat blaze in Coventry

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2021

August bank holiday pharmacy times in Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2021

'HOME' festival - Sleep-out to take place at Coventry Cathedral Ruins to raise funds for homeless charities

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Be part of Coventry's City of Culture scheme by becoming a community connector

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2021

Rising classical music star to perform free fund-raising concert at Coventry's Holy Trinity Church

NEWS 27^th Aug, 2021

Disability Day, Lip Reading and Spanish courses, live music and more at Coventry's BVC Community Centre

NEWS 27^th Aug, 2021

Ed Sheeran wows the Coventry crowds at gig to celebrate HMV centenary

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2021

World Food Day - Coventry's Feed The Hungry joining with businesses and groups to send 285,000 meals to African children

NEWS 27^th Aug, 2021

Highly Sprung's CastAway to premiere 'Green Futures' show in Coventry this weekend

NEWS 25^th Aug, 2021

Black artists and early years groups across Coventry get £69,000 funding boost

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2021

Hundreds of fish found dead in Coventry's River Sowe thought to have been caused by Prologis fire

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2021

Ancient brook in Coventry city centre is flowing again after more than a century as part of £6m project

NEWS 26^th Aug, 2021

An insight into adventure when the Kendal Mountain Festival Tour comes to Coventry's Albany Theatre

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2021

Coventry businesses which have not had any Covid grant help can apply for the latest funding

NEWS

23^rd Aug, 2021

IN PICTURES - Coventry Fire Station's new community mindfulness garden

NEWS 22^nd Aug, 2021

Road in Coventry among those deemed 'dangerous' for cyclists as police continue their Close Pass operations

NEWS 21^st Aug, 2021

Relief for Coventry's Fereba and her family as her mum makes it out of Afghanistan and back to the UK

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Woman seriously hurt and four more injured as vehicle overturns in two-car crash on the M42

NEWS UPDATE

20^th Aug, 2021

More than 70 firefighters battled massive blaze through the night at Coventry's Prologis Park

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Former chairman of the board at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre steps down from formal duties

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Appeal to find missing 16-year-old girl who could be in Coventry

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2021

Six fire crews battling large blaze in Ash Green

NEWS

19^th Aug, 2021

Budding artists got creative at Coventry’s Belgrade Plaza

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Win free family tickets to Coventry's Godiva Festival which returns next month

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2021

Bus users urged to be aware of important timetable changes to Coventry services

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Coventry community stalwart Ray recognised with West Midlands High Sheriff Award

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2021

Police dog Captain praised after helping catch criminals in Coventry and Solihull

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2021

Members of Coventry's Pakistani community celebrate country's Independence Day

NEWS 18^th Aug, 2021

Police release pictures of woman they want to speak to after Arley pensioner was conned out of her life savings

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2021

£5.6million St Mary's Guildhall's revamp will return important piece of Coventry history to its former glory

NEWS 18^th Aug, 2021

Coventry woman's fears for her mum stranded in Afghanistan

NEWS 17^th Aug, 2021

Ed Sheeran's Coventry concert to be streamed to 3,000 people at the Assembly Festival Garden

NEWS 17^th Aug, 2021

Advice offered for Coventry students who have received the GCSE results

NEWS 15^th Aug, 2021

Opportunist thief who made Coventry motorists' lives a misery tagged and given community order

NEWS 15^th Aug, 2021

Inspirational Farah from Coventry's Eden Girls' School earns GCSE success after tough 18 months

NEWS 17^th Aug, 2021

Entrepreneurs-to-be can get business start-up advice at weekly sessions in Coventry

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

Motorbike seized in Foleshill as police respond to anti-social behaviour reports

NEWS 14^th Aug, 2021

Cash boost for Coventry drone firm Skyfarer which is Minerva Business Angels’ 100th investment

NEWS 16^th Aug, 2021

Quarry near Coventry taking part in contest to highlight biodiversity benefits

NEWS 14^th Aug, 2021

Businesses were urged to support Children's Games which are coming to Coventry at Chamber's first face-to-face event

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

Coventry Police issue warning to motorcycle riders after recovering stolen one

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

Two-day Hip-Hop and street dance extravaganza to celebrate Coventry youth culture

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

Coventry Foodbank gets £1,000 funding boost from Persimmon Homes

NEWS

12^th Aug, 2021

GCSE celebration time at Coventry's Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

NEWS 12^th Aug, 2021

Photographer's Coventry lockdown exhibition to go on display at city's Theatre Absolute

NEWS 12^th Aug, 2021

Sister Sledge and Supergrass set to perform at Coventry's Godiva Festival

NEWS 11^th Aug, 2021

'They've done us proud' - Coventry students have scored high in their A-levels

NEWS

11^th Aug, 2021

VIDEO - Shocked mum wants to warn others after teen son was filmed trespassing on railway lines near Bedworth

NEWS 11^th Aug, 2021

Mog-nificent effort as Canley fire crew rescue kitten trapped in 35ft conifer

NEWS 10^th Aug, 2021

Police appeal to find missing man who could be in Coventry

NEWS 6^th Aug, 2021

Two modern language teachers launch event to inspire learning

NEWS

29^th Jul, 2021

The ornaments in the Coventry garden which cheered people up during their lockdown walks

NEWS 29^th Jul, 2021

Coventry100 posts

City fire crew help Coventrian Ivy - who fought blazes in the Second World War - celebrate her 101st birthday

Man charged over 'Nottingham Knocker' scam which saw 95-year-old woman in Allesley have her purse stolen

Coventry Police present bravery award to youngest ever recipient after five-year-old helps get knife off the streets

Assembly Festival Garden and Coventry City of Culture Trust answer call for encore

PICTURE SPECIAL - Coventry communities come together to celebrate Dame Goodyver's Day

Poetry and spoken word festival - BBC Contains Strong Language - heading to Coventry

City Hosts to get discounted bus travel after link up with National Express Coventry

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

Coventry's Godiva Voluntary Medical Responders receive £1,500 boost from city Lions Club

Coventry's Lady Godiva and the Godiva Sisters all set to hold Dame Goodyers Daye procession

19-year-old woman arrested for drink-driving in Coventry this morning

You've got to have Faith - the theatre, poetry and lights extravaganza that brought Coventry to life

5,000 see The Specials' homecoming gig at the Coventry Building Society Arena

APPEAL - Police want to track down Isnan Qumar with links to Coventry, Nuneaton and Leamington

Go go go! Kart scheme at the Daimler Powerhouse has positive impact on Coventry's young people

VIDEO - Watch Police Dog - PD Gunner - chase down offensive weapon suspect in Coventry

Police release new picture of man they want to speak to over Coventry cashpoint vandal attacks

Coventry tradesman who is creating Covid memorial garden is through to Screwfix competition semi-final

Brummie funnyman Jasper Carrott to play three nights at the Albany Theatre, Coventry

Highlighting the support available across Coventry and Warwickshire on Suicide Prevention Day

Ed Sheeran donates £10,000 to hospice charity fund-raiser

Severn Trent has granted £297,823 to good causes across Coventry and Warwickshire

Police issue warning after callous thief stole 95-year-old woman's purse in distraction burglary in Coventry

Police appeal to find man with links to Coventry and Longford after assault and criminal damage

Students at Coventry's WMG Academy get a new laptop each as they head back to school

'The poorest will be hit hardest' - Coventry South MP slams government over National Insurance 'hike'

TRAVEL ALERT - Drivers warned over road closure into Coventry as lorry spills its load

Hedgehog rescue centre in Coventry gets £175 cash boost to new hoggy hospital

Three stolen motorcycles seized by Foleshill Police in two days

Important info for Coventry people on social housing register as council's new 'Homefinder' system set to launch

Coventry's Feed the Hungry boosted by donation as it expands its support to those in need

Coventry school is closed following gas leak

WANTED - Police want to speak to this man after Coventry assault and cash point robbery

Sausages, steins and singalongs - Oktoberfest extravaganza heading to Coventry's Rialto Plaza

Coventry home-hunters can visit Taylor Wimpey's new Appledown show homes

Centurion Challenge - Coventry rower Sam's fund-raiser to get more young people into the sport

Plenty to cheer as Coventry Dynamite raises the most cash during city's Sports Challenge

Musicians, promoters, technicians and more needed to join new Coventry Music Board

Table Manners - New absurd farce coming to Coventry University’s Ellen Terry Theatre

MUSIC MATTERS - Remembering blues legend John Warwick and Hazel's Coventry home-coming

Coventry's Westwood Academy and training provider join forces to help pupils catch up over the summer

Bloody Mary - Live! - Just days left to catch the dark comedy about the notorious monarch in Coventry

APPEAL - Concerns for missing Craig Neal who has links to Coventry, Rugby and Nuneaton

One man shot and another injured in motorbike fall during hit and run in Coventry

Coventry's Langar Aid provides more than 3,000 meals for Afghan refugees arriving in the UK

Police release picture of woman they want to speak to after a shoplifting incident in Coventry

Police want to speak to Bedworth man who frequents Coventry over several incidents

Firefighters from four stations battle severe high rise flat blaze in Coventry

August bank holiday pharmacy times in Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton

'HOME' festival - Sleep-out to take place at Coventry Cathedral Ruins to raise funds for homeless charities

Be part of Coventry's City of Culture scheme by becoming a community connector

Rising classical music star to perform free fund-raising concert at Coventry's Holy Trinity Church

Disability Day, Lip Reading and Spanish courses, live music and more at Coventry's BVC Community Centre

Ed Sheeran wows the Coventry crowds at gig to celebrate HMV centenary

World Food Day - Coventry's Feed The Hungry joining with businesses and groups to send 285,000 meals to African children

Highly Sprung's CastAway to premiere 'Green Futures' show in Coventry this weekend

Black artists and early years groups across Coventry get £69,000 funding boost

Hundreds of fish found dead in Coventry's River Sowe thought to have been caused by Prologis fire

Ancient brook in Coventry city centre is flowing again after more than a century as part of £6m project

An insight into adventure when the Kendal Mountain Festival Tour comes to Coventry's Albany Theatre

Coventry businesses which have not had any Covid grant help can apply for the latest funding

IN PICTURES - Coventry Fire Station's new community mindfulness garden

Road in Coventry among those deemed 'dangerous' for cyclists as police continue their Close Pass operations

Relief for Coventry's Fereba and her family as her mum makes it out of Afghanistan and back to the UK

Woman seriously hurt and four more injured as vehicle overturns in two-car crash on the M42

More than 70 firefighters battled massive blaze through the night at Coventry's Prologis Park

Former chairman of the board at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre steps down from formal duties

Appeal to find missing 16-year-old girl who could be in Coventry

Six fire crews battling large blaze in Ash Green

Budding artists got creative at Coventry’s Belgrade Plaza

Win free family tickets to Coventry's Godiva Festival which returns next month

Bus users urged to be aware of important timetable changes to Coventry services

Coventry community stalwart Ray recognised with West Midlands High Sheriff Award

Police dog Captain praised after helping catch criminals in Coventry and Solihull

Members of Coventry's Pakistani community celebrate country's Independence Day

Police release pictures of woman they want to speak to after Arley pensioner was conned out of her life savings

£5.6million St Mary's Guildhall's revamp will return important piece of Coventry history to its former glory

Coventry woman's fears for her mum stranded in Afghanistan

Ed Sheeran's Coventry concert to be streamed to 3,000 people at the Assembly Festival Garden