West Midlands Combined Authority Archives - The Coventry Observer

3^rd Jun, 2026

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NEWS 12^th Dec, 2024

The Tree Sancturary in Coventry saw 200 trees planted

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2024

64 electric buses being rolled out in Coventry next year

NEWS 4^th Dec, 2024

£11.8million awarded to community organisations in seven months

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2024

Community projects received £300,000 to boost quality of life for West Midlands residents

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2024

WMCA to improve air quality monitoring

NEWS 6^th Sep, 2024

Calls have been made in hopes UK will reach target of green jobs by 2030

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2024

Coventry's Job Shop official launch event

NEWS 16^th Jun, 2024

Bus passengers will see hike in travel prices

NEWS 5^th Jun, 2024

Coventry allotments awarded over £18,000 in funding

NEWS 21^st May, 2024

West Midlands mayor outlines plans for bus services

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2024

Coventry charity received £200k for healthy activity project

NEWS 10^th Apr, 2024

Coventry and Warwickshire companies offered £1.8million in funding

NEWS 2^nd Apr, 2024

Youth hub opened in Coventry by St Basils

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2024

Pilot scheme to help youngsters living in supported accommodation into work

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2024

Reform UK announces candidate they hope can beat Street in Mayoral elections

NEWS 14^th Mar, 2024

First phase of Coventry City Centre South greenlit

NEWS 25^th Feb, 2024

Blueprint on region's digital future is launched

NEWS 12^th Feb, 2024

Plans for new Coventry rail station in Binley and Willenhall take step closer

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2024

What pledges has the Green's new Metro Mayor candidate made?

NEWS 31^st Jan, 2024

Almost 500 jobs set to be created on Coventry's former Meggitt site

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2024

Latest move aims to 'unlock' Coventry's City Centre South scheme

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2024

Find out why Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was in Coventry last week

NEWS 13^th Jan, 2024

Region-wide scheme supports Coventry apprentices

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2023

Coventry homes to be upgraded to tackle dampness, mould and condensation

NEWS 22^nd Nov, 2023

Site of temporary Coventry church to be transformed into community garden

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2023

Bid for Commonwealth Games legacy cash

NEWS 13^th Nov, 2023

E-bike and E-scooter ban in Coventry City Centre greenlit by council

NEWS 3^rd Nov, 2023

Coventry Very Light Rail project reaches massive milestone

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2023

Several Coventry pubs could be protected from closure by CAMRA

NEWS 27^th Sep, 2023

Coventry pub on CAMRA's heritage wish list after Crooked House blaze

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2023

New measures to improve road safety across region

NEWS 30^th Sep, 2023

Combined Authority sign Faith Covenant

NEWS 22^nd Sep, 2023

Thousands of Coventrians benefit from Commonwealth Games

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2023

£22million cash boost to help engineering and manufacturing workers

NEWS 9^th Sep, 2023

Coventry's bus network protected until 2025

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2023

New regional race equalities chief appointed

NEWS 12^th Jul, 2023

Coventry council gives Gigafactory project £500,000 cash boost

NEWS 8^th Jul, 2023

Health plan unveiled by combined authority

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2023

£70million awarded for Commonwealth Games legacy programme

NEWS 26^th Jun, 2023

Regional scheme to help workers go green

NEWS 25^th Jun, 2023

Regional portfolio holders named in combined authority shake-up

NEWS 11^th Jun, 2023

300 trees a day planted across the West Midlands

NEWS 4^th Jun, 2023

Coventrians urged to join free course at city college to address healthcare shortages

NEWS 4^th Jun, 2023

Regions teachers take part in programme to improve teachers careers

NEWS 29^th May, 2023

New project to help employment chances by boosting digital skills

NEWS 28^th May, 2023

Regions teachers take part in national programme to improve youngsters career opportunities

NEWS 27^th May, 2023

Region to pilot nature projects to tackle climate change

NEWS 30^th Apr, 2023

300 more West Midlands companies sign up to 'Made Smarter' scheme

NEWS 22^nd Apr, 2023

More people set to get access to free job training across the region

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2023

Combined authority staff will be running up funds for Macmillan in Linda's memory

NEWS 9^th Apr, 2023

£34million plan to cut regions energy bills and emissions

NEWS 1^st Apr, 2023

Small businesses can take a step up with investment fund

NEWS 1^st Apr, 2023

Wheels in motion for regional indoor velodrome plan

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2023

Commonwealth Games cash will lengthen legacy

NEWS 26^th Mar, 2023

Funding boost unlocks housing plans

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2023

Coventry gigafactory site among six Combined Authority 'growth zones'

NEWS 5^th Mar, 2023

Net zero pledge is backed by hundreds

NEWS 4^th Mar, 2023

£3m boost electric charging in the West Midlands

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2023

Regional job scheme helped over 1,000 with poor health back to work

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2023

Plan in place to plug skills gap in advanced manufacturing

NEWS 19^th Feb, 2023

Region all on board with more transport safety officers

NEWS 11^th Feb, 2023

£15million to improve social housing in the region

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2023

Coventry Caribbean food vendor being helped by apprenticeship training scheme

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2023

Region Roundtable ‘ironing out inequalities’

NEWS 26^th Jan, 2023

Redevelopment of seven acres of brownfield land to create 295 jobs

NEWS 14^th Jan, 2023

Apprenticeship training scheme smashed £40million milestone for SMEs

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2022

Coventry's visitor economy recovering at 'much quicker' rate than wider region

NEWS 1^st Dec, 2022

Give your views on Coventry's first 'liveable' neighbourhood

NEWS 20^th Nov, 2022

Maths courses intend to multiply career prospects

NEWS 20^th Nov, 2022

£1million fund designed to help residents warm homes

NEWS 28^th Oct, 2022

'Wrong to take pay rise now' says West Midlands Mayor

NEWS 30^th Oct, 2022

Report highlights need to fill transport jobs

NEWS 24^th Oct, 2022

Search begins to find a night time economy advisor to help boost city venues

NEWS 17^th Oct, 2022

Tree planting is boosted by trust after £300,000 grant for project

NEWS 16^th Oct, 2022

Bus fare freeze aims to help out

NEWS 29^th Sep, 2022

Coventry Gigafactory site in line for fast-track boost

NEWS 26^th Sep, 2022

West Midlands Mayor joins net-zero talks at University of Warwick

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2022

Coventry's Linear Park scoops top landscape award

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2022

Community groups are handed a share from green grants scheme

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2022

Free energy bills advice offered to Coventry residents

NEWS 24^th Jul, 2022

Skills training is boosted by £515million investment

NEWS 23^rd Jul, 2022

Over 7,500 unemployed are trained for Commonwealth Games jobs

NEWS 10^th Jul, 2022

New partnership launched to support rough sleepers in Coventry

NEWS 2^nd Jul, 2022

Major milestone for Coventry's Two Friargate as new building tops out

NEWS 25^th Jun, 2022

IN PICTURES- Coventry businesses win in seven categories at the Foodie Awards

NEWS 19^th Jun, 2022

200,000 trees planted in West Midlands virtual forest

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2022

Coventry restaurant praised for supporting 1,500 volunteer hosts during City of Culture year

NEWS 1^st Jun, 2022

'You Smart Thing' - Disabled volunteers from Coventry sought to try out new public transport journey planner

NEWS 26^th May, 2022

West Midlands Combined Authority marks 2,500 apprentice starters

NEWS 17^th May, 2022

West Midlands Combined Authority reveals its shortlist for this year's Mental Health Star Awards revealed

NEWS 13^th May, 2022

New toolkit made available to assist leisure, tourism and hospitality staffing issues in Coventry and Warwickshire

NEWS 27^th Mar, 2022

More uniformed officers to patrol West Midlands public transport as part of safety plan

NEWS 22^nd Mar, 2022

Transformation of Coventry Railway Station is complete

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2022

£2.86million to give Coventry and Solihull homes a boost to combat rising energy bills

NEWS 20^th Feb, 2022

Coventry drivers can swap bangers for bikes as part of pioneering new transport scheme

NEWS 1^st Feb, 2022

Help on offer to West Midland businesses wanting to become net zero

NEWS 22^nd Jan, 2022

Deadline looms for mental health West Midlands Star Awards

NEWS 18^th Jan, 2022

Coventry a step closer to becoming UK's first All Electric Bus City with 130 zero-emission double-deckers on the way

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2021

94 new homes and jobs on the way as work starts on bulldozing Coventry's outdated Wood End estate

NEWS 28^th Dec, 2021

Plans to regenerate Nuneaton town centre backed by WMCA investment