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The Coventry Telegraph has reported that a business park set to create 1,000 jobs will be built on the outskirts of Coventry despite local concerns. Developers have gained the final go-ahead to build the industrial site on former green belt fields near the M6. City councillors approved further details known as reserved matters of the… Read more: New Coventry business park set to create 1,000 jobs

In the spirit of Monty Python, this might have been the question asked by members of Coventry City Council’s Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee during April. In response, the snappily named West Midlands Combined Authority came to their meeting to tell them. In a 27-page presentation with 3700 words, West Midlands officers “briefed” councillors on the many… Read more: What has the WMCA ever done for us?

Historian and CovSoc Committee member, David Fry, has been studying past editions of the Alfred Herbert Newsletter. These Newsletters are much more than just a works magazine and some articles give an invaluable insight into the thinking in the city at the time they were written. The article below is extracted from a 1957 edition,… Read more: Coventry in 1953/4 – The City Prospers…

The City Council has approved plans for the relocation of three libraries in the city to save money. Coventry City Council approved plans to move the services in Bell Green, Coundon and Holbrooks at a meeting held earlier in April 2025. The cabinet member for finance, councillor Richard Brown, said the relocation would save £625,000… Read more: Three Libraries to Move

Demolition of blocks in the former Spon End council estate has started. Housing association Citizen is working with The Hill Group to demolish Kerry House, Milestone House and Trafalgar House in Spon End. Coventry City Council, Homes England and West Midlands Combined Authority are partners supporting the delivery of the project. To start with, works… Read more: Spon End Demolition Commences

CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about one of Coventry’s well known families. Peter writes….. Bednall Hall in Staffordshire was built in the early 19th century and became the home of Dr. Thomas  Kenderdine in 1913. He moved there from Rowley Park in Stafford and lived at Bednall Hall until his death in 1936. Having… Read more: The Kenderdine Family

English Heritage has erected a plaque at a house in London which was the early home of artist Graham Sutherland. The plaque was erected this year by English Heritage at 8 Dorset Road in the London Borough of Merton. Graham Sutherland was one of the leading British artists of the 20th century. He is commemorated… Read more: Blue Plaque for Graham Sutherland

The Coventry Telegraph has reported that the City Council’s Planning Committee has refused planning permission for a back-land development in Hillfields. Developers wanted to knock down a gym and house in Hillfields for a new terrace of nine two-bedroom homes. But a Planning Officer criticised the scheme’s layout, housing quality and parking provision. The officer’s… Read more: Back-land Development Refused

The BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting Service has reported that Broadgate House is likely to be put up for sale. Broadgate House, is a Grade II listed building that overlooks Coventry’s main square, Broadgate. Parts of it have been shut since January. The building is owned by the City Council and used to house council workers… Read more: Broadgate House Up for Sale?

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire has reported that a new pond has been created within the Charterhouse Heritage Park. A stretch of the River Sherbourne running through Charterhouse Heritage Park in Coventry has been restructured to improve its flow. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said previous modifications had left the river, which flows through the heart of the… Read more: New Pond at Charterhouse