Call to use Drones to Tackle Fly-Tipping Thursday, 8 January, 2026 Coventry Conservatives are calling on the Council to adopt drone technology as part of a strengthened local strategy to tackle persistent and costly fly-tipping. Fly-tipping remains a major issue for communities and council services in Coventry, with thousands of incidents reported each year. In the past year alone, Coventry City Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team has handled more than 11... Local News
Conservative Pressure Forces Labour U-Turn on Budget Cuts 17th February 2025 Coventry Conservatives have welcomed Labour’s dramatic U-turn on a series of proposed budget cuts, after months of sustained pressure from Conservative... Local News
Council Scraps Controversial Bus Lane Plan 18th December 2024 Coventry City Council has backed down and scrapped controversial plans to devastate a local park in Allesley Green. They were expected to lodge a planning... Local News
Petition launched against parking hike at War Memorial Park 17th December 2024 Plans to remove free parking at the War Memorial Park have been slammed as unfair, with critics warning it will hit vulnerable people the hardest. A resident... Local News
5G Phone Mast Application on Tile Hill Playing Fields Rejected 21st October 2024 A plan to install a 22.5-metre-high 5G monopole phone mast on the Ponderosa playing fields in Tile Hill has been rejected. Woodlands Ward Councillors have... Local News
Councillors Call for Reassurance on IKEA Development Spending after collapse of ISG 9th October 2024 Coventry Conservatives are calling on the Council to provide urgent reassurance that no further council taxpayer money will be needed to bail-out the IKEA... Local News
Call to protect 46,000 pensioners in Coventry from Winter Fuel Payment cuts 29th August 2024 Up to 46,0006 pensioners in receipt of winter fuel payments face means testing for the first time after the new Labour government axed the annual universal... Local News
Tile Hill Residents Celebrate as Council Rejects 5G Mast Proposal 21st March 2024 A proposal to build a 5G mobile phone mast on public open space on James Green Road in Tile Hill has been rejected by Coventry City Council. The decision... Local News
Conservative Group Proposes Responsible Budget for Coventry Residents 16th February 2024 Coventry Conservatives have put forward a plan to protect five key school bus routes following an outcry from parents at the proposal by Coventry City Council... Local News
Proposed Allesley Green Development slammed by residents 2nd February 2024 Woodlands Ward Councillors have given their backing to residents who have raised objections to a proposed development in Allesley Green. The application to... Local News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
