Minister Apologises for "Year of Silence" over Illegal Coventry Demolition Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 The Government has apologised for the delay in responding to the illegal demolition of a historic building in Coventry. Alison McGovern MP, said the case is currently caught in a “significant” national backlog, and admitted it could be 2027 before it is resolved. She made the startling disclosure in response to a letter from Cllr Gary Ridley, the leader of Coventry Conservatives, who has called... Local News
Councillors urge Minister to abandon Congestion charging in Coventry 20th September 2019 Opposition leaders at Coventry City Council have written to the Government asking them not to impose a congestion charge in Coventry. It’s been written by... Local News
Conservatives hold Wainbody seat with increased majority 6th September 2019 Coventry Conservatives are celebrating after holding onto Wainbody Ward with an increased majority. The result means that Conservative candidate Mattie Heaven... Local News
Coventry Conservatives select Mattie Heaven for Wainbody by-election 12th July 2019 Coventry Conservatives have selected Mattie Heaven as their candidate at a forthcoming by-election in Wainbody ward. The date of the poll is yet to be announced... Local News
Councillors to debate bullying allegations 11th March 2019 Councillors will meet next week to consider calls for an independent investigation into bullying at Coventry City Council. It follows the release of a survey by... Local News
Calls for Planning Inspector to intervene in Greenbelt plans 19th February 2019 Former greenbelt land at Eastern Green in Coventry could end up with almost an extra thousand houses on top of what had previously been agreed. That’s almost 50... Local News
£300,000 rise in NDA’s and 12 allegations of bullying at CCC 31st January 2019 As an opposition in Coventry Council we have always worked for transparency and Bi partisan working. Under the current leadership from Cllr George Duggins this... Local News
Conservatives Welcome Council’s “Taxi App U-turn" opening the door to companies like Uber 18th December 2018 Coventry Conservatives have welcomed the decision of Coventry City Council to grant an application for a new private hire operator in the city, following months... Local News
Cllr Tim Mayer welcome £970 million boost to police funding 15th December 2018 Cllr Tim Mayer has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that funding for the police system will increase by up to £970 million next year, the biggest increase... Local News
Cllr Tim Mayer welcomes figures showing exports have risen in West Midlands 7th December 2018 New figures show that the West Midlands exported 33,843 million worth of goods and services in the year to September 2018. This is an increase of 3.2 from the... Local News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
