New Sails for Landmark Windmill
coventrysociety Work was completed last week on the replacement of the sails at Chesterton windmill in Warwickshire. The tower, which can be seen from the M40 motorway near Warwick Services, has…
March 2025
HMO Planning Policy
Coventry City Council looks set to adopt a planning policy which will manage the construction or conversion of homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO). A report will go to…
New Hospital in Walsgrave
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire has reported that a new hospital has been approved in the Walsgrave Triangle. Ellie Brown, the Local Democracy reporter writes…. Plans to convert empty offices into…
Recording our History
With the former Rover Showroom in Warwick Road on the cusp of demolition, an interesting little bit of its history has been revealed from an archive at an American University.…
Elastic – the new Silk
Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us what happened after the failure of the silk weaving industry and celebrates the only Elastic Inn in the country! Peter writes…… The signing…
The Return of Direct Trains to Leicester?
Midlands Connect has renewed the strategic case for a direct rail service between Coventry and Leicester and Nottingham. Historically there were direct rail services between Coventry and Leicester, but these…
New Food Waste Collections
Coventry is set to introduce food waste collections within the next year. At present Coventry Council provides a bi-weekly food waste collection and recycling service for those who pay for…
Ikea Project Re-Starts
Following a number of difficulties, the plans for a major cultural project at the Ikea building seem to be back on track. The plans to transform Coventry’s old IKEA into…
Delia Shortlisted
Coventry University’s Delia Derbyshire Building has been shortlisted as a potential RIBA prize winner. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled nine projects that have been nominated across the…
Solar Farm Planned for Site north of Coventry
A planning application has been submitted to Nuneaton Council for a solar farm between Bulkington and Coventry. The site is at Hollyhurst Farm on Mile Tree Lane (B4109) between Alderman’s…