[08 AUG 01] PHOENIX WHITEWASH REVEALED

Coventry City Council’s conservation officer George Demidowicz has answered the question perched on the lips of every visitor to Priory Garden – why has one of the walls been coloured white?  MORE

[14 APR 01] PHOENIX INITIATIVE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Priory Garden, one of the key features of Coventry's Phoenix Initiative, is opened to the public for the first time today.  MORE

[07 APR 01] TIME TEAM PAYS VIRTUAL HOMAGE TO COVENTRY

Channel 4's Time Team have taken their interest in Coventry's past one step further by adding a major section to their website about the current Phoenix Initiative excavations. MORE

[28 MAR 01] STUDENTS GIVE PRIORY CLOISTER A LICK OF PAINT

Students at Coventry University are getting their paintbrushes out to create a huge mural for the city’s Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[26 MAR 01] PHOENIX CASH CANNOT BE DIVERTED

Money for the Phoenix Initiative in Coventry cannot be diverted to other projects in the city centre, despite claims from opponents of the scheme.   MORE

[12 MAR 01] PIGEON MESS REMOVAL LEADS TO A NEW BUILDING

Coventry's historic ribbon factory is set for a new lease of life - but only after former residents had left their grimy mark!  MORE

[05 MAR 01] TIME TEAM'S COVENTRY FINDS TO BE SCREENED

Some of the amazing artefacts uncovered by Coventry’s Phoenix Initiative will be seen on television this week when Time Team screens its latest visit to the city.  MORE

[28 FEB 01] CYCLISTS ADD VOICES TO PHOENIX OPPOSITION

Cyclists in Coventry are up in arms over plans to ban traffic from the city’s Millennium Place, which is to be built as part of the Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[22 FEB 01] BINGO HALL BOOST FOR CITY CENTRE

Months of uncertainty for bingo players in Coventry has ended with the news they can still play in the city centre after the demolition of the Hippodrome.  MORE

[16 FEB 01] ELECTED MAYOR MOOTED TO SOLVE TRAFFIC CHAOS

Cars could be banned from driving through sections of Coventry city centre and campaigners are considering forcing an election for a directly-elected mayor to stop the proposal.  MORE

[15 FEB 01] CAMPAIGNERS TRY TO LIST DOOMED HIPPODROME

Campaigners battling to save Coventry’s Hippodrome from demolition have launched a last-minute bid to save the building by having it listed.  MORE

[13 FEB 01] NAMES AND FACES OF COVENTRY PAST UNCOVERED

[12 FEB 01] CITY MEDIEVAL PAINTING FIND EXCITES EXPERTS

A medieval wall-painting discovered in an archaeological dig beneath the ruins of Lady Godiva’s priory has been hailed as one of the most important finds ever.  MORE

[18 JAN 01] PHOENIX COMES TO FORMER RIBBON BUILDING

The developers behind the Priory Place apartment and leisure complex have bought the final piece that will allow them to complete the Phoenix Initiative jigsaw.  MORE

[15 JAN 01] CAR PARK TO CRUMBLE FOR CITY INITIATIVE

Work to prepare a multi-storey car park in Coventry for demolition as part of the city’s Phoenix Initiative has begun.  MORE

[12 JAN 01] TIME TEAM RETURNS TO FILM 13TH CENTURY FIND

Tony Robinson and the Time Team crew have returned to Coventry to see some of the amazing new finds in the archaeological dig around Lady Godiva’s demolished cathedral.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] HERITAGE CASH ON OFFER TO HISTORY GROUPS

People could soon be able to walk around Lady Godiva’s priory as part of a ground-breaking scheme to bring cash in to support Coventry’s heritage.  MORE

[07 DEC 00] GALA ADMITS DEFEAT IN HIPPODROME FIGHT 

Major demolition work is to start to prepare Coventry city centre for the Phoenix Initiative next month after the owners of Hippodrome conceded defeat in their legal battle against the scheme.  MORE

[01 DEC 00] HIPPODROME CAMPAIGNERS CONTINUE FIGHT 

Campaigners battling to save Coventry’s Hippodrome have pledged to continue their fight as long as the building is still standing.  MORE

[21 NOV 00] PHOENIX CAMPAIGNERS 'DEVASTATED' AT DEFEAT

The leader of campaigners battling to save Coventry’s Hippodrome said he is “devastated” that the High Court has paved the way for the city council to demolish it.   MORE

[17 NOV 00] HIPPODROME TO BE DEMOLISHED, JUDGE RULES

A High Court judge has given the go-ahead to Coventry City Council to demolish the Hippodrome as part of the Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[16 NOV 00] WATERMAN NOSTALGIC ABOUT COVENTRY THEATRE

Pop guru Pete Waterman has revealed that the first-ever concert he went to was at the Coventry Theatre, now the subject of a legal battle over its demolition.  MORE

[16 NOV 00] COMMENT PHOENIX DECISION SHOULD BE FINAL

The time it is taking to get the final decision over the Phoenix Initiative makes the American election look like a legal doddle.  MORE

[15 NOV 00] LAWYERS TAKE PHOENIX TO COURT RECOUNT

Coventry’s Phoenix Initiative will rise in its full glory or be consigned to the ashes of history following a High Court challenge by the owners of the old Hippodrome this week.  MORE

[06 NOV 00] NEW BOOK OPENS UP BLUE COAT SCHOOL HISTORY

New pictures of Coventry’s historic Blue Coat school and Lych Gate Cottages have been uncovered and published in a new book detailing the history of the buildings.  MORE

[24 OCT 00] LADY HERBERT TO GET HER FACELIFT

Work is starting on a project to restore a garden at the heart of Coventry city centre.  MORE

[17 JUL 00] GALA MOUNTS LEGAL FIGHT TO SAVE HIPPODROME

Coventry’s Phoenix Initiative could be put on hold for months following a surprise legal challenge against the planned demolition of the Hippodrome.  MORE

[23 JUN 00] PRIORY PLACE WILL BE A HIT, PROMISE DEVELOPERS

The new commercial development at the heart of Coventry’s Phoenix Initiative will be more successful than the failed restaurant quarter, say the developers.  MORE

[19 JUN 00] SHOWCASE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT COVENTRY

The movers and shakers of the business and property world are being targeted with a showcase event to prove that Coventry is changing.  MORE

[07 JUN 00] CURTAINS FOR HIPPODROME AS PHOENIX RISES

Coventry’s Hippodrome Theatre will be demolished early next year following the government’s approval of its purchase for the Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[10 APR 00] PHOENIX BARS GET THUMBS UP

Plans to open seven bars and cafes at the heart of the Phoenix Initiative have moved a step closer.  MORE

[04 NOV 99] PHOENIX DEVELOPER ANNOUNCED

Work is proceeding apace on Coventry’s Phoenix Initiative despite a lengthy wait for the result of the recent public inquiry.  MORE

[19 OCT 99] PHOENIX INQUIRY GETS UNDERWAY

The biggest public inquiry for several years in Coventry is under way into the controversial Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[19 OCT 99] HOTEL WORRIED ABOUT LOSS OF CAR PARK

Management at a Coventry hotel are worried that the business will suffer as a direct result of the city’s ambitious Phoenix Initiative.  MORE

[03 SEP 99] PHOENIX SAINSBURYS SET FOR £2M FACELIFT