[21 DEC 01] STUART LINNELL : MERRY
XMAS TO YOU MINISTER!
The
Secretary of State for Culture, who embraces sport in her
portfolio, has proclaimed that the new national stadium will
be at Wembley – probably! MORE
[14 NOV 01] STUART LINNELL : NEW
STADIUM WAIT NEARLY OVER
The
city of Coventry will have a new football stadium - the long
wait is nearly over. MORE
[03 SEP 01] EURO CASH AIDS NATIONAL
STADIUM BID
Coventry’s
bid to host the national stadium could be boosted by around
£40 million of European and British Government funding.
MORE
[20 AUG 01] BOOST FOR COVENTRY NATIONAL
STADIUM BID
Coventry’s
bid to be the home of the new national stadium was given a
welcome boost over the weekend. MORE
[10 AUG 01] COVENTRY BEST FOR NATIONAL
STADIUM
Coventry
City Council has written to every English MP and all members
of Cabinet to push its case for being the home of the national
stadium. MORE
[03 MAY 01] COVENTRY BIDS FOR THE NEXT
WEMBLEY
Bryan
Richardson and senior council officials were in talks today as
the city pushed itself as a possible alternative to the
troubled Wembley Stadium project. MORE
[21 FEB 01] LOCAL ROADS GET READY FOR
ABSENT STADIUM
Major road works are
being carried out to prepare for Coventry City’s new stadium
– despite fears that the scheme might not go ahead.
MORE
[01 FEB 01] TELL US THE TRUTH OVER
STADIUM DELAYS, SAYS MP
Coventry MP Bob
Ainsworth has lambasted the Sky Blues for “silly little”
delays over its new stadium, and says he believes the project
could be in financial difficulties.
MORE
[15 DEC 00] SKY BLUES 'ARENA 2003' TO
COST £172m
Coventry City’s new
stadium has been expanded to include banqueting facilities,
will now cost £172 million and will not be ready for football
until the 2003/4 season.
MORE
[15 DEC 00] COVENTRY CITY ARENA
STATEMENT
The full text of the
statement issued today by project director Stuart Guest.
MORE
[15 DEC 00] COMMENT HOLD
YOUR BREATH FOR NEW STADIUM
Coventry City’s eventual openness
about the new arena is welcome, but is the city going to end
up with a big white elephant? MORE
[07 DEC 00] SKY BLUES STADIUM FACES NEW
THREAT
Coventry City’s new
arena could be broadsided by a plan to build a stadium just
ten miles away in Birmingham.
MORE
[24 AUG 00] RESIDENTS TO SPEAK ON
FUTURE OF HIGHFIELD RD
Residents living near the Coventry City
ground would like to turn the empty Sky Blue Tavern into a
community centre, but haven’t got the money. MORE
[24 JUL 00] ARENA SHOPS CHANGE SHAPE
AFTER COURT DEFEAT
Coventry City have been dealt a blow to
their plans for their new stadium after a High Court judge
ruled the planning process had been abused. MORE
[19 JUL 00] ARENA LEGAL CHALLENGE BY
PRECINCT OWNERS
A wrangle over Coventry City’s new
arena is to go the High Court later this week following a row
over the number of shops in the development. MORE
[26 MAY 00] MARCONI
IN RACE FOR £30m ARENA NAME
Coventry City’s new arena will be
named after a major multi-national company in a £30 million
deal – and one of the frontrunners is a city firm.
MORE
[27 APR 00] PAINTBRUSHES
AT DAWN IN FIGHT AGAINST ARENA
Nuneaton and Bedworth town centres are
to get a lick of paint as a spruce up in the battle with
Coventry City's Arena 2000. MORE
[25 APR 00] POP STARS EYE UP NEW ARENA
- Top pop acts such as Robbie Williams
and Blur could be playing in Coventry when the Sky Blues’
new Arena 2000 opens its doors. MORE
[29 MAR 00] SIR BOBBY BACKS NEW SKY
BLUES ARENA
- Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton has
given his support for the Sky Blues’ new arena at an
international exhibition. MORE
[14 FEB 00] ARENA 2001 MAKING PROGRESS
The families resident on the site of the new Coventry City
arena have been found a new home. MORE
