Coventry UK City of Culture 202113 Mar 2025Rescue for £60m regeneration of old Ikea storeWork to transform Coventry's former Ikea building had to stop when the former contractor went into administration.13 Mar 202510 Mar 2025'City culture trust failure left us a huge debt'William Burdett-Coutts says he was shocked to hear his company was not going to receive any money.10 Mar 202527 Feb 2025City of Culture creditors will not be repaidCoventry City Council says it will not receive the £1m it is owed.27 Feb 202520 Oct 2024Coventry Ikea project labelled ‘flatpack fantasy’Council bosses will plough on with the £60m scheme to revamp the former Ikea into a cultural hub.20 Oct 20249 Jul 2024Children join finale of Olympic inspired projectThe Flame of Friendship project brings together more than 700 children from 63 schools.9 Jul 20243 Nov 2023City of Culture generated £183m for local economyCoventry's year as UK City of Culture saw thousands of people engage with events, researchers conclude.3 Nov 20236 Sep 2023£750m boost as millions of tourists flock to cityCoventry sees an influx of 11m people visit the city in 2022, beating its tourism record in 2019.6 Sep 20237 Aug 2023Festival 'could collapse' over City of Culture debtOne of the Edinburgh Fringe's biggest venue operators says it is owed money from an event in Coventry.7 Aug 202318 Jul 2023Call for greater City of Culture scrutiny"Monitoring regimes" should be boosted, says an MP amid a new report into what went wrong for Coventry.18 Jul 2023...
