Coventry UK City of Culture 202120 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 2024Coventry & Warwickshire9 Jul 2024Children join finale of Olympic inspired projectThe Flame of Friendship project brings together more than 700 children from 63 schools.9 Jul 2024Coventry & Warwickshire3 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 2023Coventry & Warwickshire6 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 2023Coventry & Warwickshire7 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 2023Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland18 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 2023Coventry & Warwickshire2 May 2023Collapsed Culture Trust unlikely to repay £4.25m debtCoventry City of Culture trust owes millions to the city council, police and arts groups.2 May 202317 Apr 2023Art returned after city of culture auction errorArtist Ian Cook said he was shocked to discover items he owned for sale by administrators.17 Apr 2023Coventry & Warwickshire14 Apr 2023Toilet rolls auctioned to pay culture trust's debtsThe trust went into administration in February owing creditors several million pounds.14 Apr 2023