Culture & Tourism

The Midlands UK Pavilion welcomed more than 4,700 visitors at global real estate show MIPIM 2018 (Cannes, France, 13-16 March), a 57% increase on 2017’s event, which attracted 3,000.

The world’s property market was this afternoon (Wednesday March 14) presented with a prospectus offering up to £10 billion of opportunities to invest in the West Midlands – the UK’s new growth capital.

Members of the public will be given an insight into the next steps for Coventry as UK City of Culture 2021 at a series of meetings across the city.

The vision for a £100 million development that could regenerate a key part of Coventry city centre has been launched at the world’s largest property development and investment show.

The decision to save two of Coventry’s most iconic buildings from the 1950s has been praised by the country’s leading heritage organisation.

The Midlands area will come together to showcase investment opportunities worth almost £10 billion at this year’s global property and real estate show MIPIM (13^th-16^th March, Cannes, France).

A steel plate horse sculpture which has been restored to its former glory has been officially unveiled at its new home in Coventry.

Coventry and Warwickshire is heading to the world’s largest commercial property development and investment show with its longest ever shopping list.

A new era of rail travel offering passengers more frequent services, better trains and extra seats was ushered in today (Monday December 11) as management of the West Midlands network was put into local hands.

Jonathan Browning, chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, said the decision was a massive boost to the area’s tourism and culture sector.