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Council's longest serving councillor to be elected Lord Mayor
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Cllr Tim Sawdon, Coventry City Council's longest serving councillor, is to be elected Lord Mayor of Coventry at the Council's Annual Meeting on Thursday 17 May.
Read moreCoventry votes no to an elected Mayor
Friday 4 May 2012
Coventry residents have voted against the Council being run by an elected Mayor.
Read moreDecision day as Coventry heads for the polls
Thursday 3 May 2012
It's decision day (Thursday 3 May) as local people take to the polls to vote in the Local Election and Referendum.
Read moreLast chance to support this year's Lord Mayor's charity appeal
Thursday 3 May 2012
Lord Mayor, Councillor Keiran Mulhall is reminding everyone in the city that it's not too late to donate one pound to support his charity appeal for this year.
Read moreCoventry City Council wins top national awards
Friday 30 March 2012
Coventry City Council has been named Council of the Year in a national competition to honour the most efficient councils in the country.
Read moreMake your mark - your vote counts
Thursday 22 March 2012
People in Coventry could be missing out on their right to vote in the upcoming May elections and affecting their credit rating.
Read moreReferendum for a directly elected Mayor
Tuesday 20 March 2012
On 3 May a referendum will be held in Coventry which will ask voters if they’d like to change the current system of running the Council, where decisions are taken by the Leader of the Council and a Cabinet, to one where decisions are taken by an elected Mayor and Cabinet.
Read moreCandidates and agents election briefing
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Candidates who would like to stand in the local elections on 3 May, and their agents, are being invited to a special briefing.
Read moreQuestion Time
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Year 12 and 13 students got the chance to quiz local politicians about democracy and the forthcoming referendum recently in a series of Question Time style events.
Read moreLord Mayor receives a special visitor
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Lord Mayor, Councillor Keiran Mulhall, received a very special guest this week, Roger the Bear from Bomber Command.
Read moreNo Council Tax rise as front line services are protected
Monday 6 February 2012
Councillors will meet next week to discuss the 2012/13 budget report with proposals geared toward protecting frontline services.
Read morePayments system down over weekend
Friday 13 January 2012
Due to essential maintenance to our internet payments system we will be unable to process payments made online between Saturday 14 January 2012 and Sunday 15 January 2012.
Read moreCouncil leader urges backing for Gurkha campaign
Friday 6 January 2012
The Leader of Coventry City Council has urged local people to back a national campaign aimed at getting pension rights for Gurkha servicemen.
Read moreImportant national strike information
Monday 28 November 2011
Please find below important information regarding the waste collection service and library service during the day of national industrial action on Wednesday.
Read moreInter Faith Week - 20-26 November
Friday 18 November 2011
Inter Faith Week is being staged next week - from 20-26 November - and a series of events has been lined up in Coventry.
Read moreAll invited to Remembrance Sunday parade
Friday 11 November 2011
A Parade and Service to commemorate those fallen in the World Wars and other conflicts since 1945, will be held this Sunday 13 November and led by the Lord Mayor and Bishop of Coventry.
Read moreCity Centre falls silent for Armistice Day
Wednesday 26 October 2011
On Friday November 11 the West Orchards Shopping Centre will fall silent as 4000 poppy petals are dropped in memory of the country’s war heroes.
Read moreLive internet streaming of Coventry City Council Planning Meeting
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Coventry City Council will be streaming its first planning committee meeting which takes place on Thursday 20 October live on the internet.
Read moreLord Mayors for the day
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Three children from Radford Primary School - Chloe-May Smallridge, Anisha Dhaliwal and Tawanda Madhangi - experienced what it was like to be Lord Mayor for the day today (12th October).
Read moreEvacuation of council buildings
Monday 10 October 2011
Two council buildings -Christchurch House and Spire House - have been evacuated for the rest of the day following damage to the weather vane at the top of Christchurch Spire.
Read moreLower Stoke by-election result
Thursday 6 October 2011
Catherine Miks has won the Lower Stoke by-election for the Labour Party.
Read moreProud of my City
Tuesday 4 October 2011
As anticipation grows in Coventry ahead of the opportunity to co-host the London 2012 football competition, the Proud of my City campaign will see coordinated activity to clean up the city in preparation for the city's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Read more70,000 households risk losing right to vote
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Residents in Coventry have been urged to make sure they don’t lose their right to vote. Households’ electoral registration forms must be completed and returned by 3 October to avoid a visit from an electoral canvasser.
Read moreCommunity safety partners come together with the message for Coventry: "It's business as usual"
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Following last night’s disorder in Birmingham, Coventry Community Safety Partnership is coordinating support for West Midlands Police to maximise the safety of the public across the city.
Read moreDon't lose your vote in 2012
Monday 8 August 2011
Voter registration forms will soon be dropping through letterboxes across Coventry and local people are being urged to return them as soon as possible to update the Electoral Register and make their voice heard in next year's elections.
Read moreTributes paid to Lady Mayoress
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Tributes are being made following the sad death of the Lady Mayoress Norma Mulhall.
Read moreTop city honour for six fine citizens
Monday 16 May 2011
SIX of Coventry's finest citizens have followed in the esteemed footsteps of the likes of the inventor of the jet engine, Sir Frank Whittle, and former Poet Laureate Phillip Larkin, by being presented with a prestigious award.
Read moreCommunity Cohesion Awards – make your nominations now
Wednesday 11 May 2011
The closing date for Coventry's Community Cohesion Awards is fast approaching – so make sure you make your nominations.
Read moreLook out for the Census
Wednesday 9 March 2011
The national Census of Population takes place on 27th March 2011.
Read moreCouncil going live and online
Monday 6 December 2010
The next Full Council meeting will be broadcast live on the web at 2pm on 7 December 2010.
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