COMMUNITY
ORGANISATIONS
Spon End Forum
[INCLUDING
THE SAVE STANLEY TERRACE GROUP]
[13 AUG 01] HERITAGE TRAILS SKETCHED
OUT FOR SPON END
 A
community led initiative to establish two new heritage trails
has begun with the installation of 14 new illustrated panels
in Spon Street subway. MORE
[05 AUG 01]
LOCAL RESIDENTS SUPPORT SUBWAY
MURALS
 Local
residents have reacted angrily to the negative coverage given
by some local media to the new murals in Spon End subway.
MORE
[27 MAR 01] ANTI-ROAD CAMPAIGN GATHERS
PACE
 Another
group of Coventry residents has been mobilised to fight a
road-widening scheme, and the city council has been forced to
extend the deadline for comments. MORE
[22 MAR 01] WATCHMAKERS
OPPOSE DEMOLITION PLANS
Coventry’s watchmakers have added
their voices to a chorus of opposition at plans to demolish a
Victorian terrace to make way for a bus scheme. MORE
[19 MAR 01] COVENTRY GROUPS' SOS APPEAL
TO SAVE AREA
An alliance of community groups has
launched a ten day SOS to try and “save” a historic part
of Coventry from a series of developments.
MORE
[14 MAR 01] OSCA RISES TO SAVE HISTORIC
PART OF CITY
Residents and traders in a historic part
of the city have joined forces to save the area from
"developers and Coventry City Council".
MORE
[21 FEB 01] TRAM OPTION LOOKED AT FOR
CITY
Re-opening a disused Coventry railway
station and having a tram link with Birmingham will be
considered among options for reducing the city’s traffic
chaos.
MORE
[15 FEB 01] BUS ROUTE COULD FLATTEN
HISTORIC CITY HOUSES
A block of watchmakers cottages in
Coventry are to be demolished to make way for a road widening
scheme, despite community groups being told that no such
scheme was being planned. MORE
[22 JUN 00] TRADERS UNITE AGAINST
SKYDOME TROUBLEMAKERS
The landlady of a successful city centre
pub might quit because of the noise and destruction caused by
revellers leaving the SkyDome complex. MORE
[13 FEB 00] RESIDENTS
FEAR AFTER BUTTS ROAD DEATH
Fears of Spon End
residents have risen following a second tragic road accident
in Spon End/The Butts in just seven weeks.
MORE
[21 DEC 99] SAFETY
FEARS AFTER SKYDOME LORRY SMASH
Today a lorry struck the SkyDome
Coventry building in Spon Street causing extensive damage.
MORE
[10 AUG 99] STANLEY
TERRACE - COUNCIL TOLD TO COME CLEAN
Campaigners fighting to save a rare row of watchmakers
houses in Spon End, Coventry have demanded that the council
'come clean' about the reason for their demolition. MORE
[12 JUL 99] SPON
END WAKES FESTIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS
The Spon End Wakes Festival
held on Saturday was declared a great success. It was the
first time that the event had been held for over 100 years and
thousands flocked to enjoy the festivities. MORE
[07 JUL 99] SPON
END WAKES FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY
The Spon End Wakes
Festival will be resurrected this Saturday after being in
abeyance for over 100 years. MORE
[20 MAY 99] PLANS
TO REFURBISH MOAT BUILDING IN SPON END
The
Spon End Forum have abandoned plans to convert a disused
Butchers shop to a community information office and instead
will now put their efforts into the refurbishment of the
recently closed Moat Building at Spon Gate Primary School.
MORE
[18 MAY 99] YOUNG
PERSONS VIEWS SOUGHT ON SPON STREET
A judging panel will meet today
to consider plans for the multi-million pound refurbishment of
Spon Street.
MORE
[21 FEB 99] SPON
END WAKES WEEK PLANNING UNDER WAY
Organisation of
the Spon End Millenium Wakes Week is well under way. MORE
[19 FEB 99] COMMUNITY
OPPOSE CARBODIES/LTI PROPOSALS
Plans unveiled
by LTI/Carbodies have angered community and residents groups
in Spon End and Coundon. MORE
[15 DEC 98] SWIFT
ACTION OVER 'DANGEROUS SUBWAY'
City Council
Development Director, John McGuigan, has acted swiftly to
allay local fears about a subway branded as dangerous.
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