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Esmie Stewart, the owner of “Leave it to Esmie” has purchased a food truck and diversified her business for upcoming summer events.

Esmie has achieved this by utilising the Duplex Investment Fund, managed by CWRT and funded by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council. Duplex offers a low interest loan when paired with its grant of up to 40%.

Planning permission has been granted for a remarkable transformation of the city’s former IKEA building into a vibrant cultural hub.

Now known as the City Centre Cultural Gateway (CCCG), the building will be repurposed to provide a new home for nationally recognised collections and include a space for new research facilities.

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Coombe Abbey Park has passed the Visit England Quality Assessment this year, with a continued improvement in the overall score to 89%, up from 88% in 2022 and 83% in 2021.

All categories continue to score 80% and above, which is part of the scoring required to be nominated for a Gold accolade, along with at least 90% overall.

Coventry College has been named as a sponsor for Godiva Festival 2023.

The further education provider has signed a deal with the Council to sponsor the festival’s beloved family field for the next three years.

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Tuesday 20 June 2023, 9:30am - 2:30pm, Nettle Hill, Brinklow Road, Ansty, Coventry, CV7 9JL

In a highly competitive market, recruiting and keeping hold of employees has become a major challenge for employers.

Employee turnover rates have increased by 9% since 2019, and are predicted to pass 40% this year. Recruiting and hiring new employees is taking an average of 6 weeks and estimates of this cost to a business are around 25% of the employee's annual salary. On top of this, uncertainty around the financial future is affecting business decisions on recruitment budgets and wellbeing and total reward packages.

Join the third Coventry & Warwickshire Wellbeing for Life Workplace Forum, and take a new look at your investment in sourcing, training and retaining strategies. This free event is hosted by the Public Health team for all businesses (5 employees or more) based in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Hear from experts in Economy and Skills talking about local recruitment and training opportunities and guest speakers offering insight into wellbeing ideas to retain happy and healthy staff.

Register for the Wellbeing for Life event

Duplex is a unique funding option, combining public sector grants and loans to give your business financial flexibility and ensure that your project proceeds successfully.

If you are a Coventry or Warwickshire based business and are looking to fund your next big project, Duplex Investment Fund could be a perfect fit. If you are purchasing equipment, machinery, vehicles or any other large items and in the process, may be creating jobs, you might be eligible for Duplex.

Contact CWRT on 024 7655 1777 or visit the Duplex webpage, to find out if your business is eligible for this amazing funding opportunity.

Find out more about Duplex

Coventry has been announced as one of the host cities alongside Birmingham for the world’s largest sporting event for blind and partially sighted people this summer.

Coventry City Council has welcomed the news that Coventry City Football Club has signed a new five-year lease to play at the CBS Arena.

You can read the statement on our website.

Not only do we have former Spice Girl, Melanie C and Britain's Got Talent's Diversity on Sunday which is known as our family day, but a range of wild, eco crafts and sports, roaming dinosaurs, giant trees and inclusive musical activities can also be enjoyed.

Great value tickets are available, starting at just £23 for the whole family, ensuring that the festival is accessible.

See the full family offer.

Do you work from home more since the pandemic? Do you shop online more?

The pandemic triggered significant change in the way we work, shop and enjoy our free time. It accelerated many trends to buy online and work from home.

To help us understand the changes, please fill in this short survey on our Let's Talk platform.