Whilst medieval cathedrals took centuries, the new Coventry Cathedral took just six years to build. The one-and-a-half ton metal spire was flown in by helicopter and, according to contemporary ...

Engraver John Hutton took 10 years to carve 66 figures into the 70ft (21m) high glass West Screen, which was completed in time for the new cathedral's 1962 consecration. The Friends of Coventry Ca ...

A cheeky DJ texted a message to a random number as a joke in 1998 and ended up meeting his future wife. Donovan Shears was ...

The new cathedral stands alongside the old building's ruins as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. St Michael's Cathedral was bombed during the Coventry Blitz in 1940. Mr Welby, who served for ...

A cathedral's "majestic pipe organ" will be used to help celebrate the music of Pink Floyd, concert organisers have said. A group of musicians will perform Wish You Were Here in full at Coventry ...

Yvonne Panter and her husband Phil, from Coventry, have decided to take the lyrics literally this year, as they renew their ...

The 10K run and half marathon will take place on the same day and form the Coventry Running Festival, offering different options to get more people involved ...

A documentary feature with Basil Spence explaining with the aid of a model the concepts behind the design of the new Coventry Cathedral to replace the one destroyed ...

A new choir is starting up in Leamington Spa from January 2025, led by Harvey Brough – who sang in Coventry Cathedral as a ...

From blockbuster Hollywood movies and TV shows to British cult classics, the Midlands is home to a number of iconic backdrops for films and shows.