Metropolis provides a life-affirming opportunity for young people to gain qualifications, experience and turn their lives around Our aim is for the restaurant to be a real destination with the city, as well as be an excellent restaurant that has the benefit of being a training ground for young people who may need help, guidance and training. Metropolis will provide […]

A new Coventry restaurant which will help transform young people’s lives has been officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Metropolis, run by national Coventry training provider PET-Xi, was officially opened on Saturday, July 10 with radio presenter John Dalziel cutting a ribbon to welcome its first guests after dozens of diners pre-booked in advance of the opening. And Coventry town […]

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today were in Coventry to celebrate the beginning of their year as the UK City of Culture.   Firstly, Their Royal Highnesses toured Coventry Cathedral in what marks the 59th anniversary of its Consecration year. Her Majesty The Queen attended the Consecration in 1962. At the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, […]

The judging panel of amazing Coventry women includes; Charlotte Moore, Fleur Sexton, Jane Hytch, Nyasha Pitt, Reem Doukmak, Sebbie Mudhai, and Trish Adudu.Over 100 people were nominated for the call-out, and the panel now has the unenviable job of deciding which 12 women will be chosen as modern-day Lady Godivas, and feature in a key moment of the Coventry UK […]

A Coventry-based national training provider which helps learners get the skills they need to get ahead has gone international. Multi award-winning PET-Xi, which has been operating for 26 years, is now offering a wide range of courses to learners based outside of the UK through its new ‘PET-Xi International College’. The International College can now be accessed through its new […]

Big names from across the West Midlands are all fired up for a daring fundraiser from Acorns Children’s Hospice in a few weeks’ time. Captains of industry and leaders from the world of business and politics will be among those walking over hot coals on Thursday 12 March in the Acorns Firewalk. The event, which is taking place at the […]

The organisers for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have appointed five new members to its Legacy and Benefits (LAB) Committee. The Committee is formed by a cross-partner group set up to ensure that Birmingham, the West Midlands and the wider country maximises the benefits of hosting the Games. The new additions, selected at the end of a recruitment process, include […]

Telegraph story of brave Courtney King-Wilson inspires fundraising efforts of Coventry firm. A girl from Coventry who lost a leg in a car accident has been given £3,000 for a new prosthetic limb. Brave Courtney King-Wilson, who is 13 years old, was involved in a car accident on August 17 last year. In a nightmarish series of events, the Cardinal Wiseman […]