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A major government funding scheme has created or safeguarded nearly 600 jobs in Rugby as businesses look forward with their post-pandemic recovery plans.

Rugby Borough Council was awarded £916,716 from The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) project last September.

Job vacancies in the leisure, tourism and hospitality sector are continuing to rise in Coventry and Warwickshire as the sector struggles with the recruitment and retention of staff.

Business Minister Paul Scully has been hearing how the Royal Shakespeare Company and tourism attractions in Warwickshire have been faring following the pandemic.

Marcus Jones MP and the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth have officially opened the new home of a Nuneaton group which supports men and women with their mental health and wellbeing.

Holt Commercial has attracted two major trade suppliers to a newly-built trade counter property in Coventry.

The commercial property specialist has agreed leases with Toolstation and Screwfix at WB8, a new 8,300 sq ft development on Herald Way in the city.

Around 1,000 local participants will bring sound, colour, action and celebration to the streets of Coventry city centre as part of the culmination of UK City of Culture 2021.