| Cooking up a storm | 9/5/2008 |
| Ricoh Arena chefs Felan Henningan and Gary Smith have been selected by Heart of England fine foods (HEFF) to join a brigade of 10 leading chefs to prepare a ten-course menu. | |
| Baby Lifeline's £1,000 boost | 8/5/2008 |
| The Baby Lifeline charity has benefited from two major events at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
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| Charity match boosts Bobby Moore Fund | 8/5/2008 |
| Amateur footballers travelled from London to Coventry to take part in a charity match which raised around £1,500 for the Bobby Moore Fund. | |
| Bon Jovi loves Coventry! | 2/5/2008 |
| BON JOVI CALLING ON FANS TO CELEBRATE THEIR HOMETOWNS DURING THEIR LOST HIGHWAY WORLD TOUR | |
| Seconds out! | 1/5/2008 |
| It will be seconds out when the first boxing contest takes place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry this month.(May) | |
| Sir Derek Higgs 1944-2008 | 29/4/2008 |
| David Allvey, chairman of Arena Coventry Limited, said “Everybody from ACL and at the Ricoh Arena is greatly shocked and saddened by the news of Sir Derek’s death and our thoughts are with Lady Higgs, Marilyn and their families.
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| Record rugby attendance at the Ricoh | 28/4/2008 |
| The Ricoh Arena has been praised by the organisers of the Heineken Cup after a record rugby attendance at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
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| International comedians head to the Isle | 28/4/2008 |
| Prepare for another evening packed with laughter as The Isle Casino host three of the best international comedians. | |
| Ricoh Arena's Heineken Cup clash will give Coventry economy £6 million boost | 21/4/2008 |
| The Heineken Cup semi-final clash between Munster and Saracens could be worth up to £6 million for Coventry's economy. | |
| Smile! | 20/4/2008 |
| Organisers of the UK’s biggest dental technology event which takes place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry next month have already signed up for 2010. | |
| Chance to be a singing star | 20/4/2008 |
| The Isle casino has launched the Midlands’ greatest singing talent show to send two winners to perform in America. | |
| Looking for love? | 15/4/2008 |
| If it feels like there isn’t enough time to meet the person of your dreams then a speed dating event taking place at the Isle casino might be just the answer you’re looking for. | |
| Don't forget to switch off! | 14/4/2008 |
| A switch-off mascot has been introduced at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry to encourage tenants to save energy.
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| World Cup winner to speak at PGA conference | 10/4/2008 |
| England Rugby Union World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward will be speaking at a top golfing conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. | |
| The Feeling to support Bon Jovi at the Ricoh | 7/4/2008 |
| The Feeling have been confirmed as support on the UK leg of Bon Jovi’s Lost Highway World Tour. | |
| The Enemy live at the Ricoh | 7/4/2008 |
| Around 16,000 fans packed into the Jaguar Exhibition Hall for The Enemy concerts at the Ricoh Arena at the weekend.
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| Positive response to cashless cards | 3/4/2008 |
| The chief executive of the Ricoh Arena is delighted with the response from Coventry City fans to the introduction of the cashless payment cards after it led to an increase in transactions at the kiosks.
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| 5,000 music fans pack The Ricoh Arena for inaugural BBC 1Xtra Live concert | 28/3/2008 |
| Around 5,000 music fans were at the Ricoh Arena to see some of the biggest artists from both sides of the Atlantic. | |
| Ricoh becomes first cashless stadium in the UK | 21/3/2008 |
| The Ricoh Arena in Coventry will become the first cashless stadium in the UK next season. | |
| Lights Out! | 14/3/2008 |
| The multi-purpose Ricoh Arena in Coventry is joining forces with other leading businesses in the region to support a national Lights Out campaign.
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| J. League visit the Ricoh | 7/3/2008 |
| Leading figures from the J. League in Japan have been on a fact-finding mission to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry to find out more about multi-purpose venues.
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| Event and stage contractor appointed | 3/3/2008 |
| The Ricoh Arena in Coventry has appointed its first event and stage contractor as it expands its services. | |
| Ricoh chosen as 2012 Olympic training camp | 3/3/2008 |
| The race to 2012 is on after eleven venues in Coventry and Warwickshire were given an official Olympic seal of approval to host athletes ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. | |
| Darts boss targets Ricoh return | 22/2/2008 |
| Top-flight darts could be heading back to the Ricoh Arena after a hugely successful night of Whyte & Mackay Premier League action. | |
| Christmas 2008! | 1/2/2008 |
| Christmas 2008 looks set to break even more records at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry following a major investment. | |
| Expected success of new park and ride site | 24/1/2008 |
| Ricoh Arena bosses have been delighted with the response from Sky Blues fans ahead of the opening of a new park and ride scheme on Saturday. (January 26) | |
| New park and ride scheme at Coventry Airport | 16/1/2008 |
| A new park and ride scheme for Coventry City fans is to open following Saturday’s match against Burnley. | |
| New show launched at the Ricoh | 17/12/2007 |
| A brand new show is being launched at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry next year for the cutting-edge micro manufacturing industry. | |
| Helping hand from Ricoh | 14/12/2007 |
| Sponsorship had an unexpected advantage at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry as the countdown to Coventry City’s takeover deadline loomed.
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| Jon Gaunt opens Jaguar Club | 4/12/2007 |
| Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has officially opened a new state-of-the-art conference and banqueting suite at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. | |
| Bon Jovi are returning to the Ricoh Arena | 5/11/2007 |
| After kick starting the summer with the historic opening of Europe’s newest state of the art building, the O2 Arena in London, Bon Jovi will cross the Atlantic once again to perform at stadiums across the UK as part of their Lost Highway World Tour. | |
| Another award for the Ricoh | 25/10/2007 |
| Coventry’s Ricoh Arena has added another major award to its trophy cabinet.
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| Rising through the ranks | 19/10/2007 |
| A Nuneaton woman has risen through the catering ranks to gain a top job at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. | |
| Euro minister tours the Ricoh Arena | 3/9/2007 |
| Liberal Democrat MEP for the West Midlands Liz Lynne has visited the Ricoh Arena in Coventry as the venue steps up its bid to bring more European business to the region.
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| It's the mix that matters | 3/9/2007 |
| Many sporting venues have billed themselves as multi-purpose but few truly live up to the name.
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| Hot Rod at the Ricoh Arena | 12/7/2007 |
| Superstar Rod Stewart captivated the audience at another hugely successful concert at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
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| An 'Electric night' for Ricoh supplier | 21/6/2007 |
| The Ricoh Arena’s main services provider has again scooped a top prize at a leading events awards ceremony. | |
| Ricoh Arena's family wedding | 4/6/2007 |
| It really was a family affair when Danielle and Jamie Ormes held their wedding reception at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. | |
| Let's All Singers Together! | 23/5/2007 |
| Coventry’s new Lord Mayor Cllr Dave Batten officially opened the Singers Bar & Bistro at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. | |
| Juliette's on track for Ricoh success | 21/5/2007 |
| The new sales and marketing executive at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry has an ideal track record. | |
| Coventry's motor history celebrated | 14/5/2007 |
| Coventry Transport Museum has praised the new-look Singers Bar & Bistro at the Ricoh Arena for maintaining the city’s heritage. | |
| Walking down the aisle at the Ricoh | 14/5/2007 |
| It was Sky Blue heaven when the first civil wedding took place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
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| Coventry cleans up | 11/5/2007 |
| Two of Coventry’s most decorated building projects have won yet another major award – although this time they had to share the limelight. | |
| Launch of 71 Rooms & Silk Suites | 4/5/2007 |
| One of Coventry’s newest hotels is to change its name to reflect its standing within the UK’s hospitality industry. | |
| Ricoh Arena wins prestigious catering award | 16/4/2007 |
| The award-winning Ricoh Arena in Coventry, part of leading foodservice company Compass Group, has beaten Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Scotland’s Hampden Park to win a prestigious catering award.
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| A Knight and Day to remember | 26/2/2007 |
| Soul diva Beverley Knight has praised the Ricoh Arena after her concert completed the venue’s successful official opening.
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| A Knight and Day to remember | 26/2/2007 |
| Soul diva Beverley Knight has praised the Ricoh Arena after her concert completed the venue’s successful official opening. | |
| Ricoh Arena's brush with art | 8/1/2007 |
| A unique view of one of Coventry’s most iconic buildings is to be showcased in the city’s newest landmark venue | |
| Community space at the Ricoh Arena officially opens | 7/12/2006 |
| Facilities dedicated for community use have been officially opened at the Ricoh Arena. | |
| Gidney takes up the reigns at the Ricoh | 8/8/2006 |
| The award-winning Ricoh Arena has appointed a new chief executive | |
| New Chairman of The Ricoh Arena Announced | 31/7/2006 |
| The new chairman at the Ricoh Arena says he has joined a complex which is delivering both value to the local economy and pride to the people of Coventry and the Midlands. | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert Report | 10/7/2006 |
| The Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on the 2nd July was a fantastic success, and we have the pictures to prove it! Click the link above to see photos of the night. | |
| Bon Jovi Concert Report | 20/6/2006 |
| Click the link above to see pictures from the fantastic Bon Jovi concert which took place at the Ricoh Arena on the 7th June. | |
| Health & Fitness Club Set to Open. | 10/1/2006 |
| Work is well underway of the £1.2m fit-out of the 20,000 sq ft Arena Health and Fitness Club which over-looks the pitch at the multi-purpose complex. | |
| Information for visiting supporters to the Ricoh Arena | 2/8/2005 |
| An extensive Residents Parking Scheme exists for up to 2 kilometres around the Ricoh Arena on Matchdays. | |
| Bryan Adams to Rock the Ricoh! | 7/6/2005 |
| One of the world's most highly acclaimed musicians has signed up to perform the first concert at the Ricoh Arena. | |
| Ricoh rocks with £10 million sponsorship deal | 26/4/2005 |
| Ricoh, the IT giant, today signed a £10 million sponsorship deal to secure the international naming rights for the Coventry’s new arena. | |
| Sowing the seeds for the Arena's future | 22/4/2005 |
| More than 4,000-tonnes of seed are to be sown at Ricoh Arena as work is finalised on the multi-purpose development’s state-of-the-art pitch. | |
| Pitch preparation work | 30/3/2005 |
| The Arena is now in week 61 of the 82 week build. Pitch construction is now in full progress. | |
| Pitch construction starts! | 21/2/2005 |
| As the Arena enters week 56 of the 82 week build the pitch construction commences. | |
| Sitting Pretty…Arena Club Seats go in!! | 25/1/2005 |
| The new breed in corporate entertainment in the UK has taken another step closer to reality at The Ricoh Arena. | |
| Seats going in, pitch area being prepared! | 17/1/2005 |
| We are now into week 52 of the 82 week build. The following pictures show us how the inside of the stadium is now starting to look like Coventry City FC's new home. | |
| The Arena in good shape for Christmas! | 16/12/2004 |
| The Arena is now into week 48 of the 82 week build as we near the Christmas break. The development is still on schedule with so far, no adverse weather to hold up the construction. | |
| Ricoh Arena News Release | 16/12/2004 |
| Earlier this year Jaguar and Ricoh Arena made an announcement regarding Jaguar's involvement in the Ricoh Arena project. Since that announcement both parties have entered into extensive dialogue in order to reach agreement on this project, taking into account the rapid deterioration of Jaguar's business situation. | |
| Kick-off for the Premier Club! | 30/11/2004 |
| Sky Blues legend Steve Ogrizovic will ring in a new era as the Arena becomes the first in the Midlands to offer a Premier Club. | |
| Week 46 and the stadium seats arrive! | 17/11/2004 |
| The external cladding is really giving the building that finished look even though the internal fit out works are in full flow. The first of the stadium seats arrived this week which is a milestone in the project. | |
| NTL completes the line-up! | 28/9/2004 |
| Communications giant ntl has been unveiled as the final stadium sponsor of the Arena. | |
| Construction programme nearly at the half way mark! | 4/9/2004 |
| The Arena is now into week 39 of the 82 week build so the half way mark is now only a fortnight away. The following series of pictures show the stadium bowl steelwork virtually in place with the South East corner left open to enable the large lifting cranes to get in and out of the stadium bowl area. | |
| Less than a year to go before opening!! | 25/8/2004 |
| We are now into week 34 of the 82 week build and incredible as it sounds, the Arena opens in less than a year. | |
| Yorkshire Bank - the first Founder Partner | 20/8/2004 |
| Yorkshire Bank has become the first founder partner to sign up to the ambitious £113 million Ricoh Arena scheme. | |
| Latest Arena Construction News | 17/8/2004 |
| We are now into week 33 of the 82 week build. All this rain hasn't dampened the progress of those intrepid workers from Laing O'Rourke and the critical path of the construction programme remains on schedule. | |
| Spectacular aerial photos of the Arena | 17/8/2004 |
| These quite spectacular aerial shots of the Arena and Tesco Extra Store taken just last week show how the north of Coventry is changing and is also creating a new gateway into our City. | |
| The Arena | 22/7/2004 |
| Jaguar, the Coventry-based global car manufacturer, has signed a contract to be the main sponsor of Coventry 's new £113 million Arena project. It will be called 'The Arena.' | |
| Webcam now 'live' | 19/7/2004 |
| Webcam now 'live' | |
| Half of all the steelwork now in place | 14/7/2004 |
| We are now in week 29 of the 82 week build programme. | |
| Latest Arena construction news | 2/7/2004 |
| The Arena construction is now in week 27 of the 82 week build. | |
| Latest pictures of the ever growing Arena! | 28/6/2004 |
| Ricoh Arena is currently in week 25 of the 82 week build which equates to just over 30% completion. The construction programme is on schedule. | |
| Prestigous office space launched at the Arena | 28/6/2004 |
| Some of the most prestigious office space in the West Midlands has been launched in Coventry. | |
| Marconi backs the Arena | 28/6/2004 |
| Telecommunications network provider Marconi Communications has struck a deal to become a corporate sponsor of the new Ricoh Arena. | |
| Arena Announces Major Sponsor | 29/4/2004 |
| The Evening Telegraph has signed for the Sky Blues - as the first corporate sponsor of the new £113 million Arena stadium. | |
| Arena Signs £60 Million Deal with World's Biggest Events & Catering Company | 28/4/2004 |
| Ricoh Arena has signed a deal with FMC, part of Compass Group, the world's largest catering and hospitality company. | |
| Coventry's landmark building starts to take shape | 6/4/2004 |
| These pictures were taken from what will be the football pitch and show the west stand taking shape. | |
| The steelwork rises from the ground | 26/3/2004 |
| The steelwork rises from the ground | |
| Landmark day for Arena | 16/3/2004 |
| A landmark in the 18-month development of Coventry's impressive £60 million Arena will be achieved on Tuesday (March 16) as the first piece of steelwork is raised into position. | |
| Coventry's Newest 'Village' Is Growing Fast! | 28/1/2004 |
| The newest Coventry 'village' is quietly taking shape as work gathers pace to build the new £60 million Ricoh Arena. | |
| Work Officially Kicks-Off To Build The Ricoh Arena | 13/1/2004 |
| Former Sky Blues hero John Sillett heralded a new era for the north of Coventry and the football club as work on the £60 million Arena officially got underway. | |
| £113 million Ricoh Arena Development Approved | 17/10/2003 |
| An ambitious £113 million multi-purpose development which will create 3,000 jobs and help regenerate the north of Coventry has been given the go-ahead. | |
| Alan Edward Higgs Charity becomes the new joint venture partner | 10/10/2003 |
| Alan Edward Higgs Charity becomes the new joint venture partner | |
| Preferred Contractor to build Ricoh Arena is announced | 24/9/2003 |
| The company behind two of Europe’s finest stadia projects has been named the preferred contractor to build the £60 million Ricoh Arena subject to a council decision to proceed with the scheme on October 16. | |
| Coventry's new 32,500 all-seater Arena moved a giant step nearer this week | 11/9/2003 |
| Coventry's new 32,500 all-seater Arena moved a giant step nearer this week with the formation of the joint venture company set up to deliver the scheme. | |
| Coventry City Council secured European funding | 24/7/2003 |
| Coventry City Council has secured European funding of almost £5 million for the new Ricoh Arena. | |
| Ricoh Arena business initiative | 19/5/2003 |
| A new initiative aimed at helping small and medium sized companies to further their businesses is to be launched at the new Ricoh Arena. | |
| Netx major step in the construction of the Ricoh Arena announced | 24/4/2003 |
| Another major step in the construction of the new Ricoh Arena has been announced. | |
| First phase of Coventry's £60 million Arena completed | 17/4/2003 |
| The first phase in the construction of Coventry’s £60 million, multi-purpose Arena has been completed. | |
| The City Council sign the deal with Tesco | 23/1/2003 |
| Coventry City Council today signed a multi-million pound deal with supermarket giant Tesco to create one of its biggest stores in the United Kingdom – and kick off development on the city’s new multi-purpose Arena. | |
| Planners explore community facilities | 15/11/2002 |
| Planners are exploring how community facilities might be included in the new £60 million Ricoh Arena. | |
| Gas Tower at Foleshill stands in the way of a major regeneration project | 6/9/2002 |
| The gas tower at Foleshill that stands in the way of a major regeneration project is to be demolished by a controlled implosion. | |












