Gateway project rejected by Government

Sir Peter Rigby - who unveiled plans to invest £250m into Coventry Airport and create 10,000 jobs back in 2011 - sayd the Government's decision to scrap the project is a 'significant setback not only to this scheme but to the wider region'. 17.011.008.cov.jg3

THE GOVERNMENT has pulled the plug on Coventry and Warwickshire Gateway. The £450 million development – entirely funded by private investment – was expected to directly create up to 10,000 jobs for the region and was to have included a ... More»

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