We've taken a look at our archives to see what was happening in Coventry in 1946 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christmas Day service was broadcast from the ruins of Coventry Cathedral weeks after the blitz destroyed the city in 1940 ...

An annual festival returns next month, marking 85 years since the Coventry Blitz. Running from 1-16 November, Coventry City Council said this year's Peace Festival would reflect "Coventry's proud role ...

A series of events will be held in Coventry over the next fortnight to remember those whose lives were lost in conflicts across the decades. The city will Coventry is paying tribute to the fallen, ...

A 97-year-old man has told how his family's air-raid shelter caved in on the night of the Coventry Blitz, leaving them buried before his father dug them out. "The air was foul with cordite, ...

The concept of the Blitz Spirit is something we hear a lot about - the idea of people hunkering down, dealing with atrocities with grace, and maybe a jolly singsong. This stiff upper lip approach is ...

The Christmas Day service was broadcast from the ruins of Coventry Cathedral weeks after the blitz destroyed the city in 1940 [Getty Images] On Christmas Day 85 years ago, just weeks after the ...

On Christmas Day 85 years ago, just weeks after the devastation of the Coventry Blitz, a small group gathered in the shattered shell of the city's cathedral for a service broadcast live to the nation.