'We ARE open'say museum bosses; LOCAL PEOPLE EVEN TELLING CITY VISITORS ATTRACTION SHUT.(News)

From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) | Date: April 19, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: SIMON DUDMAN

BOSSES at a Coventry tourist attraction say ongoing construction work in the city centre is stopping local people from visiting.

Since work began on the Phoenix Initiative, a pounds 50m regeneration project to "change the face" of Coventry, staff at the Museum of British Road Transport have noticed a slump in visitors.

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