DCMS opens Northern hub
DCMS is opening a headquarters in Manchester. Located on Marble Street, the office will be the department’s primary base out…
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Council stokes fear over museum restructure
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's planned cut to museum funding will have an “immediate, significant and long-lasting advers…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
Employment in culture outstrips pre-pandemic levels
Employment in the cultural industries has continued to grow despite the pandemic, official figures suggest New data from DCMS cove…
Maidenhead U-turns on 100% arts funding cut
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) has ditched plans to cut 100% of its arts funding, throwing a lifeline to two l…
Value co-creation key to levelling up
A 'simple but radical' approach to co-creating arts offers a way to move from project to programme to true partnership, ac…
CMA provisionally clears Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Sony’s takeover of record labels AWAL and Kobalt Neigh…
AR project creates digital monuments in Trafalgar Square
An augmented reality project telling untold stories of Black Britons has gone live at London’s Trafalgar Square. Visitors to…
Wales to withdraw Covid pass from venues
The Welsh Government is set to reduce its Covid restrictions further. From Friday (February 18), a Covid pass will no longer be re…
Culture offers ‘clear opportunities’ to reinvent high streets
ACE says there is "more to be done on both sides" to bolster culture's role in town centres.
Museum of London prepares for relocation
The Museum of London’s main site is closing at the end of year as it prepares for relocation. The museum is moving to West S…
Calls to stop vaccinations at Bedworth venue
A campaign is under way to bring live shows back to Bedworth's Civic Hall. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council recently deci…
Arts sector battles a ‘great resignation’
Ongoing insecurity seems to be driving an increase in fixed term contracts, as staff demand more pay and flexibility.
Cheltenham arts venue fears demolition
Plans for a new housing estate in Cheltenham may force demolition of a community arts venue. Chester West and Chester Boroug…
Digital key to removing music education inequalities
Funding digital innovation will be key to overcoming inequality in music education, a new report says. Youth Music Charity NYMAZ l…
Council culture funding worth £43 per person
Local authority spending has nearly halved over the past decade and could fall further still. Is Levelling Up the solution?
UK and Saudi Arabia sign cultural MOU
A memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and the UK will strengthen cultural exchange between the countries. Culture Sec…
£3m culture budget for Birmingham
Birmingham City Councillors are being asked to approve a standstill culture budget of nearly £3m for 2022/23. The local auth…
Alleged sex abuse at Scottish music festival
Female artists working on the Celtic Connections festival have claimed they were pressured into having sex in return for bookings….
‘Overworked’ theatre school pupil sewed through her hands
A former student of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School says she was "overworked" when she sewed through both her hands. Step…
UK’s first war and conflict gallery planned
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is preparing the UK’s first art, film and photography gallery on war and conflict. The gallery is…
Nightlife business costs grow by a quarter
Nightlife businesses have experienced a 26% rise in their operating costs in the past year. The Night Time Industries Association…
Cabotage limits cost orchestras thousands
Industry experts say the Government must adapt its plans for overseas touring this summer amidst a shortage of haulage trucks.
10 million creative jobs lost worldwide
"What was already a precarious situation for many artists has become unsustainable," UNESCO boss says, mooting labour la…
