Government rejects ‘UK Garden City’ calls
Arts Minister Helen Whately said the proposed scheme risked detracting from the success of existing initiatives such as City of Cu…
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£250m funding boost for culture
The Government’s “biggest ever single investment in cultural infrastructure” will pay for building maintenance i…
Theatres urged to ‘lose control’ to audiences
Consulting communities is not the same as allowing them to make decisions, attendees at the recent Theatres Trust conference heard…
Opera North area among ‘at risk’ heritage sites
The Grand Quarter in Leeds, which includes the Grand Theatre, home of Opera North, is one of 247 new sites that Historic England h…
Choreography marketplace sells dance routines online
Choreography Online is selling time-limited performance licences for dances created across the world. The site allows users to sea…
Drama Centre advisory council resigns over suspension of courses
All eleven advisors of the London drama school have quit in protest at Central St Martins' decision to halt admissions for two…
Academic accused of selling Bible fragments
Oxford University Professor Dirk Obbink has been accused of selling ancient Bible fragments to US billionaire Steve Green. At leas…
Ballet slipper sold for £1450
The shoe, owned by ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, sold at an auction near Hythe for less than its estimated sale price of £1…
£2m DCMS fund to tackle loneliness
Grassroots projects to bring people together and establish social connections, such as community cafes, street parties or walking…
London’s creative industries contribute £40bn
A new report from London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office found the sector injects £40bn into the city's supply chains, wit…
Durham Commission calls for national network of creativity hubs
The ACE and Durham University collaboration says that prioritising exam technique over deep understanding is “far from ideal…
Colston Hall plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
The concert venue is the first in the UK to commit to the target, which it describes as “ambitious but absolutely realistic&…
£27m revamp for derelict Stockton-on-Tees theatre
The Globe in Stockton-on-Tees has been closed since 1997. The renovations, initially expected to cost £4m, are being finance…
Concern over Worcestershire museum’s future
Avoncroft Museum's Board of Trustees says it is "on the right trajectory for 2019" after losing nearly £50,000…
Labour proposes ‘transparency’ in National Lottery distribution
Deputy Leader Tom Watson says his party would compel the Lottery operator to release ticket sales data to address the unequal dist…
New Cardiff Theatre operator approved
Cardiff Council has not yet named the new tenant, which has secured a 25-year lease on the historic property. The deal could see t…
North/South divide widens in creative industries employment
New analysis of employment and productivity in the creative industries concludes “it is unlikely that the rest of the UK wou…
London Borough of Culture: Council changes explanation for funding withdrawal
A festival left with a £30,000 deficit after Waltham Forest’s decision claims the authority is “seeking to justi…
Arts Council of Wales sets minimum pay rates
The agency has said it will not fund applications that don’t commit to paying artists union minimum rates “at the very least�…
Scottish artists issue ‘declaration of independence’
Fifty artists and academics have called for Scottish independence ahead of the SNP's autumn conference, saying that staying in…
Theatre to open under Manchester Central station
53two will open its second railway arch theatre under Manchester Central, having closed the first earlier this year. The 6000…
Tunbridge Wells theatre plans rejected
Plans for a 1200-seat theatre, town hall and underground car park in Kent have been rejected by local councillors, one of whom des…
ENO features first trans singer
American Lucia Lucas, 38, has become the first transgender singer to perform with English National Opera, playing Public Opinion i…
Radio 3 launches video game show
The new Saturday afternoon programme will feature compositions from video games including 'Final Fantasy', 'Legend of…
