Arts businesses have six months to register banking disputes
The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) has announced that cultural and creative sector businesses in the UK have six month…
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Brunel Museum to support young women in engineering
The Brunel Museum has announced it will use funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund to create a new programme in suppor…
Heritage Fund moots investment in ‘places of need’
New investment strategy for National Lottery Heritage Fund likely to feature larger grants for increased impact, with a focus on a…
UK’s only LGBT+ theatre seeks new home
The UK's only exclusively LGBT+ theatre is seeking a new home after the sudden announcement of its closure. Andy Hill, the ope…
HOME Slough opens applications for arts grants
HOME Slough has launched the On Your Doorstep programme, an arts grant funding scheme that aims to bring communities together thro…
Controversial museum expansion given green light
Controversial plans to add a new central hall to the National Railway Museum in York have been approved after a knife-edge vote fr…
Equity launches Comedians’ Charter at Edinburgh Fringe
The performing arts trade union has issued guidance to promoters and venues on transparent pay and safe working conditions for com…
One person turns up to watch Fringe comedian
A comedian who went ahead with his Fringe show despite having just one person in the audience has become a hit at the festival. Fr…
Croydon criticised for insensitive name of arts fund
Croydon Council and Executive Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry have come in for criticism for the name of their new Ignite Fund a…
New funding round for British music exports
DCMS and the Department of International Trade have committed £500,000 in new funding for the Museum Export Growth Scheme (M…
ACE disability access card pilot rescheduled to 2024
The date is two years later than outlined in the government’s National Disability Strategy, while an existing access card ex…
Johnson considers peerage for Dorries
Boris Johnson is preparing to offer Nadine Dorries a peerage in the Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours, according to The T…
Liverpool Playhouse plans major refurbishment
Liverpool Playhouse Theatre is set to undergo a major refurbishment. The Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT), which r…
Edinburgh festivals receive £2.1m boost
The Scottish Government has put an additional £2.1m towards the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
Government urged to establish national music education service
Political thinktank says England needs a national music service akin to Wales' to ensure every pupil has access to high-qualit…
Deprivation gap for arts participation widens
Government figures suggests the gap in participation in the arts between the most and least deprived people widened as the country…
ICO ‘taking no action’ on arts data breach
Data watchdog decides regulatory action not required after arts organisations notify it of ransomware attack that resulted in cust…
Female dance musicians ‘largely ignored by radio’
Fewer than one per cent of the dance music played on UK radio is made by a female solo artist or all-female band, a study has foun…
Visitor attraction to open after £28m redevelopment
The world's first iron-framed building will open next month as a visitor attraction following a £28m restoration. Known…
Government mental health strategy ‘needs to include arts’
Calls for mental health benefits of arts and creativity to be recognised by government and form part of forthcoming 10-year plan.
Extended reality arts venue to open in Wales
Wales Millennium Centre has released details of its purpose-built extended reality arts venue, which is scheduled to open on 27 Au…
Major immersive theatre event announced for London
A large-scale, free event featuring theatre and performances will take over London's Square Mile on 15 October. The event is s…
Heritage support programme returns for third year
The third round of a programme aimed at responding to the challenges and financial constraints currently facing heritage orga…
Inquiry into future of creative industries launches
Members of the House of Lords open inquiry into future of creative industries to assess potential impact of emerging technologies.
