Edinburgh culture director announces departure amid museum row
JOAN PARR will leave her post as director for culture and wellbeing at Edinburgh City Council (ECC) in January after three years o…
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Somerset venues considered for £5m grant
Four cultural venues in Somerset are under consideration to receive a share of a £5m government grant. In March, the government…
London night czar to quit
Amy Lamé, who has been London’s night czar since 2016, is to stand down from her role at the end of October. Lamé said it had…
East London theatre closes due to RAAC
The Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford has closed until at least 2025 after potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concre…
Councils warn of further potential arts cuts
Despite significant cuts in recent years, local government remains the largest single biggest funder of culture, spending around &…
Council launches £500,000 arts fund after budget u-turn
Suffolk County Council has opened a £500,000 Culture Project Fund after announcing plans to cut its core arts funding comple…
Is your community ready to fill the local authority funding gap?
Cuts in local authority spending are having serious impacts on communities. But, as David Alcock argues, they could throw up a onc…
Theatre at risk of closure amid council funding dispute
The operators of Beck Theatre in Hayes have said the venue's future is uncertain due to a breakdown in contract negotiations w…
Bromley Council accepts bid for theatre
Bromley Council has accepted an offer for Churchill Theatre in a move it says will secure the venue's future. The 781-seat ven…
Councils should ‘bear responsibility’ for cultural trust struggles
Hampshire County Council is pushing through plans to reduce Hampshire Cultural Trust's budget by £600,000, placing the f…
Tyne Theatre awarded funding for new venue
The Tyne Theatre and Opera House has been awarded £500,000 as part of Creative Central NCL, a project funded by the North Ea…
Library Campaign lodges complaint against Croydon to DCMS
The Library Campaign has submitted a formal complaint to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) against London Borough…
‘No easy answer’ for library funding, warns Bryant
Local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23.
Council’s museum overhaul at risk of £2.5m overspend
A council report has warned that plans to revamp Hereford Museum and Art Gallery could cost £21.8m instead of the £19….
London Museum renovation project receives extra £50m
The Mayor of London and the City of London have committed an additional £25m each toward the renovation costs of old market…
Council considers running museums as charitable trusts
Nottingham City Council is considering operating its museums and galleries under a charitable trust model. Commissioners were appo…
Libraries call for government talks over ‘closure crisis’
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Manchester pledges investment in cultural organisations
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.
Community programme to support wellbeing in Cornwall
An arts and wellbeing organisation will partner with nine local hubs across Cornwall to provide creative activities. Arts Well&rsq…
£45k boost to Northants community arts organisations
West Northamptonshire Council has awarded £45k to 15 voluntary and community sector organisations in the region. The council…
Council puts city venue on the market
The listing coincides with the approval of Wiltshire’s first cultural strategy, covering 2024-2030, though some critics have…
Surrey theatre to remain closed for foreseeable future
A theatre in Surrey that closed for safety reasons in 2023 is to remain shut with no current plans to reopen. The Harlequin Theatr…
Walthamstow museum to undergo £4.5m redesign
The Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, north-east London, is to undergo a £4.5m redesign that will add creative workspaces,…
Hampshire theatre loses planning appeal
A bid to keep a 450-seat venue in Hampshire that was operated without planning permission has been turned down. The BBC reports th…
