London to get ten ‘Creative Enterprise Zones’ in £5m scheme
Ten London boroughs will each receive £50k to create permanent affordable creative workspaces and provide support for artist…
Ten London boroughs will each receive £50k to create permanent affordable creative workspaces and provide support for artist…
The city has beaten contenders Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea to host the year-long award credited with ‘tr…
Following the European Commission’s move to block the UK from participating in European Capital of Culture 2023, arts profes…
Culture is “at the heart” of Sadiq Khan’s draft civic planning strategy, which sets out plans for new cultural q…
The Government’s long-awaited strategy does not mention arts education but says improving the take up and quality of maths w…
The European Commission has said Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union means participation in the 2023 title “w…
A debate in the House of Commons lamented a tendency for venues to close when the cost of soundproofing falls on them after reside…
Culture is the perfect vehicle to engage people in conversations about heritage and local identity, a new report concludes.
The cities join a 180-strong network, which already features ten UK cities including Bradford and Glasgow.
As Nottingham submits its bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2023, a city-wide plan to integrate culture into education…
The shared commitment to extending access to arts and culture comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan begins a review into the supply of…
Eight boroughs will ultimately receive a slice of the funding through the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture competition, whi…
UK cities excel on openness, tolerance and trust, but none make the top five for employment in culture, arts and entertainment, ac…
Luton Culture, the charity behind the £5m project, hopes the redevelopment of three former hat factories will create 133 new…
A Government-commissioned report has found evidence that culture, sport and heritage influence local place-shaping and help attrac…
Mayor Sadiq Khan hopes to make the capital’s nightlife about more than just pubs and clubs.
A creative district with “creative exchange, cultural collaboration and learning at its core” will be developed to lin…
Members of the House of Lords blamed the market for squeezing artists out of cities as they championed Creative Enterprise Zones.
The pilot Great Place Scheme, which uses culture and heritage to deliver social and economic agendas, has been rolled out to Scotl…
A comparison of 16 world cities shows the capital’s £1.2bn annual spend is behind only Moscow and Paris.
In the competitive world of apps, how can a cultural tour app stand out? Researchers at King’s College London and the Univer…
A consultation by Hackney Council is being seen as an “unprecedented opportunity” to secure the place of arts and cult…
The national funder is told to focus on financial resilience, transparency and digital engagement in the first review for seven ye…
The pilot Great Place Scheme will be rolled out to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland later this year.