UK’s oldest cinema reopens with new management
The UK's oldest working cinema has reopened under new management. The Electric in Birmingham, closed for nearly two years due…
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Bid to stop Dudley Hippodrome demolition fails
A bid for an injunction to prevent Dudley Hippodrome's demolition has failed. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and…
Exclusive: £429m Levelling Up funding goes to culture
One quarter of grants are intended for cultural projects, new data finds, as MPs launch an inquiry into cultural placemaking.
£95m British Library project gets go-ahead
The British Library has received the green light for a £95m redevelopment project of its Boston Spa site in West Yorkshire.&…
Tate Liverpool tenders for £25m ‘reimagining’ project
Tate Liverpool is seeking architects to lead a £25m renovation project. A tender notice says the three-and-a-half year redev…
Preston seeks £585k for gallery upgrade
£585,000 is being sought to upgrade The Harris in Preston. Preston City Council plans to ask Arts Council England to part fu…
Arts park and centre planned for Falkirk
Falkirk is set to receive a “regionally significant” arts centre as part of investment zone funding. The £80m Fa…
Heritage key to historic town growth, report finds
Heritage-led regeneration is key for growth in Britain’s historic town centres, according to planning consultants Lichfields…
Essex launches £1m arts and culture fund
Artists and arts organisations in Essex will soon be able to apply for up to £30,000 from a £1m fund. Essex County Cou…
£38.3m for ACE’s Creative People and Places
Eleven new projects join the programme, all located in areas rated as ‘high need’ for cultural investment.
City advisors ‘the only way’ to save night time economy
A Night Time Advisor in every major city will help kickstart the industry's recovery. The Night Time Industries Association (N…
£8.1m to redevelop Trowbridge Town Hall
Witshire's Trowbridge Town Hall is set to undergo a £8.1m redevelopment next year. Half of the £16.3m given to Tro…
Culture hit twice as hard as rest of UK economy
Merseyside, South Yorkshire, and the West Midlands are among the regions that lost the most economic value due to Covid-19.&n…
Going public
Jonothan Neelands puts the case for a needs-based public culture, akin to Public Health or Public Education, to tackle inequality.
£6.5m works to restore sculptors’ society home
The Royal Society of Sculptors has begun a £6.5m project to turn its historic home into "a leading centre of sculp…
Crafts charity rebrands for inclusive future
Crafts charity Devon Guild of Craftsmen has rebranded to MAKE Southwest ahead of redevelopment plans. A spokesperson said the new…
£107m Culture Recovery Fund round to sustain sector over winter
925 organisations will share the latest round of grants from the £2bn fund – 873 of them for a second o…
Huddersfield moots £210m cultural centre revamp
Huddersfield will get a new art gallery, library, event venue and museum under proposals to create a new "cultural heart"…
£16m to redevelop gallery into heritage site
Plans to redevelop Oldham's library and art gallery into a £16m heritage site have been approved. The new attraction wil…
Courtauld Gallery reopens after £57m revamp
London's Courtauld Gallery has reopened to the public following a three year, £57m refurbishment. Closed in 2018 for ren…
Museums await answers over urgent building repairs
A delayed and oversubscribed fund is about £100m smaller than first pledged – and maintenance issues are growing.
Reading opens cultural hub after fundraising £1m
Reading’s first ever producing theatre has opened following a two-year campaign that raised over £1m. Reading Rep Thea…
£1.9m to transform 500 primary school libraries
New investment into the World of Stories programme will target seven areas highlighted as Arts Council England priority places.
UNBOXED 2022 offers innovation – and employment
Once derided as the Festival of Brexit, the eight-month mega event will "prove the naysayers wrong".
