Low museum visitor numbers contribute to council overspend
Lower-than-predicted visitor numbers for a new railway museum in Darlington have contributed to a £600,000 overspend by the local…
Lower-than-predicted visitor numbers for a new railway museum in Darlington have contributed to a £600,000 overspend by the local…
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has approved spending of up to £10m to support “cultural offerings” in the area. This includ…
Without sustainable funding, entire regions risk losing their theatres, sector bodies have warned in response to the publication o…
An art deco building in Worcestershire is set to become a new arts and entertainment centre. Scala, based in a former cinema in Wo…
There will be a public investment funding gap of between £102m and £126m for the West Midlands culture sector by 2030, according…
Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey, could take up to five years to reopen as work to address the presence of reinforced autoclav…
Leeds City Council’s lead member for culture has apologised to staff at Abbey House Museum after it emerged that some of them disc…
Stoke-on-Trent Council is to review its subsidies of the city’s two largest theatres. Victoria Hall and Hanley’s Regent Theatre…
A four-year plan to grow West Yorkshire’s visitor economy has been unveiled in a bid to take advantage of Bradford City of Cultu…
Performers’ union Equity has called on Bristol City Council to drop plans to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from its arts and…
Free entry to Nottingham’s Natural History Museum could be scrapped under proposals being considered by Nottingham City Council….
Members of Bristol City Council will discuss closing three of the city’s museums next week as they look to make £43m in savings…
The culture sector has suffered years of neglect. But David Micklem is infused with optimism about what might lie ahead.
The Walsall Leather Museum could be moved to a new location as part of cost-cutting measures proposed by Walsall Council. Local re…
Beck Theatre has been spared from looming closure after Hillingdon Council secured a new operator for the venue. Parkwood Theatres…
The Campaign for the Arts (CFTA) has launched an open call for information about new proposed cuts to arts funding as local author…
Eastbourne Borough Council has partnered with a global live entertainment business to run the south-east coast town’s theatres. Tr…
A study has highlighted UK cities that could benefit from further support to drive industry growth in the creative sector. The Cre…
A panel of industry leaders has said cities across the North of England must come together as “one North” to mirror the cultur…
A project run by a town council in Wales has given artists the opportunity to rent affordable studios. Penarth Council’s West Ho…
Members of the performers and creative workers’ union Equity have rallied outside the east London offices of Newham Council in sup…
After months of uncertainty and campaigning, arts and culture organisations have warmly received the Scottish government’s draft…
Hillingdon Council has accused the operators of west London’s Beck Theatre of purposefully running the venue at a loss. At a mee…
Director of Derby Museums Trust, Tony Butler, has said that measures such as the introduction of a tourist tax in the area or emer…