Food Museum bids for £1.5m redevelopment funding
A Suffolk museum’s request for £1.5m in redevelopment financing is being considered by the local authority. Stowmarket’s Food Mus…
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‘Cultural celebration is not a threat’ says council amid cancelled event row
Mansfield District Council has denounced “hurtful” and “divisive” social media posts from residents criticising the cancel…
OneRen appoints new business development director
OneRen, the charity established by Renfrewshire Council to run leisure and cultural services, has appointed GORDON MORRISON as dir…
Not ‘good enough’: Cultural interventions deserve serious attention
Jeremy Kimmel shares a groundbreaking programme, from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, aimed at supporting children identified as…
Surrey theatre to remain closed for further two years for RAAC work
A popular Surrey theatre, cinema and community space is not expected to open its doors for at least another two years due to unsta…
Lowestoft post office to reopen as arts venue next year
Restoration work on a former post office in Lowestoft has been completed ahead of its transformation into a visual arts space. The…
Mayor of West Yorkshire announces investment in libraries and reading rooms for primary schools
New investment for primary schools without a dedicated library or reading space has been announced by the Mayor of West Yorkshire…
Bromley theatre’s ‘bright future’ secured with new owners, council says
Bromley Council says the town’s Churchill Theatre has “a bright future” after announcing an agreement with its new owners, t…
Notting Hill Carnival in jeopardy without ‘urgent funding’, leaked letter warns
Without urgent funding from government the future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in jeopardy, according to a leaked letter…
Welsh National Theatre to be headquartered in Swansea
Welsh National Theatre (WNT) has secured its first headquarters following its founding earlier this year by the actor Michael Shee…
Business leaders urge ministers not to grant Metro Mayors tourist tax powers
Business leaders and hospitality associations have called for government to reject an appeal from the country’s Metro Mayors for…
Council launches museum donation scheme amid ‘financial pressures’
Visitors to council-run museums and galleries in Leeds are being invited to “give what you can” at new donation points as the loca…
Spending review may force local councils into further arts cuts
Representatives of England’s largest councils have said local authorities may be forced to enact further cuts to arts and cultur…
Citizens for culture
Emma Harvey of Trinity Community Arts and LaToyah McAllister-Jones of St Pauls Carnival – both based in Bristol – have teamed up w…
Oldham Coliseum reopening delayed
The reopening of Oldham Coliseum has been delayed after previously unidentified asbestos was discovered. The theatre, which is mor…
Council agrees to fund theatre refurbishment
A £285,000 refurbishment of an arts centre in Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been approved. The BBC reports that the money from Vale o…
Town councillor says museum event is ‘woke virtue-signalling’
A town councillor in Herefordshire has said an event organised by Hereford’s new £18 million museum and gallery is “woke virtue-s…
Camden Arts Centre acquires 99-year building lease
Camden Arts Centre has secured a 99-year lease of its current Grade-II listed building. For the last 23 years, the arts institutio…
Worcester invests in projects that lost out on Levelling Up funds
Creative projects that missed out on government funding in Worcester are being backed by the local council. Worcester City Council…
London festivals to go ahead despite High Court ruling
Organisers of upcoming festivals in south London’s Brockwell Park have said its festival series will proceed as planned despite…
Mercury Prize ceremony to take place outside London for first time
This year’s Mercury Prize ceremony will take place in Newcastle upon Tyne, the first time the music event has been held outside Lo…
Aberdeen arts venue at risk of closure after council funding rejection
The creative director of a theatre in Aberdeen has said it is at risk of closing due to a lack of funding.Eve Nicol, who took over…
Arts centre’s future to be decided by citizens’ panel
An arts centre in Barking has launched an initiative to create a citizens’ panel to inform its plans to reopen. The Galleon Arts…
Scottish drama school goes into liquidation
The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film and Television has closed with immediate effect after going into liquidation. The i…
