Hampstead pergola among 138 additions to Historic England’s ‘at risk’ register
Hampstead’s Hill House pergola is among 138 sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk register for 2025. Released tod…
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DCMS unveils criteria for £3.5m UK town of Culture competition
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that £3.5 million will be awarded to a UK town to help it deliver a…
No UK government has ‘ever treated the arts seriously’ says producer
The UK suffers from a “malaise that no government has ever treated the arts seriously”, despite being “one of England’s mo…
Margate venue names new partner after former leaseholder backed out due to ‘repairs backlog’
Margate Winter Gardens will receive £4m in government grant funding alongside a 999-year lease for refurbishment, Thanet District…
North East Mayor’s £360k funding to fuel region’s ‘thriving creative economy’
Projects ranging from transforming a Working Men’s Club into a contemporary electronic music venue to an Anglo-Saxon festive gat…
Havering unveils £1.73m cultural strategy to ‘reimagine’ borough
A new cultural and placemaking organisation has launched the first season of a three-year programme aimed at transforming the east…
Cultural placemaking: Unveiling London’s latest cultural quarter
Activating London’s Royal Docks is a huge challenge but, as Kate Anderson explains, it provides a unique opportunity to establis…
Nandy launches UK Town of Culture competition to tell ‘working-class’ stories
The government has unveiled plans to launch a UK Town of Culture competition that will run alongside the country’s existing City…
Arts venue claims £1oom in health benefits alleviates visitors’ depression
An arts venue in Plymouth that opened during the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed to deliver more than £100 million of health benefi…
Museum’s relocation to fuel rural regeneration ambitions
A volunteer-led museum in Northumberland has received £4.3 million from National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to relocate to cent…
Blackpool bids to ‘outshine’ Margate with £750k ACE backing
A strategy with ambitions to position Blackpool as the UK’s Coastal Capital of Creativity has received £750,000 in funding from…
Blackpool museum worker to lead on city’s cultural revamp
Creative Blackpool Development Group has appointed KERRY VASILIOU as partnership director to guide the project, aiming to position…
Theatre that started life as a jail wins extra £1m for revamp
A Grade II-listed theatre that began life as a Victorian courthouse and jail has secured an additional £1 million to fund its rev…
Oldham Coliseum work wins Theatres Trust support despite ‘scope’ to do more on access
A Victorian theatre which narrowly escaped closure thanks to campaigning efforts by the likes of actor Julie Hesmondhalgh has won…
Norwich Castle to reopen after five years of costly revamp
A castle commissioned by the French duke who won rule over England in the Battle of Hastings is to welcome visitors this week afte…
Arts centre’s £25m makeover secures green light
Ambitions to make Berwick’s Maltings a flagship culture centre have won council approval, with the venue to gain two cinema screen…
Dozens of heritage projects share in £15m ‘at risk’ fund
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has named 37 heritage projects across England that will share in more than £15 millio…
Creativity needs a village: The case for cultural clusters
Creative ecosystems don’t spring up overnight. They emerge where space is accessible, infrastructure is strong, and diverse neig…
Royal Academy of Music announces east London expansion
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has become the latest cultural organisation to announce an east London facility, revealing plans…
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…
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…
The culture equation
Creative communities are key to turning spaces into places and they are the real drivers of development, writes Professor Katy Sha…
Heartbeat of Nottingham’s creative sector
Over the last five years, Fisher Gate Point in the centre of Nottingham has become a thriving hub for artists and community alike….
Work on British Library extension due to start in 2026
A six-year project to add around 100,000 sq ft of space to the British Library is expected to begin next year, it has been confirm…
