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…
Posts
Former bank to become new cultural venue after securing grant
A former bank in Sheffield city centre is set to be transformed into a new cultural venue after securing £1 million in funding fr…
Theatres on ‘at risk’ register receive grants totalling £75k
Theatres in England and Wales on the Theatres At Risk Register have been awarded grants totalling nearly £75,000. The funding has…
Neglected buildings in English town centres to benefit from Heritage Revival Fund
Neglected historic buildings in town centres across England are set to benefit from a new £4.85m fund that has opened for applica…
British Library gets Japanese backing for £1.1bn expansion
A ‘groundbreaking’ £1.1bn new development on the British Library’s St Pancras site will go ahead after a Japanese real estate c…
Heritage-led regeneration ‘can revitalise high streets’
A government-backed initiative to regenerate high streets through community engagement and cultural events provided an economic bo…
Bradford 2025: ‘Pop-up’ arts venue opens in former warehouse
A new arts venue has opened in a converted storage depot in Bradford city centre. The Loading Bay on the city’s Duke Street has be…
Council earmarks £10m to rebuild theatre closed by RAAC
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has approved spending of up to £10m to support “cultural offerings” in the area. This includ…
London theatre announces inaugural programme
A new theatre opening in east London in May has announced its first programme of work. Soho Theatre Walthamstow, restored from a f…
Building work begins on new arts centre for Worcester
An art deco building in Worcestershire is set to become a new arts and entertainment centre. Scala, based in a former cinema in Wo…
Paisley Museum redevelopment costs increase by a quarter
Renfrewshire Council has added £12.5m to its budget for the redevelopment of Paisley Museum, taking the total to more than £65m….
The business model of place
With the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget committing to an as-yet-unspecified ‘package of cultural infrastructure funding’, Jason…
155 sites added to heritage at risk register
Heritage England has published its Heritage at Risk Register 2024, featuring 155 new entries. The register, which provides an annu…
Bradford 2025: Plans submitted for arts hub and theatre
A city centre building will be transformed into an arts and culture hub featuring a 200-seat theatre under plans submitted by orga…
Curve Theatre CEO warns building needs repair
Chris Stafford, CEO of Curve Theatre in Leicester, has warned that the venue, which opened 16 years ago, is in need of investment….
Chief executive announced for Welsh castle redevelopment
JESS MAHONEY has been appointed chief executive of the Cyfarthfa Foundation, a charitable organisation aiming to revamp Cyfarthfa…
Coventry Council urged to drop £60m cultural revamp of Ikea building
Plans to turn a five-storey former IKEA building in Coventry city centre into a cultural venue should be dropped due to the cost o…
Heritage Fund announces £30m anniversary funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £30m of funding for 15 projects to mark its 30th anniversary. The grants include…
Coventry theatre reopens after £3m revamp
The Albany Theatre in Coventry has reopened following a £3m redevelopment. The work carried out included creating a new studio t…
Tyne Theatre awarded funding for new venue
The Tyne Theatre and Opera House has been awarded £500,000 as part of Creative Central NCL, a project funded by the North Ea…
Council puts city venue on the market
The listing coincides with the approval of Wiltshire’s first cultural strategy, covering 2024-2030, though some critics have…
New ‘state-of-the-art’ home for Hampshire theatre
A theatre and arts centre in Hampshire is to get a new home as part of a regeneration project funded by an £18.3m government…
Worthing gallery upgrade backed by £500k investment
A 200-year-old art gallery and studio space in Worthing has been awarded around £500,000 to become more accessible and susta…
At risk theatre goes up for auction
A theatre in Doncaster left vacant for nearly 30 years has been put up for auction, with no reserve price. Opened in 1899, The Gra…
