Government expected to amend gift aid legislation
Legislation included in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024, which could see charities lose out on bein…
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Libraries should capitalise on appeal as community hubs, report recommends
Promoting libraries as social spaces could help overcome access barriers, a new report finds. Carried out on behalf of the Departm…
Arts Council of Wales shares plan for climate action
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has published its first plan for climate justice and the arts. The plan sets the vision of arts playin…
ACE invests further in disability book project
Arts Council England (ACE) has confirmed further funding for the next stage of the Reflecting Disability project. The project, led…
Anonymous charity steps in to save a theatre
A charity has pledged £750,000 to save a theatre in Berkshire. Campaigners are currently trying to secure the future of Novello T…
Museum introduces local discount for winter months
A museum in Somerset is offering local residents discounted entry this winter to help boost visitor numbers during its off-season….
Community arts centre in Kent in danger of closure
The community centre behind Maidstone’s first Pride festival is in danger of closing. Kent Online reports that Harmony, which was…
Energy accounts for more than half of NPO emissions
Electricity and gas consumption accounts for more than half of carbon emissions reported by National Portfolio Organisations (NPO)…
Streetwise Opera launches emergency appeal due to ‘challenging fundraising’ climate
An Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation that produces opera with people who have experienced homelessness ha…
Welsh National Opera chorus strike postponed again following talks progress
The union representing chorus members of Welsh National Opera (WNO) has said that while they have made enough progress in talks ov…
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…
Call for central AI infrastructure to help culture sector ‘monetise content’
Arts Council England and UK government should work together to develop centralised artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to…
Theatres Trust director reveals fund regret
Outgoing director of Theatres Trust Jon Morgan has said that being unable to make a case for “serious, targeted public investmen…
Edinburgh museum to reopen after ‘passionate feedback’
The People’s Story Museum in Edinburgh will reopen on 2 December after public and political outcry that it had been quietly shut…
Bristol NPO ‘pauses’ festival amid financial challenges
An Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation based in Bristol has revealed it will be “pausing” its flagship arts f…
Council responds to concern over museum ‘disrepair’
Launceston Town Council in Cornwall has responded to public concerns that Lawrence House Museum has fallen into “disrepair”, assur…
Museum collection to embark on library tour
Part of the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro will visit libraries in the county on a two-month tour while the buil…
New theatre to open in west London
A major new theatre will open in west London next year, it has been announced. The purpose-built 620-seat Capital theatre, a joint…
Funding for rural arts in Northern Ireland
Arts organisations in rural communities across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from £350,000 of funding from the Arts Council…
ACE explores ‘radical’ new business models for arts organisations
Cultural organisations in England are working with Arts Council England to look at “radical” new business models, the public fundi…
National Insurance hike: Arts charities pressure Reeves for sector exemption
More than 100 arts and cultural organisations have joined thousands of charities in signing an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Re…
NPO transfer programme: 24 organisations relocate ahead of deadline
All but one of the organisations signed up for Arts Council England’s Transfer Programme completed their relocation out of Londo…
ACE launches grant scheme for theatre and dance tours
Arts Council England (ACE) has launched a new pilot scheme to support and promote the touring ecology in the theatre and dance sec…
No current plans for statutory private copying levy
The government is currently not planning to introduce a levy that would remunerate creators on the sale of electronic goods capabl…
