Heritage concerns overruled as Gloucestershire museum extension approved
A small museum in south Gloucestershire has been given permission by councillors for an extension, despite the local authority’s…
A small museum in south Gloucestershire has been given permission by councillors for an extension, despite the local authority’s…
One in four councils in England are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in…
Government has backed efforts to establish ‘creative corridors’ across the UK following the publication of a “groundbreaking” blue…
At £1bn a year, local government is still the major funder of public culture. But local authorities are facing difficult decision…
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…
The most at-risk local authority museum services need £20m to continue operating, the body that represents them has warned. Ahead…
JOAN PARR will leave her post as director for culture and wellbeing at Edinburgh City Council (ECC) in January after three years o…
Four cultural venues in Somerset are under consideration to receive a share of a £5m government grant. In March, the government…
Amy Lamé, who has been London’s night czar since 2016, is to stand down from her role at the end of October. Lamé said it had…
The Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford has closed until at least 2025 after potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concre…
Despite significant cuts in recent years, local government remains the largest single biggest funder of culture, spending around &…
Suffolk County Council has opened a £500,000 Culture Project Fund after announcing plans to cut its core arts funding comple…
Cuts in local authority spending are having serious impacts on communities. But, as David Alcock argues, they could throw up a onc…
The operators of Beck Theatre in Hayes have said the venue's future is uncertain due to a breakdown in contract negotiations w…
Bromley Council has accepted an offer for Churchill Theatre in a move it says will secure the venue's future. The 781-seat ven…
Hampshire County Council is pushing through plans to reduce Hampshire Cultural Trust's budget by £600,000, placing the f…
The Tyne Theatre and Opera House has been awarded £500,000 as part of Creative Central NCL, a project funded by the North Ea…
The Library Campaign has submitted a formal complaint to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) against London Borough…
Local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23.
A council report has warned that plans to revamp Hereford Museum and Art Gallery could cost £21.8m instead of the £19….
The Mayor of London and the City of London have committed an additional £25m each toward the renovation costs of old market…
Nottingham City Council is considering operating its museums and galleries under a charitable trust model. Commissioners were appo…
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.