Delayed Bristol Beacon report due ‘later this year’
An overdue report into ‘lessons learned’ during the costly refurbishment of Bristol Beacon concert hall will be publis…
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Music initiative to support dementia sufferers to launch
A three-year programme of musical support activities to help people with dementia will launch later this year after funding o…
Birmingham Council ‘making cuts based on imagined data’
Cuts to a wide range of services across Birmingham including arts and culture are based on "imagined data", it has been…
Theatres collaborate with council for community programme
Shakespeare North Playhouse and Warrington-based independent theatre company Not Too Tame have partnered with Warrington Borough C…
Plans to reopen Oldham Coliseum ‘back on the table’
Council says it is working on plans to bring the historic venue back to life following its controversial closure last year.
Central Bedfordshire consults on first arts strategy
Residents and cultural organisations are being asked to share their views on a draft strategy for the future of arts and culture i…
Theatre added to council’s Levelling Up proposal
The Swan Theatre in Worcester has been added to a list of organisations set to benefit from a share of £5m of Levelling Up f…
Legal issue prevents council from selling artworks
Middlesborough Council has decided against selling artwork from its £32.5m collection to help avoid bankruptcy after researc…
LA funding survey: Fears of ‘unsustainable’ strain on trusts
Council cuts to arts budgets have left charitable trusts and foundations 'overwhelmed' with applications for funding as ar…
Harlow Council’s plans for new arts quarter given green light
Plans for a new arts and cultural quarter in Essex have been give the green light by a council planning committee. Harlow Council…
Historic windmill closes after council ends funding
A 19th-Century Hampshire windmill that houses a display of historic farming artefacts has closed following the withdrawal of counc…
Local authority funding survey 2024: preliminary findings
Initial findings from Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey on local authority funding reveal councils are selling off venue…
Study finds arts underinvestment across Derby and Nottingham
Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire…
Birmingham launches library cuts consultation
Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for…
Sadiq Khan makes pre-election creative industries pledge
London Mayor claims his Conservative rival for the forthcoming election, Susan Hall, plans to cut culture spending, while she says…
Reading theatre upgrade plans rubberstamped
A Reading theatre will benefit from a £13.7m upgrade after the project's plans were given the green light. The Hexagon T…
RAAC closure causes £400k loss for museum
York Museums Trust (YMT) has revealed it lost £400,000 in revenue because one of its sites was closed for three months follo…
Stockport Council awarded £1.6m to protect historic collection
The council says Bramhall Hall and its historic collection would be put at risk from the elements without urgent building work.
Council considers closing specialist performing arts library
A library in Somerset with a specialist performing arts section offering music and drama resources to the public faces closure as…
Worcester arts venue receives planning consent
A new multi-purpose arts venue in Worcester has been given the green light by council planners. The BBC reports that Worcester Cit…
Museums and libraries get £33m from Cultural Investment Fund
Cultural organisations across England will receive grants from the latest round of the government's Cultural Investment F…
Place isn’t just geography – it affects how we feel
Cara Pickering and Sarie Mairs Slee examine how place-based collaboration can support innovative, creative-led regeneration of our…
Cultural strategies: Layers of place and policy
Amid the current drive for local authorities to have cultural strategies, Professor Daniel Ashton considers the challenges of tryi…
West London arts centre to close
Watermans Art Centre will close next month to 'protect the organisation's financial viability' ahead of planned moved…
