Orchestras urge Chancellor to extend tax relief
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend the higher rate of Orchestra Tax relief (OT…
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend the higher rate of Orchestra Tax relief (OT…
A new organisation, made up of a range of local government bodies, is calling for a fresh approach to sustain culture services in…
Wandsworth Council has agreed to extend Battersea Arts Centre’s (BAC) rent-free period until 2035 saving it in the region of…
Calls made for reform of local government funding system to avoid 'cherished services' being 'drastically scaled back…
London's Barbican Centre is in need of more than £450m for essential works, the City of London Corporation has said. The…
Manchester City Council's licensing committee has received objections to the planned opening of the 23,500-seat Co-Op Live are…
A £4.7m extension to Nuneaton Museum has been paused after a council review of capital projects said the expenditure in the…
A statue of the transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston will go on display at Bristol's M Shed museum after councillors rubb…
Birmingham City Council has announced plans to remove all financial support for its regularly funded arts organisations as part of…
Nottingham County Council is proposing to cut its entire £198k cultural budget, as part of sweeping money saving measures &#…
Analysis from the start of last year found less than half of England’s local authorities have a publicly available cultural…
Plans to de-list a statue of the transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston so it can be permanently housed in a museum are set for…
With many councils across the country on the verge of bankruptcy, cultural services are under threat. Councillor Liz Green, Chair…
Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) has voted to continue supporting the redevelopment of Ipswich Museum after a £2.7m overspend….
Funding has been set aside by Stockport Council to cover repairs at the Forum Theatre in Romiley, Stockport, which has been closed…
The Guildhall Trust has taken over ownership of White Rock Theatre in Hastings. Built in 1927, the 1,000 capacity theatre is one o…
Council spending on cultural services fell by 43% between 2010-11 and 2022-23 in real terms, according to analysis by The Guardian…
Cost-saving proposals, which include removing the council’s arts development functions, no longer funding a local festival a…
Suffolk County Council said that a £600m government support package to help local authorities with the cost of social care w…
Reading Borough Council has submitted plans for a £13.7m overhaul of The Hexagon theatre. The proposals include the demoliti…
Culture Secretary says additional £600m for local authorities will help them protect arts venues, but councils warn that the…
The King’s Head Theatre in London opened its doors this week for a gala night in celebration of its new theatre building. Ju…
Valence House Museum and Gardens in Dagenham will undergo £800k improvement works after securing external investment. The re…
Cost-saving proposals include reducing support to the county’s theatres as the council faces a £100m funding shortfall…