Work on Portsmouth Guildhall renovation begins
Work to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into a new creative space for young people to collaborate and perform in wi…
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Redevelopment of Aberdeen music venue ‘under review’
Plans to redevelop performing arts venue The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen are being placed “under review” over funding conce…
Warrington arts festival receives £840k in grants
An arts charity in the North West of England will receive a funding boost of more than £800k after successfully applying to…
Bradford distributes £3m in cultural grants
£3m of cultural grants will be distributed to 21 organisations in Bradford ahead of the city’s tenure as City of Cultu…
Fenland council launches small grant scheme
Fenland District Council has launched a grant scheme to support arts, culture and heritage activities across the region. The progr…
Somerset Council halts Octagon Theatre regeneration
Somerset Council has put a £30m project to remodel the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on hold due to rising costs. At an executiv…
Belfast set for ‘biggest ever creative celebration’
Belfast City Council is investing £5.9m to deliver a programme of cultural events and community-led activities billed as the…
First look at £132m revamp of Bristol Beacon
Images have been released of Bristol Beacon during the final stages of its £132m renovation, before the concert hall reopens…
Manchester to host international music convention
Manchester has successfully bid to host the global music scene’s biggest conference, WOMEX, next October. The music conventi…
Youth culture collaboration launches
An initiative designed to nurture young and emerging talent from East London has launched. The partnership, based at Stratford You…
Greenwich bids for London Borough of Culture
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is bidding to become London Borough of Culture 2025. According to a statement released by the local…
Octagon Theatre renovation reported ‘unaffordable’
Plans to turn Octagon Theatre in Yeovil into Somerset’s ‘Flagship Arts Venue’ could be in jeopardy after a Somer…
Bristol artists label funding delay ‘cruel and disrespectful’
Arts organisations and Equity members in Bristol claim they are struggling financially after the city council paused its cultural…
Hampshire arts venues threatened by proposed funding cuts
Hampshire Culture Trust has said the closure of multiple museums and arts venues across the county is “inevitable” if…
Calls for Birmingham to keep ‘precious’ heritage assets
Three of the country's most prominent cultural organisations have urged Birmingham City Council not to sell off its “pre…
‘Anger and concern’ over Peterborough council plans
A proposal by Peterborough City Council to set up a non-profit company to run Peterborough Museum, Flag Fen and its libraries unti…
Historic London venue to revert to a theatre
A Grade-II listed building on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue is set to be turned from an Odeon cinema back into a theatre. The…
EXCLUSIVE: Arts and theatres face £60m council cuts
Combined local authority funding for arts, theatres and museums is predicted to be 6.3% down on last year, a real terms drop of &p…
Council approves ‘urgent’ repairs to Blackpool Grand Theatre
Planners have given the go-ahead for the Grand Theatre in Blackpool to undergo “urgent” repairs after it was discovere…
Commissioners to oversee Birmingham Council asset sale
The UK Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, is expected today (Tuesday 19 August) to appoint commissioners to manage Birmingham City C…
Brixton Academy to reopen once it meets safety conditions
The safety measures, proposed by the venue operator and agreed on by Lambeth Council, include stronger doors, new crowd management…
Brixton Academy: £1.2m spent on safety improvements
Operator promises improved safety measures if venue is permitted to reopen and rejects concerns a new risk assessment process woul…
Woking Council plans cuts to arts services
Cuts to local arts services are among those being proposed by Woking Council to save £12m in the next financial year. The lo…
Theatres close due to aerated concrete concerns
Some theatres are being forced to postpone or relocate performances after the discovery of aerated concrete, while others disclose…
