The Great Place Scheme demonstrates how projects flourish when official bodies allow them freedom from pre-determined outcomes, sa…

We need bold new cultural infrastructures to tackle entrenched inequality in the arts, says Amahra Spence. Can a new project combi…

Regeneration is all very well – but it is only through celebrating its authentic working class culture that the city can dis…

The coveted year-long cultural festival is “finally coming to south east London” in 2021 and to Croydon in 2023.

Two of seven cities that expressed interest in the title for 2025 have decided not to bid, and a third is reconsidering its stance…

ACE is right to focus on libraries in its new strategy, says Hassan Vawda – but it must put communities at the heart of its…

The town is divided over plans for a joint arts centre and council headquarters as the bill rises to £53.7m. But without it,…

Toma McCullim, artist in residence in Skibbereen’s Ludgate Hub, describes a project reconnecting diaspora and reinventing tr…

Arts Council England has confirmed a small cash injection for each of its portfolio organisations in 2020.

Amanda Parker asks whether the arts can really save our high streets.

An evaluation says the programme brought “profound but somewhat fragile” changes to Hull’s economy, community an…

Historic England envisages the community-led scheme will become a “catalyst for wider regeneration” in a similar way t…

The tourism sector talks of aviation and inbound tourism as a way forward for rural areas, but could the cultural sector offer a r…

The Chief Executive of the London Borough’s Council said the year-long programme would examine the relationship between powe…

It’s been five years since Heads Together opened Chapel FM in East Leeds. Linda Strudwick looks at what can be achieved from…

As Manchester City Council races to get the venue finished for 2021, only a third of construction packages have been awarded.

We spend too much time trying to learn lessons from cities and apply them in other places, argues Brendan Keaney. It’s time…

Auditors warned that urgent action was needed to avert overspending and delays to the project before planning permission for four…

Both Glasgow and Edinburgh were ranked higher than London on a cultural and creative index compiled by the European Commission.

Arts Minister Helen Whately said the proposed scheme risked detracting from the success of existing initiatives such as City of Cu…

A festival left with a £30,000 deficit after Waltham Forest’s decision claims the authority is “seeking to justi…

Andrew Pinnock says City of Culture planners should spend less time making up positive-sounding stories they think they can sell,…

People working in and with rural arts organisations share their views on the sector’s future.

The Heritage Alliance is calling for greater recognition and funding to support the historic places and objects that underpin crea…