The 18-month project was funded by grants from the Millennium Commission (£11.9m), the Northwest Development Agency (£10.8m) and a consortium of Oldham and Rochdale Borough Councils (£1.1m).

Roger Hanbury, chief executive of The Waterways Trust, which owns the canal, said: 'We .... More>>

They are reportedly spending £250,000 buying the vast wing.

It was recently announced that the Romanian government is planning a $31.5m Dracula theme park north of Bucharest.

It was originally .... More>>

A report by the London Assembly's Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, says the mayor's claims that this year's theatre initiative has successfully met its aims are premature and that it is too early to consider extending the scheme without a serious .... More>>

The organisation is dispensing with its family membership category and English Heritage chair, Sir Neil Cossons, said: One of our biggest challenges is to ensure that successive generations inherit a passion for the history of England. It is our children who will become .... More>>

The official transfer of responsibility from Wigan Council to the new body took place at Wigan Town Hall on 28 March.

Services including sports centres, swimming pools, heritage services, libraries and parks and countryside will now be managed .... More>>

Emancipation Park - a $100m, two hectare site opened in August 2002 in the middle of Jamaica's capital, Kingston - is a tribute to the country's victory over slavery and boasts a 500-metre jogging track, water .... More>>

Organiser, Global Integrated Solutions announced the summit was to be pushed back 'based on the concerns of our attending speakers, delegates and sponsors'.

Eileen Xiao, senior project manager, said: 'This .... More>>

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has so far affected 13 countries, including Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Canada, with new cases emerging in .... More>>

Local Authority Conservation Provision in England, a survey commissioned jointly by English Heritage (EH) and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), warns that the majority of officers have neither the time nor the resources to check on works in progress and carry out .... More>>

The launch took the form of a discussion event involving key industry figures from the industry, Jobcentre Plus and education with a panel on stage consisting of Nick Brown MP, minister for work; Bob Cotton, chief executive of the BHA; Anne Walker, managing director of Springboard UK and Angie Risley, HR director for .... More>>

Mintel's British Lifestyles Report shows health and fitness has been the fastest growing out-of-home entertainment over the past ten years, growing 57 per cent between 1992 and 2002 - and is expected to grow by 59 per cent in the next five years.

The cinema industry grew by 35 per cent in the .... More>>

To commemorate the occasion, the museum will receive a large collection of items from the BT heritage collection as well as funding towards a new Connected Earth gallery dedicated to the history of telecommunications.

Further sources of finance for the gallery are being investigated and the museum hopes the project will be complete .... More>>

The Prime Minister reappointed Sir Colin, currently chair of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with effect from 25 March. .... More>>

To satisfy increasing numbers of visitors to the site, the My Travel's Explorers Hotel and the Kyriad Hotel - both 2-star - opened at the end of March, whilst a 4-star Holiday Inn will open on 28 May.

The 400-room My Travel's Explorers offers an adventure-themed environment, where children can enjoy the .... More>>