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16 Jan 2003
Livingstone puts cash behind London theatre
Ken Livingstone has launched a major promotion to open up London theatre to wider audiences. The Mayor's London Development Agency is giving £350,000 to the 'Get into London Theatre' campaign, which has been created in partnership with the Society of London Theatre. The promotion aims to encourage more Londoners to catch a show, offering tickets for more than 70 productions - including plays, musicals, dance
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16 Jan 2003
Guggenheim scraps plans for Lower Manhattan site
Plans for another Guggenheim museum in New York have been scrapped because of financial constraints. Described as cloudlike, by its designer Frank Gehry, the proposed 40- to 45-storey structure overlooking the East River in Lower Manhattan would have cost in the region of $950m (£600m). The Guggenheim Foundation, the city and the state's Economic Development Corporation pulled out of the project saying the
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16 Jan 2003
Disney gets underway in China
Walt Disney chief Michael Eisner and Hong Kong governor, Tung Cheehwa broke ground with a golden shovel at the weekend to signal the start of construction for Disney's theme park on Lantau Island in China. The park, which now faces competition from Universal after news that its rival is to build a theme park in Shanghai, is expected to open in 2005.
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15 Jan 2003
Sir Cameron joins campaign to renovate West End
The producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has pledged to help clear up the decaying West End with the revamp of his seven London theatres. The pledge comes amid growing concern for the state of the West End, where crime, squalor and transport problems are said to be keeping visitors away. Working with Westminster City Council, English Heritage, the Twentieth Century Society and architects RHWL, the producer will
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15 Jan 2003
British culture shunned by Britons
A study by travel company, Expedia.co.uk, has found that Britons flock to cultural destinations while on holiday, but shun those on their own doorstep. A survey of more than 1,000 people found that 23 per cent of people never visit museums or historic buildings in Britain and a further 25 per cent make just one visit a year, but when abroad, 31 per cent visit more than one cultural destination and a further 13 per
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15 Jan 2003
Attenborough studio gets the ok
Outline planning permission has been awarded to Lord Attenborough's Dragon International Studios for a £300m film and television studios, media centre, academy and film theme park in Wales. Phase one of the scheme, which has recently been given the go-ahead by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, comprises the studio - bigger than Pinewood and Shepperton combined - the media centre and the film academy and is
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15 Jan 2003
Mayor agrees funding for London tourism
The London Tourist Board is to step up its marketing activity after receiving a £7m funding package from the Mayor of London. Running over two years, the funding is the result of an agreement between the Mayor of London, the London Development Agency and London Tourist Board (LTB) and is the second phase of a three-year plan to promote tourism in London. The LTB is currently putting together a campaign to
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15 Jan 2003
Northumbria to unveil tourism strategy that comes straight from the visitor
Northumbria Tourist Board is to unveil its new framework for tourism on Valentine's Day, having prepared it on behalf of Regional Development Agency, One NorthEast, in just 100 days. Chief executive of Northumbria Tourist Board, Peter Sloyan, said: 'The last big strategy for the region took two years to produce and was mainly focused on setting out what needed to be done, rather than actually doing it - this new
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15 Jan 2003
Yorkshire caverns on the market
Stump Cross Caverns in the Yorkshire Dales is currently up for sale for more than £650,000. The caves, 17 miles from Harrogate, were discovered in 1858 by lead miners and attract more than 60,000 visitors every year. Included in the 27.2-acre site are around 4.5miles of potholes and a visitor centre.
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15 Jan 2003
Cedar Point to unveil world's tallest, fastest rollercoaster
The world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster is to be unveiled this year when Cedar Point theme park in Ohio, USA opens for the summer season in May. The $25m, 420ft tall, 120mph Top Thrill Dragster is currently under construction and will be the first rollercoaster to break the 400ft tall threshold. The ride, which covers eight acres with 2,800ft of track, has been designed by Cedar Point and Swiss-based
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14 Jan 2003
Tourism chief appointed
Sir Michael Lickiss has been appointed as Britain's new tourism chief. Recently retired as the first chairman of the South West England Regional Development Agency and the lead spokesman for all RDA's for tourism since 2001, Sir Michael replaces David Quarmby as the chairman of the British Tourist Authority, as it prepares to merge with the English Tourism Council to form a the new national tourism body.
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14 Jan 2003
Flagstaff Hill unveils multimedia shipwreck tale
Flagstaff Hill, the Maritime Park in Victoria, Australia has been transformed by a AUS$5.7m government grant. The park has been given a special effects 'makeover' to recreate the atmosphere of an early Australian colonial harbour. A theatre incorporating audio-visual displays teaches visitors about the history of the Victoria coastline, before they begin a multi-media journey around the park in motorised
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