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24 Jul 2001
Prince of Wales backs importance of pub to village life
The Prince of Wales has spoken out of the importance of the village pub to rural life, saying that it should be 'the hub' of a rural community. The Prince supports the important role of pubs and is spearheading a campaign to bring them back to the centre of the rural life, by making them central to community services and sports. Speaking in yesterday's Times newspaper, the Prince recommends that pub landlords
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24 Jul 2001
Rameses' Revenge reopens after yesterday's jam
Chessington World of Adventures has assured visitors of ride safety following yesterday's incident when a ride jammed. Some 40 people were stuck upside down, 60ft high in the £2m Rameses' Revenge ride, kept in by harnesses for 20 minutes before being lowered to safety. In a statement, attraction officials said the isolated incident was caused by a jammed valve which had momentarily locked the ride at an
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24 Jul 2001
Elite puts Luton Hoo on the market
Luton Hoo, one of the finest stately homes in the UK has been put up for sale by its owner, Elite Hotels. Bought for around £10m three years ago, Elite is putting the property up for sale through agents Knight Frank with a £16m price tag after a three year struggle to gain planning permission to convert the 18th century building into a 115-room luxury hotel. Although planning permission has now finally been
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23 Jul 2001
Revenues up at Euro Disney
Euro Disney has reported strong results with revenues for the nine months to June 30 2001, up 4.3 per cent. Disneyland Paris' operating revenues amounted to Euro685.9m compared to Euro657.7m for the corresponding period of the previous year. Although the increase did reflect an improvement in attendance and per-guest spending, with hotel occupancy also benefiting, the principle growth was in the real estate
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20 Jul 2001
London Tourist Board unveils award winners
The London Tourist Board (LTB) has unveiled the winners of its 2001 London Tourism Awards in a ceremony at Ironmongers' Hall yesterday. The Science Museum won the large attraction of the year award, with the small attraction prize going to Apsley House. Both were commended for their outstanding attention to visitor services and successful marketing initiatives. In the hospitality sector, the Landmark won the
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19 Jul 2001
Government orders lifting of footpath bans
The government has today ordered all but eight counties in England to reopen the footpaths closed following the foot and mouth outbreak in February. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has enabled counties worse affected by foot and mouth to maintain temporary blanket bans, including Cumbria, parts of Devon, Durham, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. Many local
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19 Jul 2001
Natural History Museum on the prowl for a million visitors
The Natural History Museum has unveiled its Predators exhibition based on giant animatronic beasts. The £500,000 exhibition follows the success of the world's most advanced robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex, complete with load roar and swamp-like stenches, when it was unveiled in February. After 13,000 a-day queued up to see the T-Rex, the museum is hoping to repeat the success with three new animatronic features - a
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19 Jul 2001
Arts Council to restructure
The Arts Council has unveiled sweeping changes to its structuring of national funding and development. The new organisation, which has been approved by the Council, and has received the backing of the Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, will be an amalgamation of the Arts Council and the 10 Regional Arts Boards (RABs). The new system will include nine regional offices, each with increased decision making powers,
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19 Jul 2001
English Heritage chief resigns
Pam Alexander, chief executive of English Heritage has announced that she will resign in September. Alexander, who has been with English Heritage since 1997, has been responsible for overseeing a significant period of growth and development in the organisation, including the establishment of a more regional structure, and the co-ordination of government reports on the sector. Although links have been made
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17 Jul 2001
Beijing backs Olympic lottery
China has announced plans to launch a special lottery to assist with financing the 2008 Olympics. The new lottery is to run from later this year until 2008, and is anticipated to raise $121m a year. Of this figure, 35 per cent will be channelled directly into the funding of the games - a figure of around $340m. The Beijing government has already committed to spending some $20bn on preparation, including improvements to local
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17 Jul 2001
Wellcome dome
The world's largest medical research charity, the Wellcome Trust is reported to be in negotiations to buy the Millennium Dome. The trust, which is worth £15bn and spends up to £600m a year on medical research, could turn the Dome into a £300m biomedical science research centre. Although Wellcome has not commented on the reports, it is well-positioned to take the Dome off the government's hands in its commitment to spend £3bn
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