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17 Jul 2012
US troupe complete acrobatic performance on London Eye
Image: The performance took an hour to complete
A troupe of acrobats, which have been choreographed by US performer and dancer Elizabeth Streb, have completed a daredevil performance at the London Eye visitor attraction.
The production - Human Eye - took place on 15 July and featured 32 performers who positioned themselves on every other spoke of
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17 Jul 2012
New £7m digital research and development fund for English arts
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a new £7m digital research and development fund (R&D) in partnership with Nesta and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
It follows a successful pilot project last year, with the launch coinciding with a new creative media policy published by ACE that outlines plans for a "new era" of digital growth.
The new fund is the result of a strategic partnership between
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17 Jul 2012
EDF Energy receives approval for Sizewell B visitor centre plans
Image: It is hoped the centre will open in October
A temporary new visitor facility is to be established at Sizewell B nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast after EDF Energy received planning approval for the project.
Parsons Brinckerhoff are behind the design of the £500,000 centre,
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16 Jul 2012
Legacy corporation unveils cultural centre next to Olympic Park
A new cultural centre has been unveiled by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) after transforming a derelict building next to the capital's Olympic Park.
The Hackney Wick Fish Island Cultural Centre is known as The White Building and will bring together thousands of people through artistic, educational and community activities.
Facilities at the former print works include event space for community
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16 Jul 2012
Council to discuss Southend Museum development plans
Image: AEW Architects designed the new museum
A £35m project that includes the construction of a new museum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, is set to receive the green light when it goes before the local authority this week (18 July).
The scheme has been recommended for approval and is to be
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16 Jul 2012
Council agrees £15m loan for Brighton's i360 tower attraction
Image: The new i360 tower overlooking Brighton
Marks Barfield's plans for a new 175m (574ft) tower attraction in Brighton, UK, have been given a boost after a £15m (US$23m, EUR19m) loan was agreed by the local authority.
Brighton and Hove City Council's decision comes after a two-month risk
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16 Jul 2012
Revamp for county boundary signs under tourism legacy plans
Image: How the new-look tourism signs could look
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced details of a pilot initiative to overhaul county boundary signs as part of wider efforts to boost UK tourism following the 2012 Games.
Main routes into six counties - Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire,
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16 Jul 2012
WhiteWater unveils latest international office in Barcelona
Image: Sean Hinton has relocated to the new office
Canada-based waterpark design and manufacturing group WhiteWater West Industries has announced the opening of its latest international office in Barcelona, Spain.
It is the firm's 18th office worldwide, with locations already established in
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13 Jul 2012
Edinburgh Zoo unveils plans for new £750,000 penguin enclosure
Image: Edinburgh Zoo's current penguin enclosure
Edinburgh Zoo has announced the launch of its new Penguins Rock Appeal to help finance the construction of a new £750,000 enclosure for its penguins.
The attraction's existing outdoor penguin pool - one of the largest in Europe - is around 60
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13 Jul 2012
Isle of Man firm announces plans for space passenger travel
Excalibur Almaz, the Isle of Man, UK-based commercial space transportation company, has announced plans to offer space passenger travel services - starting as early as 2015.
According to media reports, the firm told a space tourism meeting in London that it will cost £100m per person to embark on journeys orbiting the moon among others.
Excalibur Almaz already owns a number of flight-tested Reusable Re-entry
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13 Jul 2012
Sydney Aquarium to relaunch as Sea Life-branded attraction
Image: The aquarium's Tropical Bay of Rays habitat
Sydney Aquarium is to relaunch as a Sea Life-branded attraction in September following a six-month overhaul - its first major redevelopment since first opening in 1988.
Merlin Entertainments Group has invested AU$10m (US$10m, EUR8.3m, £6.6m)
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13 Jul 2012
Google maps out indoor spaces at 17 Smithsonian museums
Image: Interiors of 17 museums have been mapped
A collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Google has now allowed visitors to virtually explore indoor spaces at its 17 US museums and the National Zoological Park.
Visitors who use Google Maps for Android are now able to access more
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13 Jul 2012
Oneida Indian Nation gift for new American Revolution museum
Image: The museum will be located in Philadelphia
The American Revolution Center (ARC) has secured US$10m (EUR8.2m, £6.5m) from the Oneida Indian Nation towards Philadelphia's new Museum of the American Revolution.
It comes a month after the non-profit organisation unveiled architectural
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