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09 Mar 2012
Chester Zoo unveils £30m Islands plans
Chester Zoo has unveiled plans to bring the islands of Sumatra, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to Cheshire, UK, as part of a £30m scheme showcasing its conservation work.
The Islands project is to enable visitors to explore the themed and immersive landscapes by boat or on foot, with features
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08 Mar 2012
Minister: Irish tourism VAT rate is 'working'
An increase in the number of Irish hospitality and tourism jobs over the last year shows that the industry's "special" 9 per cent VAT rate is working, according to the government.
Central Statistics Office figures show that nearly 115,000 jobs were created within the sector between October and December
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08 Mar 2012
New £14.5m civic hub planned for Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire Council has unveiled its plans for the development of a new £14.5m civic hub in the centre of Johnstone, which is to include theatre space among its facilities.
The scheme will create a new town hall to replace the existing building and is due to open in spring 2015, with demolition work to commence in early 2013 if approved by councillors.
Renfrewshire Council's Allan Noon said: "The civic hub
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08 Mar 2012
Liverpool cruise facility plans move forward
Cruise liners could be able start and stop in Liverpool from late May after the local authority approved a plan that will push forward the city's bid to become more than just a port of call.
Liverpool City Council (LCC) is to build a temporary centre on land owned by Peel Ports - subject to planning
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07 Mar 2012
Major domestic marketing drive launches
National tourist agency VisitEngland and culture secretary Jeremy Hunt have announced the launch of the UK's "largest-ever" domestic tourism marketing campaign.
VisitEngland is leading the Holidays At Home Are Great drive and is being supported by the home nation tourist boards in Northern Ireland, Scotland
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07 Mar 2012
£50m to support new HMS Victory trust
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to transfer ownership of HMS Victory to a new charitable trust established as part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.
HMS Victory Preservation Trust will now be responsible for maintaining Admiral Nelson's iconic flagship and has been awarded
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07 Mar 2012
President: Argentina to build Falklands museum
Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez has announced that a new museum is to be built at a former naval school in honour of soldiers who died during the 1982 Falklands War.
Fernandez said the museum, which will reportedly cost US$20m (£12.7m, EUR15.2m), will open next August and will remember marines killed in the sinking of the General Belgrano.
The announcement comes amid escalating tensions
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06 Mar 2012
EUR3.4m funding for Irish tourism events
Irish transport, tourism and sport minister Leo Varadkar has announced EUR3.4m (£2.8m) of funding for a programme of "major" tourism events to be held throughout 2012.
The funding will be distributed through national tourism agency Fáilte Ireland and is aimed at a series of international sporting and tourism events, such as Tall Ships 2012.
Varadkar said: "The festivals and events held in 2010 attracted
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06 Mar 2012
£9m Neath arts venue to open this week
Neath's Gwyn Hall arts and cultural venue is to be officially opened on 8 March, following the completion of a £9m transformation of the building undertaken by the local authority.
The venue was damaged in an October 2007 fire while undergoing a £4m revamp, but has now been restored and
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06 Mar 2012
£1.9m grant for Scottish landscape partnership
A five-year programme designed to conserve the natural and built heritage of the Clyde and Avon Valley in Scotland has received £1.9m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The confirmation of Lottery support is set to generate £3m of matched funding towards the South Lanarkshire Council-led Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership.
A total of 10 public and charitable organisations will work
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05 Mar 2012
2012 Civic Trust Award winners announced
The National Museum of Scotland (NMS) and Hepworth Wakefield have been included among 52 schemes to be recognised at this year's Civic Trust Awards (CTA) in Edinburgh.
A total of 27 projects across the UK and overseas were confirmed as award winners, with a further 18 receiving commendations and seven given
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05 Mar 2012
Kensington Palace set to reopen in London
London's Kensington Palace is to reopen to the public on 26 March following an extensive £12m transformation project undertaken by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP).
The historic property is currently closed in order for its interiors to be restored as part of the project, while a shop, a café and a lift to
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05 Mar 2012
Palace Entertainment acquires Noah's Ark waterpark
Palace Entertainment has completed the acquisition of Noah's Ark water park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, US for an undisclosed price.
The 70-acre attraction is one of the largest water parks in the US with 51 water rides, two wave pools and two lazy rivers.
The park also has two hotels, totalling 300 bedrooms.
Palace Entertainment will operate the park under its Festival Fun Parks arm. Palace currently
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05 Mar 2012
Domestic tourism boost for UK attractions
A number of UK attractions recorded increases in visitor numbers during 2011, according to figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA).
Announcing its members' visitor figures for 2011 today (5 March), ALVA said that one
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