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03 Nov 2011
ACE reveals £440m strategic funding plans
Arts Council England (ACE) has published details of how it intends to invest £440m worth of strategic funding between 2012 and 2015, which will include capital and touring support.
The strategic funding will complement the planned £1.04bn investment in National Portfolio organisations, with an increase in
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03 Nov 2011
New artistic director for Scottish Ballet
Christopher Hampson, a former professional ballet dancer with the English National Ballet, has been named as the artistic director designate of Scottish Ballet.
Hampson is to take up his new role in August 2012, having worked with companies around the world and winning the Barclays Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
"I am looking forward to working with the excellent team at Scottish Ballet to
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03 Nov 2011
HLF backing for Crawley's new museum
Efforts to establish a new museum in the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, have taken a step forward after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) backed the proposed development.
A £113,500 grant has been awarded to the Crawley Museum Society as part of a first round pass toward a full HLF grant, which will see the attraction move to a site in the High Street.
Working in partnership with Crawley Borough Council, the
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03 Nov 2011
Work starts on new Irish World Heritage Centre
Construction work has now started on a two-phase development to build a new Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 25 years after the original venue opened.
The venue, which aims to celebrate the history and contribution of Irish communities across the world, will be located at the heart of a 25-acre (10.1-hectare) site on Queen's Road.
An attraction exploring the history of Irish communities
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02 Nov 2011
Cedar Fair to invest US$90m in parks
Cedar Fair, the US-based operator of regional theme parks, will invest US$90m (65m euro, £56m) in upgrading its 17 parks for the 2012 operating season.
New rides for next year include the US$27m Leviathan roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto, Canada and the Stinger coaster at Dorney Park in
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02 Nov 2011
Southbank Centre to host 2012-inspired events
The Southbank Centre is to host a number of projects next summer as part of the London 2012 Festival, which will mark the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.
Hundreds of artists and performers from across the world are expected to feature at the 21-acre (8.5-hectare) riverside location for its 2012 Festival of the World.
Among the London 2012 Festival highlights scheduled for the Southbank Centre will be a
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02 Nov 2011
Agreement reached over Horserace Betting Levy
The Horserace Betting Levy Board has agreed the terms for the 51st Levy Scheme for 2012-13, with recommendations from the Bookmakers' Committee approved by a majority vote.
It is expected that the scheme will generate £65.9m, with William Hill, Ladbrokes and Gala Coral agreeing to guarantee a combined contribution of at least £45m for the period.
Meanwhile, Betfair will provide £6.5m to take the total aggregated
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02 Nov 2011
£5m youth facility opens in Knowsley
Knowsley Council has announced the opening of a new £5m youth venue in Huyton, which has been developed by local young people and was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Aimed at teenagers, the new facility was built by Balfour Beatty and features a media suite; a café; a BMX ramp and skatepark; an outdoor multi-use games area; and a chill-out area.
Music, arts and sports space and advice and wellbeing services are
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01 Nov 2011
Edinburgh property receives initial HLF support
The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has secured initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards its plans for Riddle's Court on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
A £5.8m programme of repair and restoration has been planned for the A-listed property in Edinburgh's Old Town, which is one of the city's oldest surviving courtyard houses.
The house will form part of The Patrick Geddes Centre for Learning
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01 Nov 2011
Detroit attraction shut 'until further notice'
The Detroit Science Center is to remain closed "until further notice", having originally shut on a temporary basis from 26 September as a result of ongoing funding concerns.
It had been anticipated that the attraction would reopen to visitors on 12 October in an effort to control expenditure; preserve
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01 Nov 2011
David Myers named chair of iNTERTAIN
David Myers is to succeed Stephen Lambert as chair of iNTERTAIN, the parent company of the Australian-themed Walkabout bar chain and highlight live entertainment venues.
Following his appointment to iNTERTAIN, Myers will continue as non-executive chair of Premium Bars and Restaurants and La Tasca. He is also former CEO of Avebury Taverns.
iNTERTAIN chief executive officer John Leslie said: "As we move into a
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01 Nov 2011
VisitEngland secures £19.8m grant to promote domestic tourism
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has approved VisitEngland's bid for additional funding from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
The £19.8m grant will be used on a three-year project entitled, Growing Tourism Locally, aimed at stimulating economic growth and jobs at a local level
A key
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31 Oct 2011
New-look galleries for New York museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, is to officially open a new-look suite of 15 galleries that houses its collection of Islamic art from around the world on 1 November.
Work has been carried out to enlarge and redesign the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia,
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31 Oct 2011
ArcelorMittal Orbit reaches full height
A new sculpture and public viewing platform sited adjacent to London's Olympic Stadium, which has been designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, has reached its full height.
The top lattice loop of the 114.5m (375.7ft) ArcelorMittal Orbit has now been fitted into its place at the top of the structure and
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