Two-day hearing to consider Brixton Academy future
Met Police want Lambeth Council to revoke venue operator's licence, claiming issues that led to tragic crush incident last yea…
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Oldham Coliseum: Plans for new £24m theatre submitted
Detailed plans for new theatre in Oldham submitted as report into circumstances surrounding closure of Oldham Coliseum identifies…
Funding boost for arts and culture in Salford
Salford City Council has set aside a total of £475,000 for arts, culture, and heritage with money from the UK government'…
Derby venue launches fundraising appeal for urgent repairs
An arts venue in Derby is trying to raise funds for urgent repairs. The Quad cinema and gallery, which recently received an emerge…
Work to begin on new arts centre in Lincoln
The conversion of a former hotel in Lincoln into an arts centre will begin this autumn, with financial support from the government…
Oldham Coliseum Theatre begins ‘new chapter’
Together with Stand and Be Counted Theatre, Oldham Coliseum Theatre company will deliver an immersive audio event in two of the to…
Sheffield nightclub lobbies new council leader for support
Sheffield's live music venue, The Leadmill, has launched a campaign to save it from closure that has resulted in more than 5,0…
Wolverhampton receives £996k for youth arts programme
Three-year calendar of arts and culture activities will involve around 1,500 young people in co-design and engage more than 23,000…
Bristol Council criticised for delayed Beacon report
Bristol City Council has said it will miss a deadline for a lessons learned report into its budget-busting refurbishment of a city…
Oldham Coliseum gets funding for theatre performances
Company unveils plans to operate on a smaller scale in non-theatre spaces ahead of moving to a new venue in 2026.
£300k boost for Bradford City of Culture
Bradford’s City of Culture team has been awarded £300,000 by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. At is most recent…
Glasgow Council considers £36m People’s Palace refurb
A proposal to ‘restore, reimagine and enhance’ the 125-year-old People’s Palace and Winter Gardens claims struct…
Fringe operator ‘facing collapse’ over £1.5m debt
Assembly Festival, which operates a major venue at Edinburgh Fringe and delivers around a fifth of the annual festival, is set to…
Edinburgh Fringe performers criticise ‘poster censorship’
Performers at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe claim posters advertising their shows are being censored or defaced as t…
County Durham theatre to close due to repair costs
The Alun Armstrong Theatre in County Durham is set to close this week due to repair costs that outstrip the town council’s b…
Arts group takes on lease of historic Bristol baths
A community arts group has secured a 35-year lease for a historic Bristol building following a campaign to save it. The BBC…
Boost to creative opportunities for young people in Newham
Newham Council and the University of East London (UEL) have announced a partnership aimed at increasing cultural and creative oppo…
Oldham approves plans for public arts space
The council’s latest addition to its Cultural Quarter is an outdoor arts space to facilitate arts classes and theatre perfor…
Oldham receives ACE funding for cultural activity
Oldham Coliseum Theatre company to play role in cultural activity over the next three years ahead of new theatre opening in the to…
Barbican receives £25m for upgrade works
Renewal works will transform underused spaces within the Barbican Centre for new creative use, as well as improving existing venue…
Second round of Create Growth Programme opens
An additional £10.9m of funding is available to support creative businesses and 'unlock economic growth' in the Engl…
Place music at centre of planning and licensing, report urges
Industry body UK Music wants the needs of the country's music infrastructure to be central to local government decision making…
Three new Creative Enterprise Zones in London
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has accredited three new Creative Enterprise Zones in the capital. Westminster, Brent and Islington are…
Museum of Cardiff to remain at current site
The Museum of Cardiff will remain in its current location for the next five years although concerns have been raised about its lon…
