City of Culture runners-up publish bid details
Southampton publishes full bid from its UK City of Culture campaign ahead of plans to deliver re-packaged elements across the city…
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Championing communities
Clore Leadership has held its 5th conference addressing issues of governance in the cultural sector. The theme this year was champ…
Proposed Bournemouth Council arts cuts ‘catastrophic’
Proposals put forward by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council will reduce funding over a five-year period to orga…
Jobs under threat at Hampshire Cultural Trust
Up to 20 redundancies could be made at a cultural charity in Hampshire despite it becoming a new member of Arts Council England…
Diving in at the deep end
Initially unsure about how to put her art degree to good use, Shonagh Manson has forged a career centred on ensuring artists and c…
Government to ‘devolve more control of culture’
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove outlines intention to "deepen and broaden" the devolution of powers to local areas.&…
Battersea Arts Centre to open as a warm space
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is planning to open as a warm space for its local community through to March. The centre’s Freed…
An underutilised source of community arts funding
Local authorities are central to the UK’s planning system. Lucy Atkinson explains how Community Infrastructure Levy funding…
Journey to NPO status
Media arts agency Mediale is the first national portfolio organisation in Selby, Yorkshire. Tom Northey shares how developing rela…
Putting Southampton on the map
Despite an unsuccessful bid for UK City of Culture 2025, Southampton is determined to build on lessons learned during the process….
Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture gets £275k boost
Rotherham Council’s cabinet has agreed to allocate a further £275,000 of funding for Rotherham as Children’s Cap…
Southend’s Jazz Centre faces eviction from gallery venue
A cultural hub that celebrates all aspects of Jazz is facing eviction from its premises in Southend after the city's council a…
Culture and councils in coalition
The relationship between a place’s local government and its creative economy is an entirely (and rightly) symbiotic one, arg…
Manchester’s Factory International granted 24-hour licence
Manchester's new flagship arts venue Factory International has been granted a 24-hour licence for when it opens later this yea…
Redundancy threat for staff at Poole Museum
A number of staff at Poole Museum are to be made redundant by Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council as the venue undergoes a…
Major upgrade of Somerset theatre moves to tender
Plans to upgrade Somerset’s Octagon Theatre are set to move forward this month, after councillors agreed to begin the tender…
Plans for Worcester arts centre submitted
Worcester City Council has submitted plans for a new arts centre, despite a significant budget gap. The city council is perseverin…
Derby Museums ‘face reduced hours or closures’
Proposed cuts to council funding for Derby’s museums could result in reduced hours or closures, leaders of the charitable tr…
Reclaiming public space
A long-held vision to pedestrianise one of the most polluted areas in London has been realised. Jonathan Reekie outlines how a par…
Selby District Council approves public art plan
Selby District Council (SDC) has approved a plan to increase public art in the area. The Public Art Plan, which covers the North Y…
Starmer pledges to devolve decisions on culture
Cultural policy highlighted as one area that will see powers devolved from Westminster to local communities if Labour win the next…
Cornerstones of culture
AP’s editorial focus for January is on local government. Here Gerald Vernon-Jackson reflects on the role councils and local…
Call for ‘immediate action’ to safeguard local culture
Urgent action is required to protect local cultural services in the face of the cost of living crisis, a Local Government Associat…
Sunderland Museum secures redevelopment funds
Plans for a multi-million pound transformation of one Sunderland’s main cultural attractions have moved forward after fundin…
