Libraries call for government talks over ‘closure crisis’
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.
An arts and wellbeing organisation will partner with nine local hubs across Cornwall to provide creative activities. Arts Well&rsq…
West Northamptonshire Council has awarded £45k to 15 voluntary and community sector organisations in the region. The council…
The listing coincides with the approval of Wiltshire’s first cultural strategy, covering 2024-2030, though some critics have…
A theatre in Surrey that closed for safety reasons in 2023 is to remain shut with no current plans to reopen. The Harlequin Theatr…
The Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, north-east London, is to undergo a £4.5m redesign that will add creative workspaces,…
A bid to keep a 450-seat venue in Hampshire that was operated without planning permission has been turned down. The BBC reports th…
Somerset County Council has given the go ahead for a revised redevelopment of Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The local authority an…
It could take up to five years to establish a new permanent home for Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Derbyshire County Council has…
Research highlights 'significant room for improvement' in how museums are supported and involved strategically in local cu…
Oldham Council has been awarded £564,375 by the Arts Council England to pay for improvements to a building that houses Galle…
A two-year project designed to bridge the gap between creative education and employment in the Staines area has been awarded &poun…
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (BGWMC) has been designated an Asset of Community Value by Tower Hamlets Council, granting…
Outbreaks of rioting have led to the cancellation of performances at venues in Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Plymouth as well as…
The Local Government Association is calling for the funding pots available for cultural projects to be streamlined as it publishes…
Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched a public consultation over its proposals to withdraw all funding to performing arts…
Bromley Council has authorised proposals to provide a "fully provisioned" replacement for Churchill Theatre after rumour…
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has launched a two-year scheme to invest in the arts, heritage and culture sector. The pro…
Cross-sector partnerships – regardless of scale – are complex. As Evelyn Wilson writes, they need time, financial reso…
Costs for the projected skyrocketed from an initial £48.8m to £131.9m on completion in November 2023.
Green space in Solihull will be used to stage more than 40 free cultural events this summer, the town's council has said. The…
Herefordshire Council has approved proposals for an £18.4m redevelopment of Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, adding a n…
While the Labour government's legislative plans do not feature anything explicitly related to the arts, a number of proposals…