Dismay as Birmingham Council proposes ceasing arts grants
Birmingham City Council has announced plans to remove all financial support for its regularly funded arts organisations as part of…
Birmingham City Council has announced plans to remove all financial support for its regularly funded arts organisations as part of…
Nottingham County Council is proposing to cut its entire £198k cultural budget, as part of sweeping money saving measures &#…
Analysis from the start of last year found less than half of England’s local authorities have a publicly available cultural…
Plans to de-list a statue of the transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston so it can be permanently housed in a museum are set for…
With many councils across the country on the verge of bankruptcy, cultural services are under threat. Councillor Liz Green, Chair…
Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) has voted to continue supporting the redevelopment of Ipswich Museum after a £2.7m overspend….
Funding has been set aside by Stockport Council to cover repairs at the Forum Theatre in Romiley, Stockport, which has been closed…
The Guildhall Trust has taken over ownership of White Rock Theatre in Hastings. Built in 1927, the 1,000 capacity theatre is one o…
Council spending on cultural services fell by 43% between 2010-11 and 2022-23 in real terms, according to analysis by The Guardian…
Cost-saving proposals, which include removing the council’s arts development functions, no longer funding a local festival a…
Suffolk County Council said that a £600m government support package to help local authorities with the cost of social care w…
Reading Borough Council has submitted plans for a £13.7m overhaul of The Hexagon theatre. The proposals include the demoliti…
Culture Secretary says additional £600m for local authorities will help them protect arts venues, but councils warn that the…
The King’s Head Theatre in London opened its doors this week for a gala night in celebration of its new theatre building. Ju…
Valence House Museum and Gardens in Dagenham will undergo £800k improvement works after securing external investment. The re…
Cost-saving proposals include reducing support to the county’s theatres as the council faces a £100m funding shortfall…
Chatteris Museum in Cambridgeshire is reopening in a former Barclays bank branch two years after moving out of its old premises, h…
Woking Council will ask the government if it can use money provided for digital strategy to keep an arts centre open. The BBC repo…
For the fifth time since assuming the leadership of Nottingham Playhouse, Stephanie Sirr is galvanising objections to a major fund…
As cuts to the arts continue to bite, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick asks why some local authorities feel able to walk away from funding o…
Hyndburn Council has backed a motion to save Oswaldtwistle's arts centre and theatre, which has been closed for six months. Hy…
Work to improve Touchstones Rochdale is being funded by Arts Council England and Rochdale Borough Council.
Slung Low theatre company in Leeds has been granted permission to create an outdoor event space after the City Council consented t…
Gala Theatre in Durham has agreed to introduce improved terms and conditions for performers, bringing the venue in line with stand…