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BREAKING NEWS: ACE loses second ‘gender beliefs’ tribunal case
An Arts Council England (ACE) employee who resigned during an investigation into comments she made supporting trans rights was unfairly dismissed, a judge has ruled. An employment tribunal held in Man ...
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Council grants 10-year extension on Covid loan for performing arts company
A Blackpool performing arts organisation has had a Covid-era loan from the city’s council extended to support its recovery. Blackpool Entertainment Company Ltd, which manages the Winter Garden complex ...
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Perth Theatre reprises former dispersed leadership model
Perth Theatre and Concert Hall has appointed two new joint-associate directors, marking a return to a former leadership ...
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MPs probe PwC’s ‘cosy’ contract for ‘flawed’ Covid loan management system
Senior civil servants from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have been quizzed by MPs over the decision to hand PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) a £1.9m contract in February 2023 to ...
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Co-artistic directors of Black Country Touring step down after 28 years
FRANCES LAND and STEVE JOHNSTONE have announced that they will depart their roles as co-artistic directors of Black Country ...
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DCMS faces questions on Covid loan ‘conflicts of interest’
Senior civil servants have faced scrutiny from MPs over whether the management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ...
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Greetings card company goes to court over Banksy trademark
A company that sells greetings cards featuring the work of graffiti artists, including Banksy, is going to court to challenge the anonymous street artist's trademark. Full Colour Black claims that ...
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Theatres awarded grants for environmental sustainability
Nine UK theatres have been awarded grants totalling nearly £170,000 for environmental sustainability projects. The project funding is through the latest round of the Theatre Improvement Scheme, which ...
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New campaign aims to put arts at the heart of teaching in schools
A new campaign is seeking to put arts subjects at the heart of teaching in British schools. The Arts and Minds campaign has been devised by a coalition of 20 national organisations, led by the ...
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Peter Kay defends decision to eject ‘disruptive’ hecklers
The comedian Peter Kay has defended ejecting two hecklers from his show at Manchester's AO Arena. Kay asked security staff to remove a man who repeatedly shouted his "garlic bread" catchphrase and a ...
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Citizens’ network aims to ‘rethink’ cultural and creative decision making
A newly created citizens' network is hoping to “rethink" decision-making in the cultural and creative sectors. The Citizens ...
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Soft power: The role of culture in a hyper-globalised world
The new Soft Power Council has been set up in response to a volatile world at a time when democracy is in peril. So, writes ...