Post tagsArts Council England has received further in-year cuts to its budget, following Wednesday’s budget announcement by chancellor George Osborne. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive an extra 1% reduction to its budget…
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BECTU – ‘West End must do more to support regional theatres’
BECTU general secretary Gerry Morrissey has called on the West End to “give more support to regional counterparts”, in a bid to prevent theatres closing as a result of cuts. The backstage union’s head also…
Ed Vaizey – ‘Crisis? What arts crisis?’
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that it is “rubbish” to say that the arts are in crisis, insisting they are in “rude health”. Speaking at the Local Government Association Conference this week, his speech…
Westminster cuts arts funding by 100%
Westminster City Council has confirmed that it will cut all arts funding in the London borough by 2014/15. Soho Theatre and English National Ballet are among the groups set to lose funding under the plans,…
Newcastle confirms it will not completely axe arts budget
Newcastle City Council has confirmed it has backed down on plans to completely cuts arts funding in the city. The local authority had proposed to remove all £1.15 million that it currently invests in the…
Moray Council cuts all arts funding
Moray Council, in the north east of Scotland, has voted to cut all funding to the arts as part of an attempt to save £7 million from its 2013/14 budget. The cut will remove £94,000…
Suffolk’s Spa Pavilion closes as local authority seeks new buyer
Felixstowe’s Spa Pavilion has closed following the termination of its operator’s contract by the local council, which owns the venue. Suffolk Coastal District Council confirmed the venue staged its final performance under operator Openwide International…
Government risks “starving the young of arts” – ACE chair Liz Forgan
Outgoing Arts Council England chair Liz Forgan has used her farewell speech to launch a heartfelt plea to education secretary Michael Gove not to rob the next generation of its “birthright” by leaving culture out of…
New Vic to lose 100% of funding from Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre is bracing itself for a 100% cut in funding from its local council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has proposed to reduce the venue’s current annual grant of £67,500 by £23,000 in each…
DCMS cut by £34m in Autumn Statement
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s budget will be cut by £34 million over the next two years, under plans announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement today. DCMS will lose £12 million in 2013/14…
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