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The Latest Breaking News from Arts Council England

Rishi Sunak is quietly ditching promised reforms of the Tory party

Member polls before cabinet meetings are among the junked pledges

Evening Standard

Most chorus members would quit if ENO leaves London, survey suggests

Exclusive: ‘Baffling’ levelling up plan to move company to another city may lead to staff exodus, says Equity

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s art institutions face death by a thousand cuts. Why are they just putting up with it?

Life-changing organisations are left bloodied and bowed, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

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More than £450,000 awarded to Wollaton Hall for water damage repairs

Nottingham will benefit from the government's Cultural Investment Fund to the tune of £594,347, with funding being allocated to Wollaton Hall and the city's library service.

Nottingham Post

Manchester libraries and Salford and Bury museums to get boost to funding

“Culture helps us create lifelong memories with our families and friends, provides entertainment and joy, and allows us to explore the world around us in new and exciting ways. "

Manchester Evening News

North East museums and libraries set to benefit from £60m government Cultural Investment Fund

Beneficiaries of the Cultural Investment Fund have been announced today by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer

Chronicle Live

Oldham Coliseum boss bemoans 'double edged sword' after devastating closure news confirmed

It comes after months of campaigning to save the venue.

Manchester Evening News

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Oldham Coliseum confirms closure with ‘deep sadness’

The venue is shutting its doors for the final time after Arts Council England announced its funding would be cut.

The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum confirms with 'deep sadness' it will close in two weeks despite passionate campaign to save theatre

“The outpouring of love for the theatre over the past weeks has been overwhelming," the theatre company said

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

Manchester Evening News

Opera isn’t just for toffs. It must be opened up to everyone

Letters: In response to an article by Charlotte Higgins, readers discuss public funding for opera and the need to increase its reach, both geographically and demographically

The Guardian - UK

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

Manchester Evening News

Maxine Peake hits out at threat to ‘vital, vibrant’ Oldham Coliseum

Actor accuses government of ‘further dividing communities’ as 138-year-old theatre faces closure after losing £1.8m grant

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The Independent UK

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

Manchester Evening News

"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

The Guardian - UK

Coronation Street stars join fight to save Oldham Coliseum from closure

Theatre says it will be forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England subisdy

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum to close after losing £1.8m arts subsidy

Theatre says it cannot survive without funding for next three years and will shut at the end of March

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Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum bosses say historic theatre will be shutting its doors for good

The historic theatre has said they are looking to close the theatre next month

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Hitting the brakes

New plan to reduce speed limit on Manchester’s roads PLUS How the ‘Mozarmy’ is saving a city centre pub

Manchester Evening News

Historic Manchester pub says Morrissey fans are keeping it open against 'knife-edge fight' to survive and £26k tax bill

The Star and Garter is facing a battle with huge monthly overheads and an "unexpected" tax bill

The Guardian - UK

Vicky Featherstone to step down as artistic director of Royal Court

Featherstone is latest high-profile figure to leave a major theatre in recent months

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum will go dark due to 100% Arts Council England funding cut

All events from late March cancelled at the theatre, which is in a priority location for the government’s Levelling Up fund

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum to cancel upcoming shows amid funding crisis

After being dropped from the Arts Council England portfolio the survival of the iconic venue is in doubt

The Independent UK

Met uncertain about producing Richard Jones' Ring Cycle

The Met Opera will not start a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in 2025 and is not sure whether it will move ahead with plans to present a staging of the tetralogy by director Richard Jones

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