The Latest Breaking News from Arts Council England

Funding boost is welcomed but the region is trailing behind others with the lowest investment increase outside London, says The North East Culture Partnership which pushes for further investment in local arts

The arguments given by Arts Council England ignore all the good work we do – it should think again, says ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy

Revolt over ‘levelling up’ label on Arts Council cash for established institutions, while projects for disadvantaged children are cut

The Shakespeare North Trust has been also funded

Letters: Withdrawing state subsidy and moving the company to Manchester will destroy it, writes John Nickson. Plus letters from Tony Lamb, Elspeth Knights and Joanne Columbine

The rug has been pulled out from many of the capital’s arts organisations, but they’re not going to take it lying down

Recent £1.6m award for culture in Durham is set to boost key events as the county is also singled out as a 'priority place' for investment and attractions including Beamish Museum celebrate successful bids too

Singer Bryn Terfel starts petition after arts council removes English National Opera’s funding unless it moves

Questions about the politics of support for the arts have always been fraught and the recent announcement about Arts Council England’s latest funding round is no exception. At the heart of the current controversy is the movement of millions of pounds away from key London organisations to the regions. This…